should I fear MPEG-4? at DVinfo.net

Kris Zimbelman · September 20th, 2005, 10:54 PM

as a purveyor of high-definition television sources, I am somewhat concerned by the migration to this new standard of compression. Since the signal I received is coming from my cable company, the picture I am receiving is already somewhat compromised. Will this new codec result in a picture that is less clear and vibrant and the one I am seeing now?

Christopher Lefchik · September 22nd, 2005, 12:27 PM

MPEG-4 is a more efficient codec than MPEG-2, which is probably what your cable company has been/is using, if you are getting a digital package. So unless your cable company significantly increases the number of channels after switching to MPEG-4 your picture quality should stay at least about the same, or even increase.

September 20th, 2005, 10:54 PM	#1
Kris Zimbelman Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edmond Posts: 139	should I fear MPEG-4? as a purveyor of high-definition television sources, I am somewhat concerned by the migration to this new standard of compression. Since the signal I received is coming from my cable company, the picture I am receiving is already somewhat compromised. Will this new codec result in a picture that is less clear and vibrant and the one I am seeing now? __________________ 73003

September 22nd, 2005, 12:27 PM	#2
Christopher Lefchik Trustee Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: US Posts: 1,152	MPEG-4 is a more efficient codec than MPEG-2, which is probably what your cable company has been/is using, if you are getting a digital package. So unless your cable company significantly increases the number of channels after switching to MPEG-4 your picture quality should stay at least about the same, or even increase.