Comments on Mark's Musings on the Telecommunications Industry: Tired of Crummy YouTube Videos

Thank you to all of you that commented and to all ...

2007-04-22T17:31:00.000-06:00

Thank you to all of you that commented and to all of you who called me an idiot. The point of my article was twofold:

1. I do not want yet another media player and associated CODECs to clutter up my PC, DVR, DVD player, or cell phone.

2. DivX makes a great CODEC that balances file size with quality, but they do not enjoy the ubiquity that Flash enjoys (yes I know that they do

You don'r know what you are talking about. Suggest...

2007-04-21T00:48:00.000-06:00

You don'r know what you are talking about. Suggest you check out Move Networks or Vividas.

Pumping up DIVX for some reason?Most modern codecs...

2007-04-20T11:11:00.000-06:00

Pumping up DIVX for some reason?
Most modern codecs use the same basic techniques. It's the encoding data rates that matter (same with audio MP3 or AAC).
YouTube and its peers use low video data rates.
DIVX is using 2-3x more data.

You Tube videos are bad because the source is bad....

2007-04-20T06:17:00.000-06:00

You Tube videos are bad because the source is bad. Flash Video is not the problem. There are other codecs that will produce better quality video but you obviously don't understand the fact that if the video is shot with a crappy camera the video is going to look crappy no matter what codec it is encoded in.

Mark,Suggest you think long-form content delivery ...

2007-04-20T06:12:00.000-06:00

Mark,

Suggest you think long-form content delivery over the internet (e.g. P2P, which is the most efficient). This is DIVX's legacy and as more video is downloaded it provides a nice opportunity for them, as they are already in DVD players and PCs (and soon PVRs), which is where this will all be viewed.

Agree with you on Mobile--great market but far from certain for them. In