Tuesday, October 30, 2007

HD Internet Video Gets Boost from Akamai

Online content delivery specialist Akamai has created "The HD Web", a portal that will act as a programming guide to HD video on the Internet, according to the company. Participating content providers include Apple, CBS, the NBA, the NHL, BBC, Adobe and Weather Central.

Akamai says that a minimum of 1.2 Mbps Internet connection is required for HD video. Both MPEG-4 and VC-1 compression are supported, as are high-def resolutions of 720p, 1080i and 1080p.

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