@Brian, much thnks, I'll share my thots too. IMO. :-) - I don't think the DVD market is going to become obsolete at all. Propreitary mpeg implementations yield a far better and extreme high motion quality than ripped versions, or even the encoded versions running on mpeg1/2/4 that are open at certain levels. This is one reason I dislike the so called bundling of open mepg versions, they are an insult to high quality definitions that we should be getting out of large screen TVs etc. Infact, my eyes are quite sensitive to the various mpeg encoders that I'd rather not watch the program at all, than have to look at really sh.itty frame rates and pixels all over the screen. Make a comparison of what I write above, play an original propreitary format DVD and compare the same on the mpeg versions. You will see the differences immediately. - The same goes for the various audio formats and the compression rates used. If you put the original sound track and the compressed version on a system where you can tell the acoustics in high, mid, lower ranges I'm sure you would just dump the compressed versions. From the piano, to the guitar, to the vocals and to the bass. Compare these and you will realize that unless one uses a professional encoder propreitary system, the sound will be rubbish on compression. My request to you is to compare the original propreitary standards with the usual compression standards. They are a world of difference apart an thus for me I'd retain a DVD collection than move it to compression techniques that need a lot of work still. Rgds. On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Brian L <lusiola@gmail.com> wrote:
@aki I speak for myself here, but I hardly play any content straight from DVD/CD unless in my brianmobil, which I'm also hoping to upgrade to a stereo with USB slot and bluetooth.
IMO Discs as a storage to media especially video is on its death bed, just like the disc killed the tape, flash memory <http://goo.gl/j0OXS> will kill the disc. With the internet becoming more accessible and faster, things will have to change, as they did when the industry ignored napster, though its now folded.
DVD Players now also come with a USB slot, this allows you to play content straight from a flash disk or a step further format a portable HDD in FAT32 and voila.
You can now purchase a movie online, its no longer necessary/a must to buy a disc and or physical media.
If you are a downloader, the content might never get to a Disc unless you're selling (*my opinion of piracy to be discussed separately*). Only one person need buy the disc be it blueray, dvd or cd, rip and share it...the industry loses. Lets be honest here there is a larger market out there watching pirated DVDs than people who buy the genuine article.
Out of curiosity, why did the big manufacturers yield to the chinese and put a USB slot there and allow it to play certain audio, video and photos? There must be something I am missing.
I reiterate, I speak only for myself....corrections welcome.