johnzap used our news submit to tell us: “It”s been almost accepted as truth, even mentioned
by the HD-DVD camp proponents, that HD-DVD image quality is superior to
Blu-Ray”s. Well, that”s plainly incorrect, according to a more recent test. This
test compared “apples to apples” (same title, same master, same codec, etc). In
the end, “(…) I found it almost impossible to detect any differences between
the Blu-ray and HD DVD discs.”.”
The developing controversy over VC-1 and MPEG-2 has now turned into All these new developments have inflamed the passions of the early Of course, the big news with Warner’s second Blu-ray batch is that, camps from MPEG-2 to VC-1. Which means that, at last, we can do a true apples to apples comparison — right down to the exact same compression codecs. We were also able to finally solve the cropping problems we suffered with Blu-ray in our last comparison (chalk it up to problems with the hardware, not the software). We even set up a “blind” face-off this time around, using the help of a video switcher and a partial observer to compare images without knowing the source until after we recorded my observations. The results challenged my expectations and perceptions once again about what each format is currently capable of delivering. <Snip> That said, with all things being equal and |
The article from High Def Digest is called round two and
it takes a second look at the movie offerings from both camps. In the first
releases, most agreed that the HD-DVD offerings were of superior picture
quality. Now, with different codecs, they take another look and give us their
thoughts. The article goes into quite some detail in the comparison and offers
us quite a bit of information to digest! For those interested in learning more
about what they thought, please
target=_new>follow this link to the High Def Digest!
Then feel free to give us your comments below or even in our
HD-TV, Blu-ray and HD-DVD Forum.
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