DVD-R VS HD VS Blu-ray Vs X264

[waeldiab]

I like d/l full dvdrs because of their superior quality over any rip. I have a home theater projector so quality is very important to me plus they are easy for me to burn

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but DVDR is not high def, and the bluray rips are (x264), so they would be higher quality, yes?

i think Totti is right dvd-r is better than x264

[hotshot6473]

It is really is sad people still think this way or don't know what they are talking about but still give advice

[Totti]

It is really is sad people still think this way or don't know what they are talking about but still give advice

No one is giving advice here and why is it sad? that's just plain stupid if I am wrong then so be it.....

[waeldiab]

this is some different screen from ' Transformers '

DVD-R



x264

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BRRip XviD

[hotshot6473]

you are comparing apples and oranges. And you are not even taking the screenshots correctly

[Totti]

It's hard to tell the resolution isn't the same and the aren't the same pictures..... to me the bluray xvid rip looks the best but it is the smallest picture....

[hotshot6473]

That is because he is not taking the screenshots properly or the releases just crap. The only thing with blackbars should be the DVDR

[stoi]

I am no expert in this field by any means, but i suppose the best way to look at it, with consoles, Wii graphics vs the PS3/360.

The Wii is DVD Quality
PS3/360 is Blu-Ray-X264 quality.

DVD ranges from 480 to 576 (i believe)
Blu-Ray-X264 is usually 720-1080

so in laymans terms

480 = 720x480 pixels (widescreen)
520 = 720x576 pixels
720 = 1280x720 pixels
1080 = 1900x1080 pixels

and the more pixels the better the quality, so if you have a projector/HDTV which can display HDTV properly, then start downloading x264 is my advice.

Obviously you can still get crappy cam like x264, in my experience, which is not by any means great, 720 x264 should be just less than DVD9 or 8.5 gig, 1080p is closer to 13-15gig for good quality, obviously you may get some less than that for old films as an example, and they will still look ok, but dont expect to download a new movie as a x264 at 2.5 gig filesize and expect it to be a great copy.

Obviously if i am wrong on any of the above, please feel free to correct me, but that is how I understand it all works.

[hotshot6473]

You have way more understanding then anybody so far in this thread. People need to realize the source is the most important thing and then what codec it is encoded with and then what settings are used to preserve the transparency to the source.

Overall people need to stop downloading DVDs and DVD sourced content if HD is available. And download size should not even factor into peoples minds if the quality is good with the price of HDDs these days

[fstrulz]

If your TV is CRT, then just stick with DVD-R's...

x264's and Blu-ray's have better video resolution and bitrate (and sometimes audio), thus is preferable if you have an HDTV (LCD, LED, Plasma, DLP, HD Projector).