Forbes article about Blu-ray and picture quality - Blu-ray Forum

Clark Kent · 04-21-2009, 02:37 AM

I missed this article when it first came out but I was flipping through an older issue of mine from February 2, 2009 and chanced upon it. It talks about the need for high-bitrate video encodes for the best picture quality from HD formats, particularly Blu-ray. The poor quality of downloads in comparison are discussed and the recommendation is that 25 Mbps for the video encode is a good starting point.

http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0202/036.html

Apparently Forbes supports the cause of videophiles.

Blu Titan · 04-21-2009, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Clark Kent

I missed this article when it first came out but I was flipping through an older issue of mine from February 2, 2009 and chanced upon it. It talks about the need for high-bitrate video encodes for the best picture quality from HD formats, particularly Blu-ray. The poor quality of downloads in comparison are discussed and the recommendation is that 25 Mbps for the video encode is a good starting point.

http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0202/036.html

Apparently Forbes supports the cause of videophiles.

Wow, suprising to see the article in Forbes. Good find!

Clark Kent · 04-21-2009, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Blu Titan

Wow, suprising to see the article in Forbes. Good find!

I was surprised myself. Blu-ray is becoming very mainstream.

xtop · 04-21-2009, 02:45 AM

love the article. and is the difference between the encodes really that big? the 13 mbps picture looks terrible, almost too bad

Grumpz · 04-21-2009, 06:05 AM

Make me wonder what A$$ bitrate they used for Predator.

Still gets me fired up, I paid $18 bucks for it!

LifeOfAPirate13 · 04-21-2009, 06:26 PM

I heard Predator is not bad at all but I haven't seen it on blu so I can't comment on that. But there is a huge difference in the Mbps category as seen in this article and it would be pretty sweet if there were something that made developers have to have a certain level of speed associated with blu-rays I am sure this might cost a bit more for them to make but it would really let us show what blu-ray can really do.

dadkins · 04-21-2009, 06:44 PM

Speed and bitrate *sometimes* doesn't add any quality.
You can encode a Youtube video at 40mbps but it will still be a Youtube video.
I have seen some fairly impressive Blu-ray discs with "Lower Than Average" bitrates and they looked great - I have also seen 40+mbps Blu-rays that were not spectacular.

04-21-2009, 02:37 AM	#1
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	Forbes article about Blu-ray and picture quality I missed this article when it first came out but I was flipping through an older issue of mine from February 2, 2009 and chanced upon it. It talks about the need for high-bitrate video encodes for the best picture quality from HD formats, particularly Blu-ray. The poor quality of downloads in comparison are discussed and the recommendation is that 25 Mbps for the video encode is a good starting point. http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0202/036.html Apparently Forbes supports the cause of videophiles.

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04-21-2009, 02:45 AM	#4
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	love the article. and is the difference between the encodes really that big? the 13 mbps picture looks terrible, almost too bad

04-21-2009, 06:05 AM	#5
Grumpz Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Winnipeg, MB Blu-ray collection:22	Make me wonder what A$$ bitrate they used for Predator. Still gets me fired up, I paid $18 bucks for it!

04-21-2009, 06:26 PM	#6
LifeOfAPirate13 Expert Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Chicago, IL Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:18	I heard Predator is not bad at all but I haven't seen it on blu so I can't comment on that. But there is a huge difference in the Mbps category as seen in this article and it would be pretty sweet if there were something that made developers have to have a certain level of speed associated with blu-rays I am sure this might cost a bit more for them to make but it would really let us show what blu-ray can really do.

04-21-2009, 06:44 PM	#7
dadkins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Hercules, CA Blu-ray collection:35 Blu-ray reviews:2	Speed and bitrate sometimes doesn't add any quality. You can encode a Youtube video at 40mbps but it will still be a Youtube video. I have seen some fairly impressive Blu-ray discs with "Lower Than Average" bitrates and they looked great - I have also seen 40+mbps Blu-rays that were not spectacular.

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