WMV HD Content Showcase - Updated with Two New Samples

[Chris Gohlke]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/content_provider/film/ContentShowcase.aspx' target='_blank'>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/content_provider/film/ContentShowcase.aspx</a><br /><br /></div><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/wmvhd.jpg" /> <br /><br />Microsoft has two new sample HD videos for WMP. The system requirements are Windows XP, Windows Media Player 9 Series, 2.4 GHz processor or equivalent, 384 MB of RAM, 64 MB video card, 1024 x 768, screen resolution, 16-bit sound card, and Speakers. Oh, and you will need a high speed connection because these are over 200 MB.

[Macguy59]

Hmmmm no option to stream them.

[Neil Enns]

I'm not surprised. They're really designed to showcase the wonder of HD in WMP. If there were a streaming feed your picture quality would be subject to the whims of your bandwidth.

Neil

[jizmo]

Although WMV-HD wouldn't be the choise for HDTV offering, I'd like to see Microsoft pump out a few dozen HD films just for the heck of it. After all, they're the only company who can offer such content at the moment.

When I carry my x360 home next november, I want to have a plenty of HDTV movies to go with it.

I bet this kind of reaching out for (poor european) HDTV freaks wouldn't really hurt the sales of x360 either..

/jizmo

[Jason Dunn]

Hmmmm no option to stream them.

You'd need an OC3 to stream files this heavy. :lol: