COMPRESSION: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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The use of compression in the global storage and distribution of video media has long been ubiquitous. Compression significantly reduces video file sizes in server storage or packaged media such as DVD and Blu-ray DiscTM, and it conserves transmission bandwidth requirements for broadcast services such as digital terrestrial television, cable, satellite, and streaming services.  The increasing number of options leads to a question for system designers and integrators: “is the use of link compression good, bad, or neutral?” In answering this question, it is beneficial to first consider what compression is, and the different types therein.

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The HDBaseT Alliance advances and promotes the adoption of HDBaseT technology as the global standard for ultra-high-definition multimedia distribution. Since its founding in 2010 by LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Valens Semiconductors, the Alliance has brought together the leading names in the consumer electronics, professional AV, industrial and medical verticals, today boasting more than 200 members and thousands of interoperable products.

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