Tech | November 16, 2009 | 1 comment

YouTube 1080p HD Video Streaming Now Live

source: http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/youtube-1080p-hd-video-streaming-now-live

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Maybe not the most exciting news but certainly interesting development. I tried a couple of videos and even on a Virgin Media 50mb connection it had to buffer a fair bit:

"Yes, starting today "YouTube's HD mode will add support for viewing videos in 720p or 1080p, depending on the resolution of the original source."

It seems that some videos that were previously uploaded in 1080p have already been converted. The above video has been confirmed to be streaming at full 1080p."

http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/youtube-1080p-hd-video-streaming-...
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  • cata12
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      cata12  

    • Hello:

      This is a great feature they are pushing to the market now and will be a possible advantage in front of Facebook or Hulu. I saw the trailer, looks really good and also compared it with a few other. They are not the first to bring 1080p on the streaming area. Here is an article with a few technical comparisons and a trailer encoded in HD which looks impressive:
      http://www.thehdstandard.com/hd-broadcaster/ Also I am not sure if they are aware of the bandwidth consumption involved in watching 1080p encoded videos.

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