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honestly, had BD not come around first and had even better specs like it does, I'd have supported HD VMD.
for those who know not what I am talking about, read this. (linked from engadget).
I mean, 24gb on a red-laser disc is pretty good, and if 30gb HD-DVDs are enough for 1080p, surely 24gb is too (especially since they currently have no support for HD audio codecs such as Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD/MA, a downside but less space required for audio).
however, the lack of industry support is a blow, with only a handful of commonly known movies appearing on the format, as well as indie and Bollywood films.
What is comical, is apparently they want to add more layers down the road (which current players would likely be able to use a firmware update to accommodate), but that's not the good part.. the comical part is the fact that they want to use blue-lasers when the prices come down. If this format would actually succeed, then they would basically be screwing their customers who purchase these players, as no red laser VMD player could play discs written by blue lasers.
for those who know not what I am talking about, read this. (linked from engadget).
I mean, 24gb on a red-laser disc is pretty good, and if 30gb HD-DVDs are enough for 1080p, surely 24gb is too (especially since they currently have no support for HD audio codecs such as Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD/MA, a downside but less space required for audio).
however, the lack of industry support is a blow, with only a handful of commonly known movies appearing on the format, as well as indie and Bollywood films.
What is comical, is apparently they want to add more layers down the road (which current players would likely be able to use a firmware update to accommodate), but that's not the good part.. the comical part is the fact that they want to use blue-lasers when the prices come down. If this format would actually succeed, then they would basically be screwing their customers who purchase these players, as no red laser VMD player could play discs written by blue lasers.
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