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DVD could have a new lease on life if they'd create an updated spec with something like AV1. IIRC, Youtube uses around 2.5GB/hr for 4k which would mean almost 3
by hajile 4y ago
DVD could have a new lease on life if they'd create an updated spec with something like AV1. IIRC, Youtube uses around 2.5GB/hr for 4k which would mean almost 3 hours of 4k content on a dual-layer DVD at streaming quality. That would be good enough for most people.
- duskwuff 4y agoThe value of DVD is that you can stick a disc into anything that says "DVD player" and it'll work. Inventing a new format, like AV1 on DVD media, means you need new player hardware -- at which point you might as well just use Blu-ray.
- hajile 4y agoDVD hardware is way cheaper. Manufacturing DVDs is also way cheaper. DVDs patents should have also all expired. DVD HD or similar player branding could distinguish these decently well too.
- PostOnce 4y agotoo late https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD We'll have to go with DVDPro or QuantumDVD or DVD 2 or something ridiculous :)
- thesuitonym 4y agoCalling it DVD would almost make it a non-starter. HD DVD lost, DVD is old. Who wants something old? You'd probably have to call it something like red disc (Stylized as reDisc of course).
- brewdad 4y agoiDVD
- woobar 4y agoThey could always ask USB guys about proper naming. "DVD2 Gen 1.2 (240 Mbit/s)" is my vote.
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- yamtaddle 4y ago1) It's probably not good enough for 4K if you've got a viewing set-up on which you can actually tell the difference between 4k and 1080p. Which, sure, is only a smallish minority of viewers. 2) But you can fit a basically-perfect 1080P rip on a dual-layer DVD with modern codecs. Easily.
- hajile 4y agoWith an 85" TV, you have to be within 11 feet to notice the difference with 1080p. With a 55" TV, that drops down to about 7 feet. A great setup will show a difference, but those people probably think nothing of shelling out tons of money for 4k and 8k media. They'd hardly be the target market here.
- chungy 4y agoAVCHD was basically that concept: it uses the Blu-ray file structures, formats, and codecs, but stored on a DVD-R(OM). It has the problem that it only works in Blu-ray Players, not standard DVD players, so the usefulness of it is drastically diminished.