Lorn Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Is anyone here able to give us a quick breakdown as to why this new format is so 'groundbreaking' or at least 'necessary'? I'm sure somebody was asking the same kind of question in regards to quality with VHS/DVD, but is the difference between this next-gen format and DVD really that profound? DVD's seem pretty good to me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott r Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 this new format can store 120 gig upwards so bit rates and quality can potentialy much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixologist Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Not trying to sound like a jerk, but www.cnet.com has the best breakdown of both formats. Essentially more storage which allows for better video and audio quality. IT's use? Mainly for High-Definition, so unless you have a High-Def TV and are willing to drop another 400 bucks for a HD DVD or BLu-ray player, don't worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixologist Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 essentially the discs has smaller divots and the laser is more refined in the blu-ray or hd-dvd player, this allows for the greater storage. Regular DVD's have a resolution of about 480i, you can however upscale this image to 480p, The blu-ray or HD DVD though would have a resolution of 1080p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pokemon sauce Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 i normally play gears of war on my regular tv with the normal output, but i took my xbox over to a friends house and we played it in HD and the difference is huge. subtle differences but the effect is huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 DVD's seem pretty good to me..Same here. I reckon unless you've got a huge plasma/LCD with a surround sound speaker setup, the new technology is overkill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixologist Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Yea, until you have an HD TV don't worry about it, but HD is nicer overall, it's subtle differences that just all add up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chile Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 this new format can store 120 gig upwards so bit rates and quality can potentialy much better nah man they store 25 gig.. theyre already outdated in capacity, the company kanguru recently released a 64 GB usb memory stick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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