iPhone 4 video playback bitrate

If I want to convert a video file to an mp4 with h.264 and also want to play it on a 32" 720p LCD TV, is 4Mbps a good video bitrate, or can I get away with less to save space?

DELL STUDIO XPS 1640, Windows 7

Posted on Jun 28, 2010 1:39 PM

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Jun 28, 2010 7:25 PM in response to compwiz1202

This is clear as mud to me, but here it is:

"Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, *up to 2.5 Mbps*, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format."

"Support for 1024 by 768 pixels with Dock Connector to VGA Adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable (cables sold separately)."

http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html

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