[opendtv] Re: What's next for DVD? Blu-ray and HD-DVD battle foryour home theater
- From: Mark Aitken <maitken@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 10:34:09 -0400
We all know that "SUPER SURROUND IMMERSIVE HDTV" is just around the
corner....I'm sure there will be a most inviting use of the medium in
this up and coming niche market...
:-J
(Tongue in Cheek)
Jeroen Stessen wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Tom Barry pointed to this quotation:
>
>
>>>HVD discs are expected to hold from 100 GB to one 1,000 GB (one
>>>terabyte) of data, with an insane data transfer rate of 1 GBit/s.
>>>
>>>
>
>What bugs me is why anyone would want to put 100 to 1000 GB
>of data onto a single disc, especially a pre-recorded disc
>for retail. I mean, the value of that data has got to be
>enormously high, especially with today's compression methods.
>You could put several dozens of movies on a single such disc.
>Who would you trust with such a value ? Shouldn't one prefer
>to sell the data in smaller amounts, e.g. 1 movie, per sale ?
>
>Best,
>-- Jeroen
>
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