Posted by Goro on 12/30/05 05:40

Walter R. wrote:
> I am in the process of copying some movies to my own DVDs. What will happen
> when the HDTV format takes over in a couple of years? Of course, VCRs and
> VCR tapes will become worthless.
>
> Will my DVDs become equally obsolete in 2 years? Although they are digital,
> they will be using the wrong format.

h.264-encoded 720p MKVs look tremendous. can easily fit 2 hrs on a
DVD+R(SL). I'd expect that there will be a new generation of DVD
Player that output HD from vid files (in addition to upconverting SD
DVDs).

-goro-

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