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No, capacity is the surface area for pits on the disc surface that you fill with digital information

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Jazz Inmate

In Reply to: RE: Capacity is an empty warehouse; theory is what you 'may' fill it up with. posted by Audiophilander on December 11, 2007 at 14:23:42

It amazes me that you have actually convinced yourself you are informed on these issues. There is nothing THEORETICAL about it. Blu-ray can hold 20 gigs more content than HD DVD. It is therefore a superior HD format.

If you're looking for a metaphor for "empty warehouse", try your skull.
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"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)

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I was speaking metaphorically, but we can talk about your skin complexion if you wish. - Audiophilander 17:21:15 12/11/07 (1)
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> > > "Blu-ray can hold 20 gigs more content than HD DVD. It is therefore a superior HD format." < < <

Can hold and does hold are two different things. If in the end, the discs released have the same codecs, remastering and level of content and in an A/B comparison you can't tell a Blu-ray release from the same movie released on an HD-DVD, then the 20 gigs of 'warehouse' space doesn't mean zip; you can put that in your zip-file and smoke it!

The bottom line: capacity doesn't mean diddly if it isn't used. Now some films, like Harry Potter which is being released on both formats, are providing extra content in 1080P on Blu-ray as opposed to 480P on the HD-DVD discs. If those extras, such as making documentaries, are as important to you as the movie in higher definition then maybe you should consider Blu-ray, but I'll wager that the movies on both formats look exactly the same in side by side comparisons.

> > > "If you're looking for a metaphor for "empty warehouse", try your skull." < < <

Actually, I'm looking for a metaphor for pompom carrying fanboy, but as much as your moniker keeps popping up around here I bet a Google search would just link your name to any search.

Have a good'un! ;^D

AuPh
- yeah, as I said, you used a bad metaphor - Jazz Inmate 17:37:57 12/11/07 (0)
  > > Can hold and does hold are two different things. If in the end, the discs released have the same codecs, remastering and level of content and in an A/B comparison you can't tell a Blu-ray release from the same movie released on an HD-DVD, then the 20 gigs of 'warehouse' space doesn't mean zip; you can put that in your zip-file and smoke it! < <
  
  You have unwittingly hit upon another reason that hd dvd is bad news: the fact that studios releasing both formats are producing the content for HD DVD and simply porting it over to blu-ray. In other words, your camp is dumbing down content for everyone and screwing the consumer out of the best possible product. But hey, what do you care. You don't even think audio quality is important.
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  "I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)

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