what the heck is 3x DVD-ROM
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:03 pm
Has anyone heard ANYTHING about 3x DVD-ROM before the front page news? I don't know a single thing about it.
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dolphinius_rex wrote:Has anyone heard ANYTHING about 3x DVD-ROM before the front page news? I don't know a single thing about it.
3X DVD-ROM Brings the higher data rate of HD DVD to the conventional format, enabling 135 minutes of HD content to be placed on a DVD-ROM, using AVC or VC-1 codecs.
The transition to 3X will not come without sacrifices, however. In order to burn HD content to a 3X DVD-ROM disc, manufacturers will have to encode using VC-1 or AVC and lower their HD resolution from 1080p to 720p—something that may rub videophiles the wrong way.
pika2000 wrote:Didn't blu-ray has a similar option too?
Ian wrote:According to Ars Technica, 3x DVD-ROM's are only 720p.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070219-8882.html
jsl wrote:Of course for 1080p on a DVD-9 disc it will have to be a short movie...