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YouTube goes High-Def
SlashGear —
... and you probably don’t want to be using any connection with a small usage cap.
The screenshots in the gallery below are from this video, viewed in standard and HD settings. This raises a question: SlashGear use YouTube for our unboxing and demo videos; is there enough of an audience with the bandwidth and/or the patience for it to be worthwhile shooting everything in higher resolution than we currently do?
[via TechCrunch] ...
YouTube rolling out first HD videos
MacNN | The Macintosh News Network —
... as HD or selectively enabling them is unclear. The improved quality follows a quiet move to a default widescreen viewer on YouTube and appears part of a larger move towards commercializing the Google-owned site, most of whose content is dedicated to amateur video. MGM has recently announced plans to offer full-length movies , while the effort is rumored to be part of a larger plan to generate revenue by encouraging viewers to watch ad-sponsored official content. [ via TechCrunch ] Filed under : industry , digital imaging Other story tags : ...
YouTube rolling out first HD videos
Electronista | The Macintosh News Network —
... as HD or selectively enabling them is unclear. The improved quality follows a quiet move to a default widescreen viewer on YouTube and appears part of a larger move towards commercializing the Google-owned site, most of whose content is dedicated to amateur video. MGM has recently announced plans to offer full-length movies , while the effort is rumored to be part of a larger plan to generate revenue by encouraging viewers to watch ad-sponsored official content. [ via TechCrunch ] Filed under : industry , digital imaging Other story tags : ...
Around the Web 12.5.08: Gadget slowdown, Kevin Rose's geek gifts, Microsoft Web chief
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... Washington Post
-- Microsoft hasn't been able to buy Yahoo or its search business. But the software giant tapped one of Yahoo's former top engineers, Qi Lu, to run its online business. BoomTown
-- Could Yahoo's new CEO be the guy Lu beat out, Brian McAndrews? The irony would be delicious. PaidContent.org
-- The long-awaited high-def YouTube videos appear to have arrived. TechCrunch
-- Chris Gaither
Photo: Flip Mino HD, one of Kevin Rose's geek ...
YouTube Switches on HD
NewTeeVee —
... back that YouTube was stealthily launching this higher and deffer service on select videos such as the Where the Hell is Matt world dance jam. Techcrunch writes today that to see it for yourself, instead of hunting around, just visit YouTube and do a search for “HD” and a bunch of videos will pop up. One ...
YouTube goes full HD at last?
Tech Digest —
... now, and tracking down a video recorded in high-definition, like this one, for example, will give you a "Watch in HD" in the bottom-right corner of the video display. The results are spectacular. Compare Hilary Duff in normal YouTube video quality, with HD, here. It's jaw-droppingly impressive, especially when viewed fullscreen. As soon as we can, we'll start uploading our review vids in HD, so you can get a better look at the gadgets we get sent. YouTube HD (via TechCrunch) Related posts: Full-length movies to hit YouTube | ...
YouTube goes HD!
The Next Web —
... corner of the video.
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This is a great move by YouTube, widely know for it’s poor video quality yet now clearly directing itself towards a more commercial site with both professional videos and homemade. With MGM recently announcing plans to offer full-length movies, YouTube is slowly but surely steam rolling over the competition.
via LH / TC
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YouTube Goes 'HD' [YouTube]
Gizmodo —
... some debate as to whether or not the content really meets the minimum 720p/1080i HD standard, and you can read more about that whole controversy here if that's your sort of thing, but there's no doubt that YouTube "HD" content looks better than the old stuff. Just check out what this video looks like in SD below. (These grabs are courtesy of Lifehacker.) YouTube YouTube HD [TechCrunch via Lifehacker]
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YouTube quietly launches official support for HD
Webware.com —
... As TechCrunch notes, YouTube has made no mention of the HD upgrade on its blog. Expect to see something in the next few hours. In the meantime, here's a quick still comparison of what a clip looks like in normal quality compared to HD: ...
YouTube finally tries HD on for size
Obsessable News Feed —
... Conversations: Did YouTube Just Turn On HD For Real? [TechCrunch] ...
YouTube HD via Netgear EVA9000
CrunchGear —
... set-top box to fully support the very new YouTube HD steams. Plenty of devices can put YouTube on your main screen, but none of have been updated for the new YouTube format. It’s impressive and shows where livingroom content is eventually going. ...
