Posted by Alpha on 01/09/06 09:11

"Goro" <evilninjax@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> jolt wrote:
>> "Richard" <rfeirste@nycap.rr.com> wrote in message
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>> > Heck, you can put a 1080p60 file on a CD encoded with MPEG2. It is all
>> > up
>> > to the people who do the mastering what scan rate the file will be
>> > encoded
>> > at. If there is enough storage space on a disk for the program and
>> > extras
>> > at 1080p60 and the software tools are available, there is not reason
>> > not
>> > to encode the disk at that scan rate. Since HD-DVD will likely use the
>> > more efficient MPEG4 or another efficient encoding method, there should
>> > be
>> > plenty of room for most presentations.
>> >
>> > Richard.
>>
>>
>>
>> The problem with 1080p support is not the storage its the playback.
>> Here's a
>> link to some 1080p files
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/content_provider/film/ContentShowcase.aspx
>>
>>
>
> There are already vid cards with hardware h.264 support. 1080p vids
> play beautifully on my PC. Ofc ourse, i do have a pretty potent
> machine.
>
> -goro-


1080p is a very marginal improvement on 1080i and almost all stand-alone
hardware currently announced (except for that approaching 2 grand) will not
play it. Of course, computers with big RAM will. I do not think the Sony
moniker of "Beyond High Definition" is anything but deception.

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