[opendtv] Re: Is this Apple's iTV?
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 10:13:05 -0400
At 9:55 AM -0400 3/16/12, Cliff Benham wrote:
OK, what percentage of 1080p or higher resolution programming from
all sources and transmission schemes is actually available to
consumers to watch at home in the world today?
What I mean is how much 1080p is actually getting to the inputs on my HDTV?
My sense is that we now have the digital equivalent of 18ft X 32ft
screens to watch Super 8 movies on.
The use of 1080@24P represents the largest body of content available
to consumers for their HDTV displays.
Some of this is being broadcast by CBS, NBC and PBS. And there is a
fair amount being delivered via cable nets like Discovery. But the
largest portion is movies, offered on Blu-Ray and now via Internet
streaming.
1080P streaming still requires a large amount of bandwidth - a movie
used for a side-by-side comparison of Blu-Ray versus Apple's new
1080P streaming was a 3.62 GB download. To be fair, the Blu Ray disc
holds 50 GB.
There are a bunch of images in this comparison, so I'll just let
everyone click through for the images and the conclusions...
http://arstechnica.com/apple/guides/2012/03/the-ars-itunes-1080p-vs-blu-ray-shootout.ars
Regards
Craig
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