bluray topic

[Taky Cheung]

Blockbuster and Hollywood video rental stores are killed by netflix and the $1 DVD rental kiosk outside grocery store.

[John H. Lee]

One other factor may be people's perception of the value of HD. Recently, at least one of the main broadcasters here has been reducing the HD bitrate of its broadcasts. It seems reasonable to assume that some people considering the upgrade of their replay equipment might look at their lower quality HD transmissions and decide that the perceived difference in quality isn't worth making the change for.

I guess lower bit rate of the HD material is different issue, compared to the experience people have when they see HD material. When I compare BD disk that has 25MB/S bit rate and compressed version of BD that has 4MB/S bit rate, I still can tell that I'm expriencing the HD material, even though there are ceratainly a quality difference between the two. But If I watch DVD and compared to HD video, it's just a totally different exprience that any ordinary people can tell the difference. I guess that is the primary reason that BD (or HD) gain the popularity these datys.

[Taky Cheung]

Been shooting, editing and watching lots of HD footage, now when I look at DVD, I can instantly tell the difference.