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In Reply to: RE: I don't care so much for how well the Pop-up menus work... posted by oscar on July 16, 2007 at 19:18:36
The fact that one format has more gigabytes of storage space doesn't necessarily mean that the transfers are any different/better on one than the other or that the space available is even being effectively employed. I'd be interested in learning about variations and similarities in the formats that extend beyond the hypothetical of what looks good on spec. sheets.
I realize that as this competition heats up folks will start digging in their heels in support of one format over another, but like I've said before, I have no dog in this hunt. My concerns are squarely focused on 1) viewing my favorite films and concert footage in the highest resolution possible and 2) being able to purchase British, Asian and European fare without region code intrusion. So far HD-DVD has the best selection for my tastes, but that is always subject to change.
Finally, I'm sitting on the fence at present & will probably hold out until 3rd generation players arrive, but as prices keep dropping on HD players that may not be possible (temptation being what it is). In any event, I'd rather opt for a universal player to cover all possibilities. That would make my purchase as future proof as possible provided pricing isn't prohibitive and the performance is excellent on both formats.
Sorry about the digression, but back to my original question: Have you done any side by side comparisons of films released on both formats?
Cheers,
AuPh
Follow Ups:
A couple of friends and I did a brief survey of select HD DVDs and Blu-Ray movies on a 126" screen because they were asking the same questions. It seems they noticed more subtle "motion blurring" with HD-DVD (relatively low bitrate VC-1 encodes) than with the Blu-Ray (relatively higher bitrate video encodes (AVC and/or MPEG2?). (Of course, both of them already have a bias against all things Microshaft). It could have been a setup issue, though I don't see how (same dual format player/display). More likely, it was the movie selection; at the time, I did not have the "reference demo disc" "King Kong"; we were making do with the likes of "Children of Men", "Good Shepherd" and "Batman Begins" . Nevertheless, I saw reason to believe we can do better than today's low bit rate VC1 encodes. Hmmm... I just checked two of those titles are Universal which hasn't been exactly rocking the HD video world with excellent video transfers.
In theory, you'll notice more artifacts with lower bitrate encodes, everything else being equal. In practice, it's debatable whether or not anyone will notice those differences. Some apparently have with AVC/VC1 Blu-Ray/HD-DVD shootouts with the same movie (Flags of Our Father?) with possibly biased Blu-ray fanboys giving the Blu-Ray version the edge, but you'd have to dig up the threads on these subjects (AVSforum, Highdefdigest, etc). Now if someone cares to loan me an HD-DVD copy of "Flags of Our Father" or "Letters from Iwo Jima"......
Of course, the closer I look for video issues, the less I enjoy the movies... And they all have video issues, I want the video masters and the player to play them.
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