Video Asylum

Posted by GMan on December 04, 2001 at 19:28:37

In Reply to: A theoretical answer posted by John C. - Aussie on November 20, 2001 at 13:06:58:

All of those specs are merely the electronic capability of the DVD player's circuitry. Not the material being played.

COMPRESSION kills the benefits right away. Take a DVD of a major movie, and find a scene where the camera is stationary. Now watch the images in the background refresh only three or four times a second, amidst coarse color and luminance gradation. That's pathetic.

So, with DVD we get pixelated crap delivered to our TVs with perfect clarity. What a step forward.