Netflix CPO gets technical about encoding for streaming

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minimalist @ Nov 20th 2008 9:33AM

I have the Comcast cable that usually gets between 8-11 Mbps down and 2-3 up whenever I check at speed test sites. Netflix streaming seems reasonably snappy on this connection.

I disagree that it looks as good as an HD download. The SD quality is below SD digital cable but above something like Hulu or YouTube. No major macroblocking but it looks quite fuzzy and grainy on a 46" flat panel. The HD streams look better than SD digital cable but nowhere near as good as a digital download. Again no macroblocking but the picture still has a soft somewhat smeared look. I did have the stream downgrade mid-program to a much lower quality once or twice already which is a bummer.

The HD I will definitely seek out on a regular basis. The SD streams are there if I am in a pinch but they won;t be my top choice for programming.

I wish Netflix made it easier to search for HD streaming on their site. As far as I can tell you don;t know till you start streaming whether the content is in HD or SD.

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