Originally posted by: Arnie.d
I didn't even know you could use an mpeg2 coder for material with a resolution greater than 720 x 576.
I didn't even know you could use an mpeg2 coder for material with a resolution greater than 720 x 576.
Yep, you sure can. But why would you? I think that article over on Doom9 makes it pretty clear. The studios don't want to give people something that looks good or is better. They want to give people just enough to make them happy. Putting mpeg2 video on a Blu-ray disc is "good enough". I'm honestly surprised we don't hear more outrage over this.
On a slightly related topic, does anyone know what the disc layout of a Blu-ray or HD-DVD disc is like? I would assume that an HD-DVD disc has the same layout as a DVD, but what about a Blu-ray disc? Are they completely different or just the same layout (VIDEO and AUDIO_TS folders with VOBs within)?