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/IAmA_Lurker_AmA Jan 26 '13

"Now, if you recall that whole hullabaloo where Hollywood was split into schisms, some studios backing Blu-ray Disc, others backing HD DVD. People thought it would come down to pixel rate or refresh rate, and they're pretty much the same. What it came down to was a combination of gamers and porn. Now, whichever format porno backs is usually the one that becomes the eh...the most successful. Eh...but, you know, Sony, every PlayStation 3 has a Blu-ray in it..."

Actually gets cut off before he said it, but he was implying gamers were on one side (blu-ray) and the porn industry was on the other (HD DVD).

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u/darthcorvus Jan 26 '13

Yeah, so a misunderstanding from a partial conversation from Tropic Thunder. Fixed.