Sony: "Blu-Ray discs cost too much", lowers expectations on player sales

[DarkNight_DS]

JaggedSac said:

DarkNight_DS said:

leo-j said:
Download a 1080p movie? Sure lets wait 20 hours for it to download..

Incase anyone actually cares... a 1080p movie has a smaller file size then a 720p or 1080i movie.  1080p was a marketing gimick to push in a lower bitrate for the same quality.  1080p movies are 24fps, 720p movies are 60 fps, 1080i movies can be 24fps, 29.97fps or 59.97fps. 

The lower frame rate allows for the lower bitrates.

 

 

Actually, any movie not filmed with digital cameras are 24 fps(the standard for film projectors).  If they use more than that in their transfers for 720p/1080i it would be retarded. 

 

I'd say 99% of the 720p and 1080i movie transfers are all running at higher then 24fps.  ;)  And yes of course I realize that film is/was shot in 24fps.  It happens to be something I'm wayyyy too familiar with ;)

Oh and BTW there are many standards for film speeds.  24FPS just so happens to be the most common.  You'll come across other standards like 18FPS for animation/claymation, 120fps for certain short films etc.