[M4IF Technotes] Re: [M4IF News] MPEG special in EE Times

[Olivier Avaro]

RE: [M4IF Technotes] Re: [M4IF News] MPEG special in EE Times
  MPEG-4 is cheap insurance at this point.  The IP STB space is a lot less
tied to MPEG-2 than the DBS/broadcast space.  If MPEG-4 evolves to a
'better' solution for this market, MPEG-2 could go away.
  MPEG-4 is not meant technically to replace MPEG-2. Defining a standard for
STB is much more than just MPEG-2 or MPEG-4. It requires what e.g. DVB did,
which is not done for MPEG-4. Considering all the work done to make MPEG-2
STB work, I doubt that it makes sense to switch to an MPEG-4 only solution.
If what we are talking is just Video, I also doubt that MPEG-4 Video gain
justifies the investment at high bitrates.
  What makes sense to me is the extension of base MPEG-2 services with
MPEG-4 functionnality (streamed audio, video and graphics). This is what
MPEG-4 was meant for in this context and technically it is sound.
  Kind regards,
  Olivier
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