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The codecs are the same for both, Blu-Ray still has the storage/bandwidth advantages.

Posted by oscar (A) on June 7, 2007 at 21:53:22

In Reply to: You should ask the same question about Blu-ray. posted by mdavis on June 7, 2007 at 21:13:51:

It might not always be implemented correctly; especially with the early releases. But the potential is there and some of the more recent high profile releases are taking advantage of this (POTC, Apocalypto, Flags of Our Father) as the use of 50G Blu-ray discs rise. In fact, I expect, the use of 25G Blu-Ray will drop off, just as 15G HD-DVDs are seldom used. As far as Tri-layers are concerned, Blu-Ray can also play this game. In fact, quad layer 200G Blu-ray discs have already entered the rumor mills. Still, I doubt anything larger than dual layer will ever hit the studio HD movie market.

An interesting question is will the LOTR movies fit on a single disc ? I think the chances are likelier with Blu-Rays' 5/3x storage capacity.

I would expect most people posting in the Asylum also care about audio quality. HT is an audio-video experience; not just a video experience. Everyone I've talked to who has listened to HD lossless soundtracks has been suitably impressed with the experience. Granted, the folks I talk to appreciate the benefits of a good HT and a good audio setup to go with that HT. I use the same setup for Multichannel SACD/DVD-A, so I'm already set up to appreciate high resolution audio tracks for HD video.

HD-DVD is cheaper now, but I expect both formats are going to get even cheaper down the road. Whether Blu-Ray can achieve economies of scale to make it just as cheap as HD-DVD to produce remains to be seen, but it's a definite possibility. It's still too early in the game and sales volume are miniscule (compared to DVD) so who knows what will happen ?

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