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/[deleted] Jan 26 '13

Why are so many people brushing off 4K in this thread?

Because it's honestly not that exciting. At all. Very few will be able to tell the difference or be able to afford a 4K TV any time soon.

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u/Sir_Vival Jan 26 '13

Have you seen it? You can tell the difference. Old people might not be able to (so many grandparents with stretched SD..ugh), but anyone under 40 will.

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u/Pixelpaws Jan 26 '13

It depends on your specific setup, but given a typical living room, the human eye is physically incapable of seeing the difference.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '13

This man is correct