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So, how would a Mac user create an HD MP4 with AC3 audio that will playback properly in a PS3?
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As for Apple and Blu-Ray. As a long committed Apple user, I think Apple IS holding back because it will hurt iTunes HD downloads. I don't really care though because I don't have a use for Blu-Ray right now. The discs are ridiculously expensive with extremely slow burn times. |
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For example, I'd argue that the following format changes were accepted by consumers because they gave consumers a more convenient way to listen to and store their music. LPs to Audio cassette (easier to store, more portable, even more important to the mass market than "better audio quality" or random access to the music) Audio cassette to CDs (even easier to store, and much more portable, and I get my random access back again, oh and the nice salesman says it's better audio quality, he's so nice) CDs to iPods (extremely easy to store, extremely portable - and it really nails the point, people want convenience over technical quality. They are willing to downgrade their music from 16-bit 44khz to .mp3 because it's just much more convenient - they don't have to jump through hoops to listen to their music. If you look at almost all mass accepted consumer formats, it's the same story over, and over, and over, and over again. Betamax to VHS (hey great I can record longer!) VHS to DVD (takes up less shelf space, quick start/stop, random access) DVD to .... ??? Anything more convenient ??? (hint: not Blu-Ray) And that's what I think is Blu-Ray's main problem, the only real selling point is higher resolution, but people don't switch because of better resolution, they switch, because the tech got out of the way, and watching the movie became more convenient. And all this from someone's who is currently collecting Blu-Ray discs for his collection! |
Wow, I'm in the exact opposite boat. My clients keep requesting BluRay since I switched to shooting HD. I've delivered a COUPLE of HD-DVD ISO on DVD disks authored in DVDSP to the handful of my clients that have HD-DVD players and they are thrilled. LOTS of interest in my market. Mind you, lots of people around here have large screen HD TVs as well. The winter here is 5 months long, we spend a LOT of time indoor in front of the TV from December to March or April.
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ANY... And if you can't, tell me the gap between 1 hour on BluRay, and 1 hour on the next closest format. |
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So what happens when all the new movie releases shift toward BluRay? Much like what happened when we used to go to the store to rent movies, and the new releases were only on DVD... |
tape me thinks
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I've noticed that today with corporations and Politics there's no fear in dishonesty. PC manufacturers have Blu-ray playback devices in laptops that are in the Macbook range. The difference is HP, Acer and others aren't trying to sell you HD rentals online. Apple's never been a richer company yet they still deliver hobbled hardware and overpriced accessories (which they aren't alone to be honest). They aren't supporting Blu-ray as of yet because of "profit" not "cost" |
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I'm willing to bet that this is going to be the worst Christmas from a sales standpoint than we've seen in over a decade. I know i'm going very light and no one I know is looking forward to the Christmas rush. At 26 bucks a Blu-ray movie in stores compared to 10 bucks for a DVD I doubt that Blu-ray makes a splash. Even if consumers get $200 players (which is 4x the amount they want to pay for a DVD player) they still realize the movies are twice as much. |
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Consider this, what do the majority of people who buy flat panels hook it up to? A hi-def source? No way, they hook it up to a DVD player, cable TV, or as my neighbor has done hooked it up in the kitchen with an antenna. Even though the required video scaling always looks worse than if they'd stuck with a CRT TV. But convenience is a big factor, and the low profile of flat panels is very convenient and probably the biggest selling point. Same goes for buyers of computer LCD monitors vs. CRT - it's just more convenient, you get all that desk space back. |
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I think the next consumer delivery format that replaces DVDs will have this one thing going for it - it will have less barriers between the consumer and their movies. |
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Again, I give it 18 months, before we start to see a significant shift. I suspect that by this time next year, BluRay will be seeing earlier releases than DVD. Studios do not want to support two expensive formats. I think if the economy wasn't in the tank, the adoption would be quicker. But hey, I could be wrong. I have been before. Regardless, I think Apple has made a significant error in judgement by not supporting BluRay at this point, and I do think it will come back to bite them. In fact, if this forum is any indication, it already is. |
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