Comments on: Vote! Creative Inspirations: Blu-Ray or Standard Definition DVDs?

By: Boyd Bartley

Boyd Bartley — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:50:44 +0000

I use the premium subscription and study online. Makes no difference to me.

By: Sonachi

Sonachi — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:28:58 +0000

Thom summarises the whole argument perfectly. Bog standard DVD is more than adequate I don’t want to be pfaffing about with HD, Blue Ray. If it works on a Mac or PC that is good enough for me.

By: Dyto

Dyto — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:08:28 +0000

Standard DVD will be best for everyone.Go Lynda.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:23:54 +0000

Stick with the standard DVD. I see no reason to go to either HD-DVD or BluRay. When using the material, I watch it on my laptop (online), while working with the stuff on the workstation (pdf-/jpg-files etc. from the DVD).

By: Thom

Thom — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:25:04 +0000

I firmly believe that the only people who like and use blue-ray are the ones with no life. I can see them fussing with their flat screen “…GOD! This darn quality is killing me! Just look at this! This pile of rubbish shows me 200 pixels less then what I could possibly see! That’s it. I’m switching to blue-ray….”

30 years ago nobody complained about the quality of the television. Everyone was happy with it. It’s only a state of mind.

DVDs are cheaper. People who have blue-ray can play DVDs, but not everyone who has DVD can play blue-ray. Not to mention, not every computer system is ready to play back blue-ray.

The fact that you can experience the ants on the Amazon forest floor like being there is just a pile of rubbish marketing. If you really want to see the ants with supernatural resolution, just get yourself a plane ticket to the rainforest.

DVDs are just fine.

By: John Shelton

John Shelton — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:44:36 +0000

Remain with Standard Definition DVD, as the content is what your product is all about. Anyone, with any equipment can play Standard Definition. Don’t limit your audience to only those with premium equipment.

By: Jim Ewins

Jim Ewins — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:35:35 +0000

Eric Oliver says it for me. As long as it works on my Mac.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:23:45 +0000

My personal feelings are that DVD would appeal to the broadest range of consumers and students alike. High Definition video online would be a move in the right direction as well, but as far as actual formats go and marketability, DVD is the most ideal.

(To back this up, bluray has it place and use, but as far as training goes I feel DVD does not compromise the quality of training experience).

By: Robert Diaz

Robert Diaz — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:21:51 +0000

The fact that high-def players upconvert DVD content (as was stated above) as well as the added cost of Blu-Ray make for two good arguments in favor of sticking to standard DVD for now. You should definitely produce the video in high-definition, just output it and sell it in DVD format. When Blu-Ray penetration reaches a certain level as well as sales numbers for this series, then it would make sense to release in a high-def format. Someone also mentioned the idea of HD video online instead of a physical HD format — if the bandwidth supports it, stick with that. HDTVs will continue to get more online-friendly in the coming years.

By: Gary Sprung

Gary Sprung — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:35:19 +0000

I would love to watch them in BluRay, but Macs don’t play BluRay. I am not going to watch this on my TV, even if I owned a BLuRay player.

Gary