Comment on DVDs are dying right as streaming has made them appealing again
thisNotMyName@lemmy.world 4 months agoNo, 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
TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
576p is the absolute maximum. Most DVDs are actually 480p.
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.
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.
Matriks404@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Huh. I had a vague memory that my DVD player allowed regular movie files to be played, but maybe my memory is just bad.