New HD-DVD discs, stores up to 51 GB

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FilaBrasileiro on 28 November 2007

KruzeS said:

rocketpig said: 1440p would be roughly 33% larger than 1080p.

Actually, no it wouldn't - it would be 78% larger. Not only in size, but also in data rate. It would also require significantly better video decoders. Meaning, a new format. Meaning, it doesn't matter now. Meaning, you throw your brand new TV, your AV receiver and your movie player, out the window.

Is anyone really looking forward to this now!? Seriously. There's literally zero chance the current standards will be updated to support higher resolutions, unless it's optional support and discs come loaded with several versions of the same movie. Even then it means buying everything again, if you really must have the latest and greatest.

But would it make that much of a difference though? I mean both image and sound? They say most people need a 50+ inch TV to tell the difference between 720p and 1080p, you'd probably need a 70 inch TV or a projector to tell the difference between a 1440p and 1080p.

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Delusional on 28 November 2007

makingmusic476 said:

Also, it's a good thing that HD DVD may get 51gb discs soon. BD's extra space is really beginning to come into play. For example, the Blu-Ray version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix comes with an extra 40 min. A&E special on the making of the movie, and it and many of the other special features on the disc are in 1080p. All the extras on the HD DVD version, however, are in 480p. The additional scenes and other featurettes are all in HD on Blu-Ray, but only SD on HD DVD. Sure HD DVD gets PiP and that community chat thing, but I'd much prefer getting HD extras on my HD format.

Just look at the backs of the OotP cases (top right, under "Special Features", and more info in the "Special Features" box in the middle of the case):

Initially, HD DVD is supposed to get the A&E feature as well on top of all the exclusive HD DVD features. But to make thigns fair since bluray cannot do PiP or web-enabled stuff, WB dropped the A&E for HD DVD, which you can still get on normal DVD (the A&E documentary). Even if it's HD extras, I thoguth many blu-ray fans did not care for extras and only care for the movie itself? o_O

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ProfDallas on 28 November 2007

Naah Delusional, we'll get the extras soon enough. Starting last month, the Blu-ray Association required that all BD players come with an ethnet cable, in order to get these extras, not that they will amount to a hill of beans anyway.

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welshbloke on 29 November 2007

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It amazes me how the Blu Ray mob have this all sown up (then sown up again and then again) yet HD DVD continues to hang around. Two good articles to read the first discusses the Blu Ray european disc sales and the HD DVD player sales both recently announced.

HD DVD player sales top 750,000, Blu-ray claims lead in Europe

The other is a good article about what as a consumer you should be considering.

Which is More Consumer Friendly: HD DVD or Blu-ray?

I guess nobody read these links then judging by the comments made since.

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