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YouTube HD in the works?

Posted by Joshua Karp on Nov 16, 2007 1:10 pm 8 comments
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We’ll be the first to admit that this sounds a bit far fetched, especially given the constraints of the average consumer Internet connection. That said, we would certainly welcome the addition of HD content to YouTube’s online video library. The company recently hinted at plans to bring an HD version of YouTube to the online market some time in the future. The problem, of course, is that file size constraints could turn HD content into an exercise in futility. YouTube would have to work on some pretty revolutionary compression engineering to ensure that viewers didn’t simply give up on trying to access the new videos. The biggest virtue of YouTube’s current offering is the level of instant gratification available with their vast catalog. Would HD ruin the appeal?

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8 comment(s) for this post.

  1. On Nov 16, 2007 @ 4:24 pm, Pete Said:

    I’d be happy with plain old SD. Youtube quality is the pits.

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  2. On Nov 16, 2007 @ 5:16 pm, Nando Said:

    I’d be happy with regular 640X480 and clear, stereo audio.

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  3. On Nov 16, 2007 @ 5:20 pm, Eric Fetcho Said:

    well vimeo already went HD and its super sweet!!! Even though their SD quality has always kicked youtubes butt!

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  4. On Nov 16, 2007 @ 5:41 pm, telepheedian Said:

    stage6.divx.com

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  5. On Nov 16, 2007 @ 5:55 pm, jones Said:

    we need hd please i live on youtube

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  6. On Nov 16, 2007 @ 7:02 pm, Jeff B. Said:

    Meh better quality would be better but I don’t care I’m not on there very much anyways.

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  7. On Nov 16, 2007 @ 9:29 pm, TheREALboyGenius Said:

    http://youtube.com/shewantstohavemybaby

    looks like this page is already there

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  8. On Nov 16, 2007 @ 10:56 pm, Orga Said:

    There’s a difference between YouTube implementing higher definition and them just implementing high defintion. Which one is the case?

    Going HD, without continuing to provide the currently (read: shitty) resolution that the kids are so willing to swallow is just stupid. But offering users the choice of continuing with the crap or going with a higher resolution would be a genius idea.

    http://www.youtube.com/HD, anybody?

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