> even 1 MB is considered pretty large for a web image.
Compressed. Remember that in order to display it, the browser has to unpack it to what amounts to a bitmap. And newer, better compression formats (e.g. PNG) make that even worse in compressing the same bitmap file to a much smaller transmission size.
Compressed. Remember that in order to display it, the browser has to unpack it to what amounts to a bitmap. And newer, better compression formats (e.g. PNG) make that even worse in compressing the same bitmap file to a much smaller transmission size.