The new iPods, *including the iPod touch*, support H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, for video out. The iPhone tops out at 1.5 Mbps. Although I usually never encode anything that high even for my ATV because the scaler/processor in both our HDTVs is so good lower bitrate encodes look great and save space, I'm wondering if you, the forum masses, think the iPhone will get this codec update at the end of the month with the update that is obviously coming for the Wifi Music Store. Especially since it looks like that update will also bring video out to the iPhone, as according to the composite and component video-out compatibility specs for Apple's forthcoming dock-connector-based video-out cables (they replace the old headphone jack/line-out composite video-out cable) they support iPhone.
The 5G and 5.5G video iPods apparently are stalled at 1.5 Mbps H.264 due to hardware limitations and won't be firmware updated to support 2.5 Mbps, but iPhone doesn't have those hardware limitations. Considering iPod touch supports 2.5 Mbps H.264, and the touch is just a feature-stripped iPhone, you think we'll get the codec update, too?
Like I'll ever use it, but you know, feature envy.
The 5G and 5.5G video iPods apparently are stalled at 1.5 Mbps H.264 due to hardware limitations and won't be firmware updated to support 2.5 Mbps, but iPhone doesn't have those hardware limitations. Considering iPod touch supports 2.5 Mbps H.264, and the touch is just a feature-stripped iPhone, you think we'll get the codec update, too?
Like I'll ever use it, but you know, feature envy.