# Why is the war so pixelated?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 21, 2003, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-war-so-pixelated/163035 "2003-03-21T05:25:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-war-so-pixelated/163035/41 "2003-03-23T01:10:19Z")

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> \*Originally posted by rjung \*  
> \*\*As a guy with more than some passing experience w/r/t battlefield communication bandwidth issues, I’ll just say that 56K would be a _luxury_ compared to what most units usually get.
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> And I believe most of the news media are using Apple Powerbooks in the field, which suggests the footage is streaming Quicktime. Look for the four-second delay between when someone asks a question and the reporter in the field replies; that’s the Quicktime compression taking place. \*\*

Erm, sorry to argue but that’s wrong. I know shit all about military comms, but an awful lot about satellite and data work in that region. Most of the feeds you’re looking at (at least for the crummy pixellated streams here) are using units such as the Scotty[Austrian Scotty](http://www.msnbc.com/news/862712.asp?cp1=1) or [7E’s Talking Head](http://www.7e.com/content/products/products.htm)

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