Posted by
Rob Neal on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/UFO-on-Family-Room-HD-tp1510555p1510597.html
I think one must also appreciate that DVD's are now pretty old
technology, and still use MPEG1 or 2 compression codecs.
(A codec is the coder/decoder software algorithm that actually
crunches and restores the data)
Nowadays, most people can view such codecs such as Divx, Xvid and
H263, which are far superior, and allow high compression with minimal
quality loss; these are not only viewable on computers, but many DVD
players can also read them. Now with HD/BluRay discs that hold far
more than a DVDs, and use better codecs, the quality will be far
improved, even before considering the picture size.
One other point, Marc, is I think you will find now that LCDs versus
Plasmas is really 6 of 1, half a dozen of the other, and there is very
little to choose between them. I know Sony have ceased manufacture of
all their plasma TVs, and many others are due to follow, simply
because LCDs are generally cheaper to make and have a lower failure
rate, along with all the environmental issues of power consumption etc.
Rob
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[hidden email], "Marc Martin" <marc@...> wrote:
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> > I think compression is ALWAYS acceptable
>
> Sorry, the above statement might be confusing -- what
> I meant is that there is nothing wrong with compression
> in general. With minimal compression, the average
> person cannot tell the difference between the original,
> even though the file size is much smaller. The problems
> occur when you use too much compression.
>
> Marc
>