What will be the native resolution of the video content of HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. I have seen many answers to that question all of them saying different things. Some say the native resolution differs upon the choice of the studio (720p, 1080i or 1080p) others say the discs will contain only one resolution (either 720p, 1080i or 1080p) but the disc players will be able to up- or down-convert to the desired resolution. I think the issue needs a clarification. Can someone give a reference to an OFFICIAL information about this matter? An answer containing info about frame rate (24,30 or 60, or 24,25,50 in PAL countries) would also be great. Thanks
All the answers you have heard are correct. The Offical Maximum for BD is 1080p, but Samsung has already stated that its first gen BD players won't be able to produce 1080p images. So in that example it is a hardware limitation. It was intetionally limited to 1080i to save some money. Movie producers and directors have full control over what quality the movies will be recorded and presented at. Most HDTVs don't display 1920x1080 pixels so any source of digital content is built capable of streaming several levels of resolution. The first blu-ray player by Samsung still includes Composite Video, S-Video, and Composite Video jacks for compatiblity with analog tvs. The Composite Video and S-video jacks are limited to 480i because of technical limitations. The Component Video Jacks are limited to 480p because of HDCP. The HDMI (HDCP) port is the only output capable of 720P, 1080i, or 1080p. ----- Some "Official" links: My #1 (un-bias) source: http://www.bitburners.com/High_Definition_DVD_FAQ/ Wiki-Pedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD-DVD Blu Ray news: http://www.blu-raydisc.com/ and http://news.sel.sony.com/search/que...=&rq=0&oq=&ws=0&qm=0&ql=&st=1&nh=10&lk=1&rf=1 ---- The first blu-ray player: http://www.samsung.com/PressCenter/PressRelease/PressRelease.asp?seq=20060106_0000223502 The first Blu-Ray movies: http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article/0,aid,124194,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp The first HD-DVD players: http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/news/newsarticle.asp?newsid=113 The first HD-DVD movies: http://news.com.com/HD+DVD+backers+promise+200+movies/2100-1026_3-6019023.html Got URLs? Ced
What I understand from your comment is the following: Studios are free to choose between 720p, 1080i or 1080p for the content of the discs. Blu-Ray or HD-DVD does not impose one of these formats. Am I wrong?
Right. That would be like saying that all movies have to be made in wide screen since most are. They don't have the power to do that. There business is the storage medium. As far as protection (features) and flexability, Blu-Ray lets the movie studios decide that too. HD-DVD doesn't. Ced
Quotes from The High Definition DVD FAQ... BD: HD-DVD: The High Definition DVD FAQ http://www.bitburners.com/High_Definition_DVD_FAQ/ Ced
