Just curious. I imagine (perhaps incorrectly) that it’s beyond the capacity of a single DVD without unacceptable levels of compression being required.
According to this , it would be 25 GB at 36 Mbps. It would obvioulsy not fit on a DVD, but it would fit on a Blu-ray disc, which is what the article describes. Blu-ray discs are the most likely candidates for HD-DVD.
Here is, AFAIK, the world’s only currently available HDTV movie in a DVD format, which I have here at home. It fits comfortably on a single disc.
Yes, but (as far as I can tell) given that that movie is basically a windows media file on a DVD, and is only intended to be played on home computers and PC monitor screens with MS media player 9, it’s not really a “cinematic” HDTV DVD intended to be played on large HDTV home theatre systems.
I think there’s a decent chance of movies switching format before then. Likely to MPG4 or some derivative thereof.
Better compression means more will fit on a standard 9 gig DVD. My hunch would be that HD movies will NOT be using MPG2 encoding.
It has an output video resolution of 1080i, and a digital audio output of Dolby 5.1 Surround. The computer’s vidwo card has a DVI output, and my TV (a 57" DLP rear screen model) has a DVI input. I get a phemomenally sharp picture on my screen.
It looks like a duck and quacks like a duck.
Does it echo?
True, but given that HDTV is a full 10x the uncompressed data rate of NTSC (1.485Gbps vs. 145ishMbps), I don’t think compression technology is going to take up all the slack.
Regarding the Terminator 2 DVD, the linked FAQ had this to say:
Full HDTV resolution is actually a bit up on that, at 1920x1080. The resolution is also somewhat independent of the compression rate - it’s possible to compress files of the same resolution to different levels. You can still decode to the same res, but blocking and other artifacts increase, particularly in fast-moving scenes. Interestingly, the bitrate given, at 6.8 Mbps, is pretty much in the middle of the standard DVD range, and well below what Toblerone2000’s wikipedia entry estimates for compressed HDTV. At least some of this will be down to WM9 being a better compression technology than MPEG2, as Kinthalis says - I’d guess that what you have probably looks a lot better than the average DVD, but not quite as spiffy as HD-DVD will, as and when it ever arrives. Of course, I’ve not seen either so you should probably take this opinion with a mound of salt.
All that said, I have no doubt it looks and sounds ace :). is jealous
No, you have to go onto the Windows “Dosplay” settings and redirect the monitor output and resolution. .
… and no one knows why!!
