Music Videos...Suggestions?

[jaxwired]

Now that I have an Apple TV, I've been playing with the youtube access. I really enjoy music vids.

For example, love this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtZy4bZf4J8

However, sound quality is of course poor. I think youtube downloads audio at like 56 kbs,...highly compressed. Are music videos available somewhere with good fidelity?

 

[jaxwired]

I'm guessing hi-res music videos on the net just doesn't exist. Probably no market for it. It's a shame because the mini-movie that these vids provide really adds a huge impact to songs.

Last night I listened to this fanstastic video from the Waifs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Igxon-AS4

And then I compared it to the CD I own. Wow! Anyone that doesn't believe that audio compression impacts sound quality should try this. While it's true that youtube is only offering 56kbs as opposed to the 128 on most MP3, it still demonstrates to even the most skeptical listener that compression does in fact matter. We can argue at what point the compression is audible, but few people would argue that youtube sounds like my CD.

 

[JamesOK]

Hi Jax

A couple of videos I like are:

Coldplay - Life in Technicolor II

The Prodigy - Smack my *** up

Radiohead - Just

oh, and

PCDs - I hate this part (although not necessarily for the same reasons as those above)