Posted by Goro on 08/25/05 20:31

normanstrong@comcast.net wrote:
> I've been trying to imagine a good use for a 30GB disc. How about an entire
> season of a 1 hour TV series? That's about 1000 minutes; just right for
> Blu-Ray. Of course, that's not what they're going to do with it. The one
> thing Hollywood doesn't want is a disc with a lot of time on it. They're
> perfectly happy to give you better and better resolution, extras, etc., but
> not more time.

i had thot for quite some time that this could possibly be hte "killer
app" for the next gen of Hi-Capacity DVDs. NOT necessarily just the HD
Content, but that much more SD content could be held on it. Computer
BluRay burners + DVD ripping = BluRay disc with lots of content on it =
Me buying a BluRay burner, bluRay media, BluRay set top player.

-goro-

> DVD would have been perfect for entire operas at full CD quality; 16 bit,
> 48K PCM is a DVD standard, but I'm not aware of any commercial release using
> it.
>
> Norm Strong

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