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YouTube Launches 1080p Videos with a Muppet Bohemian Rhapsody

Posted 11/25/09 at 11:45:50 AM  by Paul Lilly

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It was announced earlier this month that YouTube would soon allow uploading of HD content in 720p and 1080p, and that time has come. Would you have guessed that a Muppets Bohemian Rhapsody would be one of the first 1080p clips to find its way onto YouTube?

You can view the video here and switch between 720p and 1080p at any time. While perhaps not dramatic or always obvious, there's a definite difference in quality noticeable in the finer details. Switch between the videos in full screen to see what we're talking about, or take a gander at these screenshot comparisons Gizmodo posted.

Have you found any other 1080p videos on YouTube worth watching? Post a link in the comments section below.

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TAGS: media, streaming, hd, high definition, youtube, 1080p, videos, muppets
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avatarI'm wondering if its my

Submitted by mls067 on Wed, 11/25/2009 - 6:19pm

I'm wondering if its my computer, but did anyone see some "blocking" ( i don't know what the technical term is for this) with certain lighting?

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avatarDada....?

Submitted by sicyo on Wed, 11/25/2009 - 4:21pm

Dada....?

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avatar I noticed it with a couple

Submitted by Caboose on Wed, 11/25/2009 - 3:30pm

 I noticed it with a couple of L4D2 videos that I uploaded yesterday. They were all encoded as 1920 x 1080. cab00se447 if anyone wants to see.

 

-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-

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avatarfrakking brilliant ! MUPPETS

Submitted by preacher1010 on Wed, 11/25/2009 - 1:25pm

frakking brilliant ! MUPPETS + QUEEN = YouTube's greatest upload

 I'd definitely raise my kids on the MUPPETS and Sesame Street.

 MUPPETS FOREVER - im frakking 32 but still enjoying this.

 

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avatarI clicked on the 1080 in the

Submitted by The Relic on Wed, 11/25/2009 - 12:26pm

I clicked on the 1080 in the middle of the video; it stopped to buffer for maybe a second before continuing just fine. Looked good, but it's not something I would be switching on unless I was having problems seeing the video. For the record, I have DSL, at 6Mbs. Wasn't choppy at all after the initial second of buffering. 

The video was hilarious, and had me questioning what I drank earlier ^_^.

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avatar1080P on Youtube

Submitted by NewGadgeteer on Wed, 11/25/2009 - 11:07am

I'm not sure how popular it will be with all that choppiness.  If 20 mbit/s isn't fast enough then what is?

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avatarI'm running wireless n with

Submitted by dag1992 on Wed, 11/25/2009 - 12:39pm

I'm running wireless n with 10mbit/s and it's really struggling on 1080p but 720p is fine.

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avatarAt least

Submitted by MeTo on Wed, 11/25/2009 - 11:21am

At least it needs a big buffer im in DSL hell. I bufferd half clip before i started playing and it looked good.

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