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moroboshi · 12-12-2008, 16:07

The problem Virgin are going to face when they finally start adding HD channels is just how damn huge those archaic MPEG 2 streams are. They'll be constantly struggling for space, and may end up over compressing things to fit more channels in, at which point they may as well not bother. HD doesn't just mean more resolution, it also means vastly fewer compression artefacts. BBC HD is over compressed as it is.

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moroboshi cf.addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 352	Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV The problem Virgin are going to face when they finally start adding HD channels is just how damn huge those archaic MPEG 2 streams are. They'll be constantly struggling for space, and may end up over compressing things to fit more channels in, at which point they may as well not bother. HD doesn't just mean more resolution, it also means vastly fewer compression artefacts. BBC HD is over compressed as it is.