Do 50g films have better PQ then 25g films?

[M]

I just realized today that most Special Features are in Standard Definition, which isn't so good, but doesn't bother me too much but I'm sure they could have easily been in High Definition..

[CptGreedle]

A movie can fit on a 25GB disc no problem and still look great too, but it would have to be short. For a long movie (1 1/2 hours is long enough), a full 50GB disc would have the room for the information to spread out. That will avoid compression which is used on all video, and can provide uncompressed and lossless sound too, which is on MOST BD titles.
Without the extra space, you will probably have to compress sound and image, especially for longer titles.
It is in NO WAY overkill. BD50 discs tend to get better reviews, and games are already using more than 25GB. Imagine putting a long movie like Lord of the Rings on a 25GB disc and you will see tons of compression and lossy audio. But with 50 GB you can fit lossless audio and better video.

[Headphone Czar]

I'm not amir.. I go by KBI on the AVS forum.

[Alan Gordon]

Originally Posted by Headphone Czar

I'm not amir.. I go by KBI on the AVS forum.

I didn't think you were... I was just joking around!

~Alan

[odin24]

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

Imagine putting a long movie like Lord of the Rings on a 25GB disc and you will see tons of compression and lossy audio. But with 50 GB you can fit lossless audio and better video.

What are the chances that each movie in the trilogy gets a 4 layered BD (100GB)? I thought I saw something when Blu was first launched that there could eventually be 4 layered discs. Would launch to date standalones play such discs or would firmware updates be required?

[WickyWoo]

What are the chances that each movie in the trilogy gets a 4 layered BD (100GB)? I thought I saw something when Blu was first launched that there could eventually be 4 layered discs. Would launch to date standalones play such discs or would firmware updates be required?

Zero. It is questionable whether they will ever actually be manufactured as writeables for consumers even.

You will not see any commercial movie on a BD-100, except for, and that's assuming someone actually bothers to make a line for them, some oddball disc designed to get you to buy it because it's BD-100

I think everyone learned from DVD-18 the lesson of "the more layers, the exponentially more defects"

[#Darren]

Originally Posted by M

I just realized today that most Special Features are in Standard Definition, which isn't so good, but doesn't bother me too much but I'm sure they could have easily been in High Definition..

Not if they weren't filmed in hi def, which most aren't.