Processors and Screen Displays Two Important Elements for Mobile Streaming

Posted by Derrick on August 28, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Processors and screen displays are two important elements for Mobile Streaming. The fact that many of the latest mobile devices support the H.264 codec is a great thing.  Many of the most popular Streaming Servers also support streaming delivery of H.264.  With these two items in place the responsibility now falls on the mobile devices that companies and making. To experience success in today’s mobile market with streaming Smartphones must get better.

Processing power is very important as the delivery of H.264 is more challenging than MPEG-4 on the decoding end.  It’s great that many mobile devices are ready to delivery excellent streaming.  However, there are many Smartphones that aren’t ready for ‘prime-time’. Outside processors, screen displays carry a heavy burden of making mobile streaming better.  There are many Smartphones that have poor screen displays but it’s great that many have wonderful displays.  As consumers look towards the option to watch streaming video on there mobile devices the successful ones will undoubtedly have better processors and screen displays.  We should all be thankful for the companies that have already delivered to the market Smartphones with processors and displays perfectly ripe for mobile streaming.