DVD-R VS HD VS Blu-ray Vs X264

That is because he is not taking the screenshots properly or the releases just crap. The only thing with blackbars should be the DVDR
 
Tokeman said:
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?
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Yes but from what i understand the resolution on x264 is lower I think.... and also the audio isn't 5.1 in every rip

If I am wrong please enlighten me :)
 
I generally prefer HD WMVs for their compatibility. I stream my stuff to an XBOX 360 and it only retains 5.1 audio for wma in the wmv container, which is important to me. But, there are only a couple of groups that rip to VC1 and about as many places to find them.

I don't have a media player yet or a htpc, but I'm going to grab a WDTV Live asap. Then, it'll be x264 all the way.
 
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.
 
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
 
i don't own any HD equipment so i mostly download xvid rips (preferably AFR or good P2P/homemade releases) and DVDRs for my favorite films.

well, i could download x264 rips but i really dislike the fact that they're not readable on any standard dvd player, unlike xvid and DVDs.

that said, i happen to get 720p releases for my "movies of the evening": the quality is quite good (even though my 22" screen is not HD) and i can always grab a xvid or DVDR version of the film if i really like it.
 
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).
 
kurdt said:
it took you 4 posts before adding any value to this thread. before that you were just talking shit.


obviously the best quality is going to be downloading full blu-rays which are about 25gb+ in size which is unacceptable to most torrenters who are doing this to save money, not spend more and more money on hard drives. a perfectly acceptable compromise can be achieved with x264 rips of blu-rays.

also, more pixels doesn't necessarily mean better quality, just as more mp on a camera doesn't necessarily mean better quality. it just means a bigger picture, that is all.
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Why would I do anything other than talk shit when people can't even use the search button. There have been so many of these damn threads its painful. So I just amuse myself
 
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