So it seems the final K.O for the DVD format battle has been dealt. Blu-ray has been pronounced format of choice. In an earlier entry “DVD killed the video star”, I spoke about the life of VHS being 30 years prior to DVD overtaking. We now see DVD being replaced after only a 10-year life span.
Are these format wars really worth the hype?
Consumers, mostly in America, now have access to downloadable media through iTunes Store, and in Australia we have sites such as Big Pond.
Is the format of choice really Blu-ray or could it be hard drives?
An article on iLounge “Apple TV 2.0 vs. Blu-Ray, DVD & HD Cable: The Comparison” shows the differences between a number of formats, including Blu-Ray, HD Apple TV, HD Cable, DVD and SD apple TV. The difference in screen image quality is not something I suspect an everyday consumer would be disappointed with.
When we look at the technical side Blu-Ray runs at about 40mbps, Apples HD movies run at 4mbps. When you take this into consideration whilst viewing the image quality you can see that the quality of downloadable video will only get better. The key at the moment is to get the right balance of image and audio quality vs file size. iLounge’s “The Complete Guide to iTunes Movie Rentals, Part 2” article show The Simpsons Movie in HD as being just under 3GB, when purchase from iTunes.
We can see from these figures that online video distribution has a bigger future than the user-generated content we see on YouTube and other video aggregations sites. The technology will only get better day by day. So the question is how long of a life span does Blu-Ray or even HD DVD really have as a video disc format of choice?
Related Articles:
DVD killed the video star
http://mediachemistry.com/?p=26
Apple TV 2.0 vs. Blu-Ray, DVD & HD Cable: The Comparison [updated]
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/apple-tv-20-vs-blu-ray-dvd-hd-cable-the-comparison/
The Complete Guide to iTunes Movie Rentals, Part 2
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/the-complete-guide-to-itunes-movie-rentals-part-2/
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