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The Age of Grainy Web Videos Has Come to an End: YouTube Turns on HD
The Age of Grainy Web Videos Has Come to an End: YouTube Turns on HD
Just about three weeks ago, we reported that YouTube was testing high-definition videos, and today it seems like this feature has been officially released. A large number of videos that fulfilled YouTube's criteria for HD encoding now sport a 'watch in HD' button instead of the old 'watch in ...
Did YouTube Just Turn On HD For Real?
Did YouTube Just Turn On HD For Real?
techcrunch.com — After teasing us for a year with the option to watch “higher quality” videos that weren’t quite... high-def, it appears that YouTube is making the switch to HD, at least for some videos that have been uploaded in that quality. ... (more) Did YouTube Just Turn On HD For Real?
YouTube goes full HD at last?
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YouTube Videos Now Available in HD [YouTube]
YouTube Videos Now Available in HD [YouTube]
lifehacker.com — YouTube switched to widescreen format a week and a half back, and now the popular video sharing... site appears officially to be streaming videos in HD. From the look of things, most videos that were... (more) YouTube Videos Now Available in HD [YouTube]
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