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(I'll assume tvshowsondvd is a relatively reliable source, though not completely infallible).
While that plays a part in it, it's not just that. If they started releasing older SD shows on Blu-ray, where do they draw the line in terms of what era to not release? It's not just the dummies- if Fox put out Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season One or 24: Season One in SD on Blu-ray, I think even the average HTFer would be expecting real HD and they'd be unhappily surprised when they essentially got a DVD set with a few less discs.Cinescott said:The whole "consumer is too stupid" argument never made sense to me.
I would imagine that there is 720p content out there, particularly for early-hi-def TV shows, but that it's encoded at 1080p, even though there is no advantage in doing so.Mark-P said:Here's another question. The Blu-ray standard also supports 720p. Why have there never been any Blu-rays made to this specification?
If they really want to test the waters by releasing an SD series on BD why not do it for something that will actually sell, like THE WONDER YEARS, MIAMI VICE or MacGYVER? The former has yet to arrive even on DVD and it's been on many people's wishlists since the beginning of the format. Something like this would sell like hotcakes, even if it's not really high-def. I wouldn't mind buying something that has a Blu-ray logo on it that isn't really HD if it was something that hasn't had a home video release and is highly desired.MatthewA said:But if they're not exactly flying off the shelves on DVD, why would BD be any different?
This is the downside I'm afraid of: that studios will just upconvert to save time and money, arguing "no one will know the difference." Then explain the "goofs" section of IMDb. People notice these things.Moe Dickstein said:Of course, I'm talking about something like All in the Family which only ever existed on SD videotape. Of course filmed material (I Love Lucy, etc) should be done as HD
I'm worried about both. I don't see a point of upconverting 480i tape material because it will just take up space and it won't add any extra resolution.Moe Dickstein said:are you worried they are going to upconvert SD stuff or that they will upconvert stuff that could be rescanned for HD?
I just don't think there is enough of a market for it.Moe Dickstein said:But why shouldn't it be there for those who DO want it?If someone can't read a disc package for 2 seconds to see what something is, then they deserve what they get.
True about the resolution, but some would argue there is still a benefit to reducing the amount of compression involved and that the extra storage space and better compression approaches involved with Blu-ray could still deliver a better product. Especially, those with very large screens or projection systems. So I'm not sure all would agree on the best use of distributing SD content on a Blu-ray disk.MatthewA said:I'm worried about both. I don't see a point of upconverting 480i tape material because it will just take up space and it won't add any extra resolution.