ihamoitc2005
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4.5 hours of HD movie on 1 disc? What bit-rate do you suggest for this and do you refer to single-layer or double-layer disc?
Why do you think HD-DVD will have much lower cost? Drive manufacturer cost is ~ same and actual disc manufacture cost is same only difference is movies which is only little bit more for movie disc manufacturer because of initial equipment cost but DVD also had equipment cost but BD equipment is much more small and simple for movie manufacture. Also BD disc is not only 67% more space so 3hr movie and content can fit no problem but also has good scratch proof technology.
Also what do you mean "slower moving technology"?
Why do you say this my friend? What do you feel is cheaper about HD-DVD? Same drive technology (blue laser) but because of less "density" of disc data, actual drive speed (RPM) must be higher for HD-DVD to have same read/write rate so maybe HD-DVD drive is more expensive.
Only big difference is disc protection technology and Blu-ray disc has new "fancy" super-hard protection layer but Blu-ray disc is also much less process steps for manufacture so cost is almost same as normal DVD. For "recordable media" cost/GB of blu-ray is much much less.
scooby_dooby said:Inferior only in terms of storage space. For all movie releases this is not even an issue, 4.5 hours on one disc will be more than enough.
4.5 hours of HD movie on 1 disc? What bit-rate do you suggest for this and do you refer to single-layer or double-layer disc?
I would gladly change the advantage of 40% more disc space, for the advantage of cheaper hardware and cheaper discs, both from a movie standpoint, and a PC backup standpoint, the extra space is not worth a signifigantly higher cost, nor is it worth waiting for a slower moving technology.
Why do you think HD-DVD will have much lower cost? Drive manufacturer cost is ~ same and actual disc manufacture cost is same only difference is movies which is only little bit more for movie disc manufacturer because of initial equipment cost but DVD also had equipment cost but BD equipment is much more small and simple for movie manufacture. Also BD disc is not only 67% more space so 3hr movie and content can fit no problem but also has good scratch proof technology.
Also what do you mean "slower moving technology"?
HD-DVD's recent delays make me wonder how much faster it truly is moving, but I still feel like it will prove to be the cheaper solution with faster price-drops, and cheaper recordable media.
Why do you say this my friend? What do you feel is cheaper about HD-DVD? Same drive technology (blue laser) but because of less "density" of disc data, actual drive speed (RPM) must be higher for HD-DVD to have same read/write rate so maybe HD-DVD drive is more expensive.
Only big difference is disc protection technology and Blu-ray disc has new "fancy" super-hard protection layer but Blu-ray disc is also much less process steps for manufacture so cost is almost same as normal DVD. For "recordable media" cost/GB of blu-ray is much much less.