The HD-DVD bandwidth was designed for high-def movies in mind. Blu-Ray's bandwidth was designed for raw data in mind. This is why Blu-Ray's bandwidth is higher. But higher bandwidth does not equal higher quality. Or do you believe that a 10x increase in bandwidth would result in a 10x increase in picture and sound quality? I'll bet the pixels would sparkle! I'll bet the sound would be more realistic than reality!
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wow 51 gigs that nice still dosent help the fact that hd dvd has shitty as bandwith i can just imagen all the problems coming up:P
The HD-DVD bandwidth was designed for high-def movies in mind. Blu-Ray's bandwidth was designed for raw data in mind. This is why Blu-Ray's bandwidth is higher. But higher bandwidth does not equal higher quality. Or do you believe that a 10x increase in bandwidth would result in a 10x increase in picture and sound quality? I'll bet the pixels would sparkle! I'll bet the sound would be more realistic than reality!