I think a avi player like 'the playa' can auto-fix a 'open' avi-file - read : play when downloaded.

And, are you 100 % certain that you can't play a avi and build upon it at the same time (like mp3s & asf !).

I think that a p2p in shape of gnutella (xolox) is the best shot right now for a succesful future video-on-demand solution.
So I am pretty sure that a work around of these problems/features will be worked out sometimes soon (by xolox, bearshare, limewire ... or someone new ;-) ).


joachim :-)