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julian @ Jan 19th 2008 10:25AM
ben did u know that the maximum bit rate for dvd is just under 10mbit/s encoded at mpeg is better then a avc endoed at 4 mbits/can be especialy with upconverter(but its nto as good as a 6 mbits avc video/ avc has just over twice as efficent compared to mpeg 2) and this is alll like the halo only runs at 640p nativly but is upconverted to 720p every one has to take a stand demand better quality becuase very few donwloaded movie have good pq quality-bit rate ration ( a 4 mbit avc 720p can look amazzing!!! but a 7 mbit one look that much better and u mite actrualy get hd audio)
superklye @ Jan 19th 2008 11:20AM
Punctuation. PLEASE.
Ben @ Jan 19th 2008 11:41AM
Julian,
Good point, but honestly it is very hard to understand what you are saying when you don't use punctuation or capital letters.
But I still think that a 720p movie at ~4Mbps would look better than a upconverted DVD. Sure, it'll have more compression artifacts during some shots, but overall the PQ will be better. As for the audio, it should be the same since they are both DD 5.1.