What Does Progressive Video Mean?

Progressive video is a form of video compression. It makes use of horizontal lines to make up the image. This form of video displays consecutive video frames. Thus, progressive videos results in better, smoother, fast sequences, providing fluidity and sharpness to the video.

Techopedia Explains Progressive Video

Progressive video is also known as 480p, where p stands for progressive scan signal. This is a method to display images on a TV screen. This is largely used in CRTs, HDTV displays and computer monitors. It provides a more detailed image on the screen and is clutter free. This is the reason that it has high bandwidth requirements, which was initially a limitation, but is not anymore.