[mythtv-users] Comcast goes Mpeg4 in Atlanta

[Gary Buhrmaster]

On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 11:04 PM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Of course there is nothing to stop comcast starting with a highish bitrate
> so that people are impressed by the new codec, then slowly ramping it down
> over time in the hope that no one notices.

Absolutely, but one would hope they learned(*) the lesson from
(around 2009?) and the BBC(**) that lowering bitrates(***) make
some people very unhappy, and get people up in arms about
having something taken away from them.  Better to start just a
bit better than today, and leave it there.



(*) Those that forget history are doomed to repeat it.

(**) They are not the only ones to play bitrate games, I just
recall that being a BIG thing at the time on that side of the
pond.

(***) Proper VBR utilization can address/mitigate most of
the lower target rates, but can become problematic to
multiplex.