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Microsoft's HD video clip library

by Ryan Carter Dec 29th 2006

Microsoft has a collection of HD video clips, many in both 720p and 1080p to showcase their WMV 9 format and why it is better. I know what you're thinking, "Microsoft does HD?" I can hear the jokes now. Anyway, there are several clips for you to download to play on your PC, if you feel so inclined. Most are hefty downloads, which of course makes me smile. These clips also serve an audio purpose, and because they are HD video, the audio is also very good, so they make a great way to test out that new surround sound system you just got for your PC as well. Either way, if you are looking for a conversation starter for New Year's or just something to wow the kids, this might be a fun idea to try. There's a good chance these videos are something they haven't seen. You'll also need to crack out that new computer you just got too, cause these videos require a bit of muscle to run the videos, but wait, what am I saying, your machine is probably armed to the hilt with HD-everything and like 18GB of RAM right? Oh well.

Tags: 1080p, 720p, clip, DVD, HD, high-def, IMAX, Microsoft, surround sound, SurroundSound, video

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