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schoudha on Oct 10, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Netflix boss says DVD has two years left

5mbps, encoded at 720p, with a decent h264 decoder will far exceed DVD quality with audio and video. Apple TV is a good example of this.

10mbps will approach blu-ray.

joezydeco on Oct 10, 2009 [–]

I'm curious what the satellite broadcasters are using for their HD streams. I've read anywhere from 8 to 10 mbps for a "good" stream (e.g. HBO), but since they encode variably I bet it cranks way down for other channels (like news channels or comedy central).

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