As the world converts to high-def TV, we're now hearing rumblings of YouTube jumping into the act. The notoriously bad quality of YouTube videos could soon improve — in fact, some clips on the explosively popular video streaming site are already viewable in sweet, sweet 720p.
You've probably noticed the uncharacteristically great-looking quality of the embedded video above, a higher-rez version of that entertaining "Where the Hell is Matt" video. This is proof that Google and YouTube are at least experimenting with 720p video. There's even talk of 5.1 surround on the way, too.
It might be a while before all YouTube videos look this good, a factor not only of YouTube's server bandwidth, but also of viewers' download speeds, as well as the HD production capabilities of most video submitters. Still, it won't be long when standard-def videos will be the exception, not the rule.
Via Epicenter
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By budgethero at 5:35 PM ON 11/21/08
: ]] just : ]]
(this is not about youtube in HD but that is nice.)
By murc at 7:13 PM ON 11/21/08
I liked the video.
its good sometimes to take a step back, and look at humanity.
By the Ramen Noodle at 7:36 PM ON 11/21/08
Hooray for Matt! This video always puts a smile on my face, and I love the music (which I bought from the Amazon.com MP3 store).
Oh, and that's cool about YouTube, too. :)
By lafe at 10:30 AM ON 11/24/08
Fun vid! And great news about better quality video.
The DMZ cracked me up.
By jh443 at 7:55 AM ON 11/27/08
I've always been reasonably satisfied with the speeds of my cable modem. However, if videos such as this begin to be common I won't be. There were numerous unacceptable pauses during the playing of this video. I presume that since this is supposed to be representative of the high quality of HD net videos that these pauses aren't supposed to considered "normal."
On the "picayune" technical aspect, though... how can this be considered 720p when it's not even 720 pixels tall??