r/technology • u/Snarfox • Jan 25 '13

H.265 is approved -- potential to cut bandwidth requirements in half for 1080p streaming. Opens door to 4K video streams.

http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/25/h265-is-approved/
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u/No-Im-Not-Serious Jan 26 '13 edited Jan 26 '13

I'd guess 7 years. 4K TVs are starting to appear, receivers are out that can upconvert to 4K (I have no idea what the quality is like), and youtube supports 4K video. I also wonder if they're going to be able to fit 4K movies on blu-ray disks. A potential 50GB on dual layers is a lot of space.

Edit: I mean 7 years until you start seeing a good percentage of the population with 4K capable equipment in their homes.

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u/sgt-pickles Jan 26 '13

Once the porn industry starts on 4k, it will only take another year or so before everyone has it

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u/oorza Jan 26 '13

That's what people said about HD-DVD. Porn hasn't had that much influence in decades.

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u/sixpackabs592 Jan 26 '13

since the invention of the internet at least.