The question you ask have to be answered with conditions.
Why dosen't Clipstream meet or beat Youtube?
(1) You need to check your download network speed. It might beat Youtube if it is over 4 Mbps.
(2) What specifications do you get on Youtube videos? With Windows and Adobe flash - there is a right-mouse button menu titled 'Stats for Nerds' that tells me the video dimensions. I do not know about Apple devices using the Safari browser. If Youtube sends video at or above 1080 x 720 - I would be surprised - although they do claim to support higher resolution video formats.
(3) Are you using wireless networks for your devices? Wired devices are usually faster with less variability in the network speed.
(4) What montitor dimensions are you using? If you have a large hi-end monitor that formats at 2048 bits wide, then a 960 wide image expanded full-screen can seem low resolution. Some graphic engines may blend full images to improve the quality in some cases but I don't know what each device has built into it.
When I compare Youtube videos on my 2Mbps network speed, Youtube does look slightly better at 640x320 than Clipstream at its 2nd or 3rd quality level. However, it is pretty close - and it doesn't bother me if I am getting important news or information. Only high action, non-essential videos need that resolution quality - IMO.
The marketing theory works like this: if the quality stands out as unique, then you are attracted to it visually - so the better the resolution the more attractive your product is and the less likely you are to ignore the video.
However, it the video has valuable content then you will watch it anyway as long as it is decent quality.
This is the market that Destiny wants to help first - IMO.
The internet market does not want Hi-Res videos displaying everywhere because each high quality video is a magnitude bigger in size. 4k bit frames are 8 or 16 times bigger than 960 bit frames because you have X and Y dimensions to consider. If you consider color density values - there could be a third dimension. Therefore 4k files are WAY BIGGER than 960 files. Mobile networks say that they want to accommodate Hi-Def quality, but they aren't going to handle it well for a long while - like 20 years. I believe the current spectrum owned by the mobile carriers won't support that level of service.
The current LTE networks are good now compared to years past, but they won't be good if everyone is watching 4k sports videos on them. Therefore, the mobile providers limit bandwidth use with different strategies like throttling and pricing.
The people who want the 4k videos are the television makers who what you to throw away your 5 year old 1080p television for a new 4k television. Once that happens, they will have a 8k television to sell you.
The mobile device market is doing the same thing. If the iPad has a Hi-Res screen then Samsung has a higher-res screen. In some cases it makes a difference, but not often.
I would like to consider cutting back on your isn't high enough quality - mumbo-jumbo - and consider that Destiny is solving a big problem by providing a decent solution that won't overload the mobile networks with super-hi-res videos that they can't support anyway. Although Netflix needs hi-res videos for its entertainment market, other commercial uses do not need that, nor is it wanted by multiple parties.
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