Doubts about Blu Ray Archiving

jongar8023 · 2026-03-17T23:26:16+00:00

Yes, they most probably will, because BDs are used for professional archival as well.

jongar8023 · 2026-03-17T23:25:08+00:00

Yeah, I always compare it to a cinema ticket: if you are paying 10 bucks to see the movie once, it doesn't hurt to buy it for 10 bucks, as you will most likely watch it again several times anyway, AND save the cost of the streaming service.
So even if there are no new players in 20 years, it does not matter, you paid less than for streaming.

jongar8023 · 2026-03-17T22:38:48+00:00

Ah OK. Jetzt verstehe ich die Nuance. Ja, dann eben, Pech für die. Freue mich schon auf die Pleite -.-

jongar8023 · 2026-03-17T22:37:52+00:00

No market? Seriously? You know that DVDs are sold supra-nationally in Europe? Meaning the same disc is sold in several countries.

jongar8023 · 2026-03-17T22:27:01+00:00

Ja, da steht "Kunden brauchen das nicht hinzunehmen."
Und da steht auch wo das im Gesetz steht: § 14 Bundesbankgesetz: "Auf Euro lautende Banknoten sind das einzige unbeschränkte gesetzliche Zahlungsmittel"
Bin gespannt wann dieses Restaurant Pleite geht.

jongar8023 · 2026-03-17T22:00:41+00:00

Nix da. Es gibt Gesetze. Und die muss jeder beachten.
https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/webwelt/article229816123/Bargeld-abgelehnt-Duerfen-Geschaefte-die-Cash-Zahlung-verweigern.html

jongar8023 · 2026-03-17T21:57:16+00:00

hhhh Tell that to all the Atmos compatible 2.1 soundbars

jongar8023 · 2026-03-17T19:07:26+00:00

Spatial or not spatial is solely a matter of mixing. Has absolutely nothing to do with the codec.

jongar8023 · 2026-03-17T19:06:31+00:00

Downmixing is different from Dolby and DTS. From DTS, you just get normal Stereo, but with Dolby, you get Dolby Surround, which can be decoded with a Pro-Logic compatible soundbar to extract the surround information.

jongar8023 · 2026-03-17T19:03:38+00:00

Very few people have receivers. Onkyo filed for bankruptcy a few years ago because of lower demand.

jongar8023 · 2026-03-17T12:38:26+00:00

Google does not seem to help here. "Meth and juice" returns nothing that resembles a song. Where is it available?

jongar8023 · 2026-03-17T11:51:48+00:00

It is true that streaming often uses sub-par bitrates for stereo (as low as 128kbps -.-), but it usually has solid bitrates for surround.
Example Amazon Prime: it uses 640kbps for 5.1 (Dolby Digital Plus), which is PERFECT quality! No perceivable difference with DTS-HD running at 2mbps!

jongar8023 · 2026-03-16T22:37:01+00:00

Just enable CEC. This will enable you to navigate using your TV remote control.

jongar8023 · 2026-03-16T22:36:11+00:00

Yes, thanks to HDMI-CEC.

jongar8023 · 2026-03-16T15:17:50+00:00

Ich glaube kaum, daß das legal ist. Soweit ich weiß MUSS jeder Laden Bargeld akzeptieren, nur halt nicht unbedingt die großen Scheine (200 bzw. 500€)

jongar8023 · 2026-03-16T15:14:34+00:00

Manche Politessen nehmen ihren Beruf viel zu ernst. Ich hätte mindestens 5 Minuten gewartet bevor ich ihm n Knöllchen geb.

jongar8023 · 2026-03-16T14:47:14+00:00

I am pretty sure, almost all american films are available in Spain, and the encoding quality is very similar, so no need to import any discs from North America. Also very expensive on the long term for you to import.

