Don’t believe the low bit-rate ‘HD’ lie

[webmaster@michaelbay]

Whomever wrote this article is naive to say the least.

In less that 5-10 years we will be getting technology that will *****slap us.

1. As of now, Verizon FIOS is being tested in select markets (VZW has capped the bandwidth at around 30Mbits/sec). FIOS is very well capable of handling 100 -500 MBits/sec without breaking a sweat. Caltech has tested technology that is being developed, by transferring 859 gigabytes of data in less than 17 minutes across nearly 16,000 kilometers of networks at a rate of 6.63 gigabits per second. That was 2004.
   
2. Last year at NAB, Apple introduced ProRes422, a new codec for the Final Cut editing software. Designed to reduce the amount of storage space necessary for broadcast quality video. ProRes422 delivers UNCOMPRESSED HD quality (usually 165.72 MBytes/sec) at SD data rates (27.97 MBytes/sec)- and in a side-by-side comparison no one could tell the difference. This type of more advanced compression software, coupled with the newer internet protocols mentioned below, will make delivering large amounts of data infinitely easier.
   
   
3. Storage: assuming people like Apple will want to just stream instead of downloading, I don't see it being an issue. And if not, Holographic storage:
   
   READ YOUR HEART OUT
   
   or search holocube storage in Google. Holocubes are being used on those fridges that have LCS screens.