Audio Aspects of a Community ITV Application: User Expectation and Issues to Solve when Moving to Constrained Devices

摘要

AmigoTV is a prototype implementation that combines broadcast television with rich communication and community support in order to create a rich social experience. Implementing audio conferencing capabilities in AmigoTV technology proved to be a challenging task. Users perceive audio quality as a go/no-go feature for this application. While AmigoTV is growing from a demonstrator into a deployable application another challenge appears: How to move AmigoTV to a set-top box (STB) while maintaining audio quality standards?