"See how the compressed one does not show the holes in the speaker grills in the MacBook Pro? If you don't zoom in, you would even notice the difference. "
Ehm, what?! The image on the right looks really bad and the missing holes was the first thing I noticed. No zooming needed.
And that's exactly my problem with the majority of online video (iTunes store, Netflix, HBO etc). Even when it's called "HD", there are compression artefacts and gradient banding everywhere.
I understand there must be compromises due to bandwidth, but I don't agree on how much that compromise currently is.
Ehm, what?! The image on the right looks really bad and the missing holes was the first thing I noticed. No zooming needed.
And that's exactly my problem with the majority of online video (iTunes store, Netflix, HBO etc). Even when it's called "HD", there are compression artefacts and gradient banding everywhere.
I understand there must be compromises due to bandwidth, but I don't agree on how much that compromise currently is.