> I know the BT Vision system is supposed to allow you to download video 
> content to watch later, but I'm not aware of any system which can manage 
> it in realtime. (Certainly not just using a normal PC...)

Many TV company websites let you watch TV live via your PC at varying levels 
of quality.  I have certainly seen a few that exceed digital SD broadcast TV 
(a friend was watching american football streamed over the net in HD 
quality, I had it through my laptop hooked up to the TV - definitely better 
than watching it on normal SDTV).

How about BBC iPlayer, what's the quality like on that? (I can't access it 
outside the UK)

YouTube also streams video at resolutions up to 1080p, you just need a fast 
enough internet connection to watch it in real time as it's downloading. 
IIRC the best digital TV broadcast streams use about 6 mbit/s, so that 
should give you some idea what internet speed you need.

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