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As excited as I am by HD-DVD (I use this term for both technologies) I can't seem to find any info anywhere in regards to what the video resolution on these discs will be. I've been assuming 1920x1080 progressive, but can't seem to find any info to confirm this. Any ideas?

That seems to me to be what I've seen around the internet, but I can't pull up any confirmation at the moment, and relying on my memory is a crap shoot. I know that's the resolution of the 1080p HDTV sets that are just hitting the market, but I can't say if that's the intended resolution of the DVDs themselves.

July 5 Article

Thanks for the link. Does anyone else have a link that's more definative than a Seattle Times Article? (Good article btw...)

Cool artical.

I hope it gets sorted out real soon!!!

I want the prices to stabilize quickly!!

Our DVD jukebox is almost full and we'll be needing a new one toooo soooon!!(The Wife has some kind of DVD addiction!!)

Yes great article Bug. Damn I never realized the Blu-ray discs only have 1mm of plastic coating. I scratch DVDs and they have 6mm of plastic on em.

Guess we will have to treat those babies like....well errrr a baby.

I'm pretty sure the 1920x1080 will be the MAX resolution....but that doesn't mean studios can still give you something less (ie. 720p).

Damn this format war. I will be hesitant to buy a player knowing that one of the two technologies might go the way of Betamax or laser disc, and worst case scenario, be nothing more than a niche market.

My money would be on blu-ray. It has a higher disc capacity and appears to be the better technology. However, Betamax had better resolution than VHS but consumers backed VHS because of the cheaper prices. HD-DVD could help itself immensely if it is willing to sell their discs for cheaper than Blu-ray due to their cheaper production costs. That could swing the market in their favor. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

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Damn I never realized the Blu-ray discs only have 1mm of plastic coating. I scratch DVDs and they have 6mm of plastic on em.

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I was scratching my head on this one, until I read the article....that would be 0.1mm and 0.6mm.

That is the recorded layer, and not the outer coating that gets scratched.

edit: now I am confused.....the article calls that 0.1mm and 0.6mm coatings the later above on top of the recorded surface, but the chart calls it the recorded surface.

Craig, all the info on these formats is that the max resolution would be 1920x1080. Of course, the producers of an individual disc could choose to provide lower resolution. While higher resolution may be of some interest to the studios, particularly if it enhances sales, the enhanced copyproofing of these discs(cf. DVD-A/SACD) is likely a far more important consideration to them.

Curtis, that part of the article is inaccurate. The depth of the protective layer over the recorded layer is 0.6 mm for HD-DVDs and 0.1 mm for Blu-Rays(it's been said that a cross look will cause a layer that thin to fail and render the disc unplayable). Seriously, since the 0.6 mm HD-DVD layer is the same as regular DVDs, current facilities can be used, while the Blu-Ray requires altered equipment and procedures, making it less attractive in that respect. Both use a "blue" 405nm wavelength laser, compared to 780nm for CD and 650nm for DVD-A/SACD.

My best is on HD-DVD to win out, from what I have read.