Blu-ray vs. 1080p VOD? No contest, says analyst

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WebDev511 @ Aug 27th 2008 11:02AM

1080p on demand via download? How long is that going to take?

Resolution is one thing, but unless it's 1080p with lossless audio, the 1080p part isn't that big of a deal. Of course since this is being compared to blu-ray, lossless audio is all that the satellite / on demand companies need to add to make it on par to Blu (because when the format war was still on Blu fanboys insisted that special features didn't matter and I know they wouldn't change that stance if they have to compete with downloads with comparable video and audio quality)

1080p with lossless audio has a chance via sattlite, provided the set top boxes can decode or bitstream TrueHD or DTS-MA. If they can't, I think most subscribers would be content with 720p and DD+ or DTS-HD.

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UnnDunn @ Aug 27th 2008 5:32PM

It's not on-demand via internet, it's scheduled programming via satellite. Dish On Demand is their brand name for broadcast PPV (as opposed to downloaded programs.)

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