Happy Thread II (hot, 2013, most, comparison)

[Mac15]

It does not look much different to me...

[patrix542]

Originally Posted by owenc

It does not look much different to me...

its probably cause your looking at florida, california or nyc that had HD street view for ages
but almost half of US did not such as Wyoming, Iowa, Michigan, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Missisippi, Alabama etc

[Mac15]

I don't understand how it can be different it all seems the same to me.

[patrix542]

Originally Posted by owenc

I don't understand how it can be different it all seems the same to me.

nevermind

[nei]

Originally Posted by patrix542

its probably cause your looking at florida, california or nyc that had HD street view for ages
but almost half of US did not such as Wyoming, Iowa, Michigan, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Missisippi, Alabama etc

Can you give an example of HD vs non-HD streetview? I think I've noticed it.

Anyhow, I'm somewhere on streetview.

[patrix542]

Originally Posted by nei

Can you give an example of HD vs non-HD streetview? I think I've noticed it.

Anyhow, I'm somewhere on streetview.

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en...2,3.29,,0,8.22 Non - HD

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en...51.86,,0,-0.55 HD

Can you see the difference in quality? :P

[Mac15]

Theres only a slight difference you still can't read the signs.

[patrix542]

Originally Posted by owenc

Theres only a slight difference you still can't read the signs.

the difference is big. this is a better comparison.

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en...169.22,,0,2.47 Non HD

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en...166.2,,0,-2.92 HD

The same boulding, the same street. non HD is from Oct 2007 and the new one is from April 2013

[Weatherfan7]

I can see the difference fine, pretty obvious.

But I can understand that everything is going to look pretty crap when you have a computer like his.

[patrix542]

haha true