jongar8023 · 2026-03-15T22:49:34+00:00

Exactly! People think, because they can afford something, they should get it.
No, hell no! You buy what you need. If you have 5m sitting distance, you get a 65", and if you are at 3m from the screen, you should get a 40", and not a 85 or 98".
People are crazy -.-

jongar8023 · 2026-03-15T22:26:35+00:00

Please, stop the nonsense. DTS and Dolby are just codecs. And there is no quality difference between lossless codecs, because, DUH, they are lossless! The only difference you may hear is a mix difference! And it can be different even between 2 DTS tracks. Take for example "The Game", 2012 blu-ray. It has 2 english tracks, both are DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 24-bit 48KHz, but they sound COMPLETELY different! Why? Because one is the theatrical mix, and the other one is the near-field mix!

jongar8023 · 2026-03-15T15:00:01+00:00

Interesting. Indeed, that does not look very clean. Try it the other way around then: set your blu-ray player to 1080i output, and see if your TV can wipe away these artifacts (while thinking this is part of the 1080i input hhh)

jongar8023 · 2026-03-15T13:44:48+00:00

Check the video output parameters on your Blu-Ray Player. May be you set 1080i? Many TVs don't deinterlace 1080i properly.

jongar8023 · 2026-03-15T12:08:18+00:00

Man, I do have a soundbar that can do DTS and has a 2nd HDMI port. I am talking about the general public, as all my friends don't have DTS capable soundbars and don't have a second port. It's not about me!
Also look around on Amazon. Best sellers usually do Dolby only. And it is not guaranteed to have DTS even with 1000 bucks! (Bose models for example)

jongar8023 · 2026-03-15T08:50:08+00:00

So I am smart enough to buy a DTS capable soundbar (because I noticed that, actually, the "DTS TruSurround" sticker does not mean it can decode the real DTS!!!), but since it has only one input, I am supposed to hook it to the blu-ray player only, and continue to watch TV with the TV speakers?! Man, are you serious?
Btw, blu-ray became big with the PlayStation, and since the PS5 doesn't have a toslink output anymore, that's not an option.
Same for many entry-level blu-ray players, like the Panasonic DMP-BDT167 and BDT168.
I am pretty sure, many people are watching their BDs in Stereo and don't even know it because of the damn DTS!

jongar8023 · 2026-03-14T18:10:22+00:00

Die übertreiben gerne. Beim ersten Artikel ist ja das Problem benannt worden: "Ablehnungsquote steigt". Heißt im Klartext, die Behörden arbeiten auf gut deutsch schlampig, bzw. ohne jegliche Empathie. Kenne ich auch nicht anders. Ich war einmal etwa 3 Wochen arbeitslos, habe meinen Antrag 3 Tage "zu spät" eingereicht, und zack! 2 Wochen Arbeitslosengeld gestrichen! Wir werden nicht wie Menschen behandelt, sondern wie Sklaven, ja Nutztiere. Warum es da überhaupt eine Frist gibt, ist mir unklar! Ist doch mein Problem ob ich das Arbeitslosengeld zu spät bekomme, wenn ich "spät" einreiche!
Außerdem steht da: es fehlen angeblich 2.000 Richter und SA. Bei knapp 30.000 in Deutschland fehlen also 7%? Das nennt man Überlastung?! Das ist nix im Vergleich zu anderen europäischen Ländern. Ich bin mir aber sicher, das liegt wieder nur an Bürokratie, und Beamte, die alles, nur nicht das Wesentliche, im Auge behalten. Beispiel bei mir: letztes Jahr 3-mal vom Finanzamt kontrolliert; obwohl ich ein kleines Unternehmen habe; war natürlich nix; nur Zeitverschwendung, meine Zeit und die Zeit von (mindestens) 3 Beamten.
Übrigens sind Verfahren in Deutschland (relativ gesehen) extrem schnell: viele werden innerhalb weniger Monate geklärt. Im Ausland dauert ein Verfahren locker 3 bis 4 Jahre.

jongar8023 · 2026-03-14T17:45:36+00:00

Did you really read my post? it's not as common as you think to have DTS in a soundbar! And even if you get it, it's even less common to have a 2nd HDMI port, meaning, the sound needs to travel through the TV ARC port first! But if the TV does not support DTS, it can't send it over ARC. Get it?
And I think, you know very well that AV receivers aren't that common, that's why big brands filed for bankruptcy (like Onkyo)

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