Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #26
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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…
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Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #27
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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…
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #28
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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…
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #29
Do you have any good examples that I could look at?
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #30
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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 …
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #31
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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…
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #32
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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…
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #33
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Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #34
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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…
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #35
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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…
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #36
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…
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #37
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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…
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #38
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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, …
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #39
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Originally posted by demograph68:
What sucks? MPEG 1?
DVDs are MPEG-2.
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Originally posted by Spheric Harlot:
Note the gradients in the back…
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #40
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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.
…
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #41
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Originally posted by GoGoReggieXPowars:
PDF? Dude... If you want lossless screenshots, use PNG.
Those PDFs are the original, unconverted screenshots. 700KB f…
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #42
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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…
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #43
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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…
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #44
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Originally posted by Spheric Harlot:
That had to be said, didn't it...
I don't like to spend money on "mistakes in the quality". It may be a little odd, but I d…
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #45
John and Jane Q. Public are not going to be adopting any new technology any time soon. DVDs won't be going away for a while. People don't like change... especially change that happ…
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #46
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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…
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #47
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Originally posted by Eug Wanker:
So I take it you don't buy CDs either?
Very, very rarely.
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Originally posted by Landos Mustache:
So what do…
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #48
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Originally posted by Landos Mustache:
So what do you do? Sit at home with an expensive DVD player and don't watch DVD's because they are so terribly unwatchible …
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #49
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Originally posted by LoganCharles:
Just because it's HD doesn't mean it will be artifact free. If your tv is properly calibrated compression artifacts should not…
Blu-Ray HD-DVD spec 1.0 final. Units in early 2005 — #50
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Originally posted by Spheric Harlot:
No. Actually, I sit at home with my laptop hooked up to the TV and watch DVD rips. If I'm going to be watching compression ar…