Fri 11 September 2026

For the next couple days, I'm going to take a look at lossy compression algorithms, what makes them so amazing, and how they enable the internet experience that we all know and love today.

Especially when dealing with video formats, we would be extremely limited if not for lossy compression. Even assuming a dedicated, pure gigabit connection for every single device on the internet, the most we would be able to enjoy at 60fps would be a resolution of 1110*624 without compression, maybe 720p using lossless compression, if you're lucky. And lossy compression gives us 4k (nearly 12x as many pixels) for one twenty-fifth of the bandwidth.

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Category: Tech
Tags: Computing   Entertainment   Monthly themes   Non-religious post   Video