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Streaming DVD Video over the Internet

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-what-I'm-talking-about dept.

Sexy Commando writes "According to this article on ZDNet, the new codec, H.264, is able to stream DVD quality video using bandwidth as little as less than 1Mbps. The new codec requires 3 to 4 times as much CPU power than MPEG-2 to process the video. Now we can have two movies on 1 CD. Cheers."

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  1. hmm? by scalis · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Well, I've got no phd in DVD technology, but the AC3 sound alone would take up far more than 1mbit all by itself right?

    One of the reasons im not into watching movies on my PC is that I cannot take advantage of my DTS gizmos.
    If this is just for video quality - Count me out.....

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    True ravers don't need drugs
  2. The article is somewhat vague... by Guspaz · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It claims this new codec can get the same quality at 33% lower filesizes than other MPEG-4 codecs, but it doesn't say WHAT MPEG-4 codec. There is more than a 33% difference between existing MPEG-4 codecs alone! Are they comparing this to DivX 5.x, arguably the current leader in quality? Or are they comparing it to Microsoft's ISO MPEG-4 encoder, with it's horrid quality?

    Regards, Guspaz.