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As technology progresses we can probably assume that at some point in the future virtually all devices in use will have fast enough network connections and dec
by dave1010uk 14y ago
As technology progresses we can probably assume that at some point in the future virtually all devices in use will have fast enough network connections and decoders to play videos that are the highest quality the human eye can see. At this point it would only be worth encoding in this "highest" quality. Of course, by this time we may have new screen technologies such as holographic displays.
- lucian1900 14y agoIt will likely still be cheaper to send only as little as will actually be rendered.
- winter_blue 14y agoYes I can see you mean a time and day when everyone will gigabit connections and what not. But then you're forgetting: poverty hasn't quite abandoned us yet, has it? Even with all of the modern technology and what not -- people are still dying of hunger. We first need to start with these base human needs. Elevate the standard of living of the people on the other side of digital (and economic) divide, and bring them up to standard of an average first-world-country person.