Washington Post HD video podcast makes it to iTunes
The overwhelming complaint with Apple TV is not so much the device itself but with iTunes content. Here you have an HD capable device yet there’s no HD content to get.. until now! According to Crave, the folks at the Washington Post have announced that their online HD video podcast (in 720p) will now be available through iTunes for free! Crave takes a look at the HD podcast and tries it out on Apple TV. Here’s a snippet from the blog posting:
Overall, it was a big step up from previous iTunes fare, but critical viewers will find it falls short of HD broadcasts and even most DVDs. When viewed on a 42-inch Panasonic plasma TV, the improved resolution was evident on the images of John Edwards speaking to an auditorium full of students, but false contouring and solarization artifacts were easy to pick out in the background (white walls were a prime culprit). Close-ups of Edwards’ face also exhibited some swimming pixels. Likewise, the depth of field offered was good, but not comparable to what you’d find on an HD broadcast (let alone a Blu-ray or HD DVD movie).
Despite these issues, it’s nice to see HD content slowly making it to iTunes. iTunes and Apple TV needs HD folks.
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