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[JanW]

At 01:53 PM 4/04/2016, Karl Auer wrote:

>So I'm not knocking video "compression". But I do think people should
>know what they are paying for. 

Here's a different angle on chosen compression. The new 7Flix channel is using MPEG4. My HD tv doesn't do MPEG4, evidently just MPEG2. The racing channel also uses MPEG4, so I can't see that video either. I can hear both.

My Kogan STB manages7Flix, so I can watch via that and/or record on it. But if I want to record some other channel and watch 7Flix on my TV, I can't.

So why did 7 network choose this? I know I'm not alone. I found out that it wasn't by reading the Whirlpool thread on it.

Bottom line: not all compression is created equal.

Jan


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