Comment on DVDs are dying right as streaming has made them appealing again

• thisNotMyName@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No, bluray is 1080p (or 2160p if UHD Bluray) while DVDs are 576p-720p (what looks really shitty on a 4K TV). I only buy BDs and UHD BDs these days

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  • TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    while DVDs are 576p-720p

    576p is the absolute maximum. Most DVDs are actually 480p.

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    • Matriks404@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I am pretty sure 1080p video will fit on DVD just fine if formatted as regular data disc. But I am not sure if H.264 or anything newer is supported, and video may not have the highest quality.

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      • TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        That’s true, but the DVD-Video standard only supports MPEG-2 at 720x576 (PAL), or 720x480 (NTSC).

        Sure, you can put a 1080p AVC-encoded video on a DVD formatted as a data disc, but it won’t play on a DVD player.

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• borari@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No.

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  • Kbobabob@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You’re correct. They are only killing the consumer recordable media. I thought it was all Blu Ray

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    • otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I think it’s only Sony’s first-party discs, too. So someone else could theoretically manufacture them. I don’t know if anyone else does, though.

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      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        There are plenty others who do.

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