AudioVideoRevolution has a great article up that talks about what will happen as satellite companies switch over to the new MPEG4 compression.
“Satellite providers know where their bread is buttered and it is right on top of the booming HDTV market. In order to compete with digital cable, which also can provide very fast Internet connections along with your HDTV feed, the satellite providers are rushing to win the HDTV war. Their solution is MPG4 video. MPEG4 is the latest encryption method for HDTV that providers like DirecTV are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in this process, which can easily double the amount of HDTV channels that can be broadcast on a satellite system.”
Read more at AudioVideoRevolution
