Comments on: Why YouTube Must Offer Hi-Res Videos

By: Steve Elliott

Steve Elliott — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:09:01 +0000

I can only begin to imagine the kind of storage/hosting that sites like YouTube must have to be able to keep all the content online – even moreso if it has to store low-res and high-res?

The top cable ISP here in the UK is currently offering 20mb broaband and is supposedly trialing 50mb. Some ADSL offerings are also pretty quick but we are limited by an ageing telephone network – if you live more than 5km away from an enable exchange, you may well be stuck with dial-up.

By: Perde

Perde — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:18:08 +0000

I like to view videos in full screen mode, so this upgrade is a must. Also, YouTube may integrate ads into videos rather easily this way.

By: J

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:12:56 +0000

Right on. The quality of videos on youtube is not good at all. And they are going to have a bit of a problem because the videos the users upload will not change significantly very soon but definitely a step in the right direction.

By: Zen

Zen — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:00:20 +0000

Youtube is gonna have to step up their game if they want to compete with Divx’s Stage6.

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:19:13 +0000

I’d love to have that kind of speed. I checked out Hulu recently and was pleasantly surprised at the quality and lack of stalling.

By: Advice Network

Advice Network — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:57:35 +0000

A friend of mine came back from japan, and all she could talk about was the quality of online video their. Apparently, their broadband is 20x (not an accurate number) faster than ours, and HD video opens full screen on their computers in .01 seconds.

Maybe this is where we are heading, IF we can ever get the speed and bandwidth.

By: Mike Mothner

Mike Mothner — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:06:10 +0000

If YouTube wants to remain the leader than I think offering higher resolution videos is a necessary step. Hi-res is becoming the norm and viewers will begin expecting this type of quality from YouTube, especially if it is provided by other sites.