Fox McCloud
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Re: Netflix and the XBox 360
said by imrf  :said by Fox McCloud :I do know one thing; the Roku will feature higher video quality using the same bandwidth, or the same video quality at a lower bandwidth, since it'll be using better, more up-to-date, and more efficient codecs than the 360....that said, the 360 will give me a ball-park idea. Nobody knows for sure yet, thats kind of a wild guess. Seeing as the update could have the same if not better codecs and codec support than the Roku, the 360 could be better. Until the update is released and someone does a side-by-side comparison, it's only a guess. sure, but I also listen to what has been said, a well: »www.hackingnetflix.com/2008/11/r···-to.html
the Roku is Netflix's flagship device that they push (though they themselves did not make it), because of the price and availability; don't be surprised if it gets more special treatment.
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Utica, MI | I read that too, but it doesn't mean that the Roku unit will look better. |
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Fox McCloud
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| said by imrf :I read that too, but it doesn't mean that the Roku unit will look better. it doesn't mean it won't, or that the XBox360 will be better either.  |
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Utica, MI | Exactly. It's all speculation. |
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| said by imrf :Exactly. It's all speculation. »www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/new-···essions/
They called the HD quality of a Heroes episode "stunning" ...
Video quality was excellent on our end, with SD content looking terrifically watchable. A small perk -- but huge deal as far as we're concerned -- is the inclusion of a limited amount of HD content. We previewed Heroes in HD, and the quality was stunning. Right now there's only about 300 titles on offer, but we think after folks get a taste of this, they'll be begging for some expansion.
If the reports of the movie sizes at 4-6GB are correct, then the they'll stream at 4-8Mbps which is great quality for WMV9 VC-1 HD content. I do a LOT of video conversion to WMV9 VC-1 at those bitrates and it's gorgeous. |
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