YouTube Pushes HD Video, New Landing Pages

From PC World: Google's YouTube has rolled out a high-definition option for video and created new landing pages to make it easier to find popular video categories.

The changes are part of a series of improvements Google is making to YouTube as it tries to stay ahead of emerging rivals such as Hulu and deal with the problem of users uploading copyright video.

The HD option increases the size of videos and has startling clarity, with the quality more faithful to the format in which it was originally recorded. The resolution is 1290 by 720 pixels, compared to 640 by 480 pixels for the non-HD videos.

The larger size and better quality, however, means the video requires more data and demands a fast broadband connection for flawless streaming.

YouTube has created a category highlighting videos that are available in HD. They have a "watch in HD" link in the lower right-hand corner -- an option Google started to roll out quietly earlier this month.

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