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Native resolution of HD-DVD and Blu-Ray

Discussion in 'HD DVD discussion' started by tezmen, Jan 7, 2006.

  1. tezmen

    tezmen Member

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    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.

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  2. diabolos

    diabolos Guest

    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.

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    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

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    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?
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  3. tezmen

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    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?
     
  4. diabolos

    diabolos Guest

    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.

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  5. anubis66

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    i remember reading hd-dvd could not play 1080p, but only 1080i or less.
     
  6. jjolson

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    Probably someone from Sony who wrote that...
     
  7. diabolos

    diabolos Guest

    Quotes from The High Definition DVD FAQ...

    BD:
    HD-DVD:
    The High Definition DVD FAQ
    http://www.bitburners.com/High_Definition_DVD_FAQ/

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