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And a YIFY 1080p release is less than a 4.5GB DVD, why did we need a different disc format for regular Blu-Ray? A VCD release fits on a 700MB CD, why did we ne
by mappu 10y ago
And a YIFY 1080p release is less than a 4.5GB DVD, why did we need a different disc format for regular Blu-Ray?
A VCD release fits on a 700MB CD, why did we need a different disc format for DVD?
You can make video files come out any size you like - even 1 MB - if you're willing to make the tradeoffs (on both quality and time-to-encode dimensions). There's also a limited amount of hardware you can put into a set-top player while keeping a consumer-friendly price point.
- voltagex_ 10y agoYou could still sell the set-top player (which aren't really at a "low" price point) with H.265 as the codec on the current-gen Blu-Ray disc - reducing manufacturing costs.
- mappu 10y agoNormally those kind of decisions are optimized by free market competition. It doesn't seem to have kicked-in in this case, probably due to the elephants in the room (piracy and streaming) having zero capex cost.
- djsumdog 10y agoHence the HD-DVD which packed the 1080p and 720p videos onto the older media standard.
- mappu 10y agoHD-DVD was a separate type of physical disk. It could store more data than DVD but less than Bluray.