I thought the larger capacity of Blu-Ray discs vs. DVDs [50GB to 9.4GB] would enable more material to be stored on the disc. Even though the enhanced resolution on Blu-Ray discs would take up more space - I thought that MPEG-4 was much more efficient than MPEG-2.
I figured that TV shows on DVD that take multiple discs would only need 1 or 2 discs for Blu-Ray. But when I check out the specs for the show Weeds - I see this:
Weeds Season 2: DVD - 2 Discs Blu-Ray - 2 Discs
Weeds Season 3: DVD - 3 Discs Blu-Ray - 3 Discs
What Gives? Will Lost Season 1 on Blu-Ray take up 7 discs like the DVD version? I would assume manufacturers would have an incentive to use a few discs as possible.
They think the consumer will think they're getting less value with less disks. Also they want a larger-looking "box" otherwise it won't "look" like a whole season.
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Ben/Steve:
I have a question for next weeks show:
I thought the larger capacity of Blu-Ray discs vs. DVDs [50GB to 9.4GB] would enable more material to be stored on the disc. Even though the enhanced resolution on Blu-Ray discs would take up more space - I thought that MPEG-4 was much more efficient than MPEG-2.
I figured that TV shows on DVD that take multiple discs would only need 1 or 2 discs for Blu-Ray. But when I check out the specs for the show Weeds - I see this:
Weeds Season 2:
DVD - 2 Discs
Blu-Ray - 2 Discs
Weeds Season 3:
DVD - 3 Discs
Blu-Ray - 3 Discs
What Gives? Will Lost Season 1 on Blu-Ray take up 7 discs like the DVD version? I would assume manufacturers would have an incentive to use a few discs as possible.
They think the consumer will think they're getting less value with less disks. Also they want a larger-looking "box" otherwise it won't "look" like a whole season.
Kinda stupid and backwards, in more than one way.