Comment Re:What about CDs? (Score 1) 48
There are a few things that need top be cleared up here.
1) LaserDisc is vastly superior to VHS.
2) DVD is inferior to LaserDisc but superior to VHS
DVD uses a lossy video compression that can quickly screw up a good movie in the hands of a bad engineer. Look closely at static shots in movies on DVD especially on a large screen and you will notice dithering just like in Quicktime movies (only not as bad).
3) MiniDisc is inferior to CD and was never designed as a replacement but an enhancement. Again it uses a lossy compression CODEC.
4) Commercial broadcasters are required to be broadcasting in digital (DTV) by 2002. This is not the same as HDTV. It is ment to lay the ground work for HDTV signals in the future. All it really means is that they need to replace/upgrade the last segment of the chain (the bradcast eqiupment) they are already captureing editing and playing digital signals.
1) LaserDisc is vastly superior to VHS.
2) DVD is inferior to LaserDisc but superior to VHS
DVD uses a lossy video compression that can quickly screw up a good movie in the hands of a bad engineer. Look closely at static shots in movies on DVD especially on a large screen and you will notice dithering just like in Quicktime movies (only not as bad).
3) MiniDisc is inferior to CD and was never designed as a replacement but an enhancement. Again it uses a lossy compression CODEC.
4) Commercial broadcasters are required to be broadcasting in digital (DTV) by 2002. This is not the same as HDTV. It is ment to lay the ground work for HDTV signals in the future. All it really means is that they need to replace/upgrade the last segment of the chain (the bradcast eqiupment) they are already captureing editing and playing digital signals.
