This is a discussion thread for the "iTunes 1080p Isn't Quite Blu-Ray" story posted on the front page.
Hardly surprising. Without talking about bitrate it's pretty much useless to talk about resolution. Classic marketing trick and in my opinion very much the Apple way of doing things.
Thats the streaming way of marketing, for everyone, not just Apple. None of them talk about bitrate, just resolution. No different than marketing megapixels for cameras without a mention the sensor and lens details.
It's not just about file size though, it's about which codecs and which container is used as well, as far as I'm aware Blu-ray movies are stored in a crappy codec which is one of the reasons the file sizes are so big.
Not surprised at all. But you also have to take in to account that most people don't have 150Mbps FiOS. I'd say the average speed of the US would be around 8mbps which is definitely not capable of streaming files around 40GB.
Exactly, Apple is trying to help people out. They would have less purchases if people needed to download 40GB. I have the max of my provider and it's only 40Mb/s so I wouldn't even download 40GB.
I thought it would be too good to be true. Not like I care anyway, the drm alone puts me off buying any dd films.
This. I have a 8 Mbps connection, with a 50 GB monthly cap... I wouldn't stream a 40 GB movie. (I'm in Canada though.)
Apple is one of the board of directors for blu-ray anyways, you need a 54mbps internet connection to stream blu-ray films properly.
If that's the case, then Apple should market HD and a new revolutionary format, 'True-HD'. For those 5% of people that can stream a 40GB movie.
