Difference between flv & mpeg2 videos?

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I would like to start downloading and watching the U2 Promo appearences. Is there a difference in quality of picture & sound between a flash .flv video and a mpeg2 video?
 
MPEG-2 is near DVD quality, while .flv looks like a standard YouTube video.

You need special codecs or playing to play either one though.
 
flv is indeed very low quality, hence the files are so small. It's flashplayer video. MPEG-2 is a regular video format and can also be used on dvds.
 
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