whats blu-ray?

Quote: Originally posted by MaxPower2k3: What are you talking about? you can get a 160GB drive for $90 with no rebates. If you find a good deal, you can get them for $50…

Screw it. DVD's just standardized. Superbit encoded DVD's look great on any HD set. It took over five years to finally get Star Wars on DVD. We don't need another proprietary f…

Quote: Originally posted by fireside: i believe he was talking about internal dvd-r dl burners. atleast, thats what i assumed after i thought about it for awhile. at fi…

Quote: Originally posted by SafariX: Will SWG be offended if I say "gay"? No, but I am offended that Starman posted a thread like this without a link.

So does this mean that the video will no longer suck like current-generation DVDs?

Quote: Originally posted by Spheric Harlot: So does this mean that the video will no longer suck like current-generation DVDs? What sucks? MPEG 1?

Quote: Originally posted by demograph68: What sucks? MPEG 1? I have yet to see a single commercial DVD where the video isn't marred by compression artefacts, one typ…

Quote: Originally posted by LoganCharles: Screw it. DVD's just standardized. Superbit encoded DVD's look great on any HD set. It took over five years to finally get S…

Quote: Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker: No, but I am offended that Starman posted a thread like this without a link. Boo hoo. It's not like EVERY h…

Do you have any good examples that I could look at?

Quote: Originally posted by demograph68: Do you have any good examples that I could look at? Actually, yes. There's a guy who has a site with nothing but HD clips …

Quote: Originally posted by demograph68: Do you have any good examples that I could look at? I'm not sure if you were replying to me or to starman, but I've just dow…

Quote: Originally posted by Spheric Harlot: I'm not sure if you were replying to me or to starman, but I've just downloaded DVD Capture and will try to get screenshots f…

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Quote: Originally posted by MaxPower2k3: (technically) the DVD Forum chose HD-DVD, not Blu-Ray for high def DVDs, but it remains to be seen which will win out. HD-DVD of…

Quote: Originally posted by Spheric Harlot: I have yet to see a single commercial DVD where the video isn't marred by compression artefacts, one type visible most notabl…

Comcast boxes have a Firewire port on them which allow you to record either to a tape-based system (bleh) or right to your PC/Mac. There's software for both platforms out there. Al…

Quote: Originally posted by starman: Comcast boxes have a Firewire port on them which allow you to record either to a tape-based system (bleh) or right to your PC/Mac. T…

Quote: Originally posted by Disgruntled Head of C-3PO: What type of TV do you watch it on? a twenty-year-old National TC-AL2190. Not high-end, not terribly large, …

Quote: Originally posted by demograph68: What sucks? MPEG 1? DVDs are MPEG-2. Quote: Originally posted by Spheric Harlot: Note the gradients in the back…

Quote: Originally posted by Spheric Harlot: a twenty-year-old National TC-AL2190. Not high-end, not terribly large, but *well* enough to show up DVDs' little nasties. …

Quote: Originally posted by GoGoReggieXPowars: PDF? Dude... If you want lossless screenshots, use PNG. Those PDFs are the original, unconverted screenshots. 700KB f…

Quote: Originally posted by Landos Mustache: Well on my high end TV I do see the odd artifact in some movies but ones that were made well like Monsters Inc the picture i…

Quote: Originally posted by Spheric Harlot: 24-bit audio doesn't *entirely* eliminate the stepping/filtering problems of 16-bit CD audio, but the resolution is good enou…