A list of puns related to "Videodisc"
This might be more of an ELI12 because I already have a pretty good functional understanding of video codecs and the restrictions of physical digital media (so I understand why you can't encode a DVD in something other than MPEG-2, and that you can't fit a 1080p feature film encoded in MPEG-2 on a DVD, for example). But I don't get why a strict resolution is necessary if a stream otherwise conforms to codec and max bitrate restrictions. Are hardware decoders like those in dedicated players substantially cheaper if they only have to expect one or two types of incoming stream? Is it a brand image thing where movie studios and the DVD/BD licensors are trying to create a uniform experience to increase buy-in and retention?
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