In Reply to: Maybe not. posted by sbrians on August 21, 2012 at 22:54:46:
These pixels are not being transmitted with full resolution. They are compressed. Same as jpeg still images. Same as MP3 audio.
Compare the storage size of a DvD or a BlueRay with the bandwidth used to stream a download. You will see a huge difference. People who edit uncompressed audio files work with files measured in Gigabytes. People who edit uncompressed video files work with files measured in Terabytes.
A picture does, indeed, cost "1000 words". Whether it is worth this cost is another matter. When it comes to c*** Hollywood propaganda, count me out. Discussions of video technology and formats do not belong on this forum, anyhow.
Tony Lauck
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Follow Ups
- RE: Maybe not. - Tony Lauck 06:11:31 08/22/12 (8)
- The biggest question I have - what in the world do people stream, that is worthy of watching? - carcass93 08:07:07 08/22/12 (7)
- good point, but you could easily argue that 99.99% of all movies and TV is for morons - bwb 09:46:40 08/22/12 (1)
- My point exactly. To me, content is a huge issue - not the means of delivery. N/T - carcass93 09:58:23 08/22/12 (0)
- Kali Yuga - Tony Lauck 08:36:38 08/22/12 (4)
- RE: Kali Yuga - Dawnrazor 20:01:18 08/22/12 (3)
- RE: Kali Yuga - Dynobot 11:29:48 08/23/12 (1)
- RE: Kali Yuga - Dawnrazor 22:09:47 08/23/12 (0)
- RE: Kali Yuga - Tony Lauck 20:15:00 08/22/12 (0)