What are BD's limits?

[Dwayne]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

I am just waiting for the download brigade to turn up and start talking about streaming! No guys, ultra hi def is not the future, the future is watching films via streams that look like pirated films. The future is watching a film with pauses every now and then while the buffering sorts itself out. The future is watching films like Wall-e and Up and not being able to spot all that fine detail and stunning clarity because they are hidden behind a ugly block of pixels.


looooooooooooong live Bluray!

(just thought i would get in first)

Im glad you did or I would have. I agree with you 100%. No streaming video fan here. PHYSICAL MEDIA IS THE ONLY WAY!!!!! Blu-ray of course, but I will still take DVD over streaming ANYDAY.

[Steedeel]

agreed. There are some absolute idiots claiming that streaming is HD quality. That is what i find amusing!

[Ascended_Saiyan]

Originally Posted by Dwayne

Im glad you did or I would have. I agree with you 100%. No streaming video fan here. PHYSICAL MEDIA IS THE ONLY WAY!!!!! Blu-ray of course, but I will still take DVD over streaming ANYDAY.

That part is a little outlandish. DVD still uses MPEG-2 at around 7Mbps. Streaming, usually, uses H.264 at around 2 Mbps. H.264 is often superior to DVD at those bitrates. Now, DTS audio from these discs is a different story. DD+ is now a reality even with 1080p streaming, so DVD wouldn't be an issue. Streaming as a substitute for Blu-ray? Hell no! Streaming as a substitute for DVD? Acceptable.

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by Ascended_Saiyan

Streaming as a substitute for DVD? Acceptable.

Not to me. I always opt for Blu-ray, but with certain very old films that cannot be brought to Blu-ray for a number of reasons - degraded elements, etc - I take SDVD. Everything I wish to own in my library has to be either or Blu-ray or SDVD. (I have about 20 VHS tapes left of very old films as well).



Pro-B

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Not to me. I always opt for Blu-ray, but with certain very old films that cannot be brought to Blu-ray for a number of reasons - degraded elements, etc - I take SDVD. Everything I wish to own in my library has to be either or Blu-ray or SDVD. (I have about 20 VHS tapes left of very old films as well).



Pro-B

agree, I don't realy watch my DVDs any more, but if I would decide I had to see a film and it was not on BD, then I would just watch the DVD I have , why would I go DL it when it is not any better?

[Ascended_Saiyan]

Originally Posted by Anthony P

agree, I don't realy watch my DVDs any more, but if I would decide I had to see a film and it was not on BD, then I would just watch the DVD I have , why would I go DL it when it is not any better?

...because it's not any worse.

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by Ascended_Saiyan

...because it's not any worse.

how does that answer the question? If I have the DVD and I want to see it why would I pay and go through the pain of DLing the title when I could just put the DVD in the player.

[skysmile72]

Blu-ray on the other hand can't make that kind of switch as easily.