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iPod touch Is there a difference in video quality between 720p and DVD?

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Absolute-Zero

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Hello,
Is there a noticeable difference between watching a 720p video and a ripped DVD video on an iPod Touch? I like to watch my videos on my iPod Touch, but since Mac does not support Blu-Ray I have no choice, but to get the standard DVD version of a movie or show I want to watch.
 
There will be a difference in how crisp the image is, ie the DVD Standard Definition is bound to be more blurred but it will take far less space. Personally, video on any iDevice aside from an iPad is kind of a waste of space seeing how small the screens are XD
 
Depends if you have a 4th gen iPod touch, if so then it will. I made a post on this a while ago, I'll find it later.
 
More than just resolution

chrono1081 said:
As others have stated 720p is higher resolution that a DVD so if you can get 720p files, go for it.
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The way colour is encoded (or color for all you Yanks ;) ) is far different between, say an NTSC encoded DVD and a 720p MKV file for instance. Colour is FAR better with an HD source due to the way that the colour information is encoded. Far less bleed, brighter and more lifelike images, on a frame-by-frame basis.

HD is the way to go, even if viewing on a less than ideal platform.
 
davegoody said:
The way colour is encoded (or color for all you Yanks ;) ) is far different between, say an NTSC encoded DVD and a 720p MKV file for instance. Colour is FAR better with an HD source due to the way that the colour information is encoded. Far less bleed, brighter and more lifelike images, on a frame-by-frame basis.

HD is the way to go, even if viewing on a less than ideal platform.
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Care to explain that?
 
AdrianK said:
Care to explain that?
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The point is that America used NTSC before. We in Europe always used PAL which is a far better than NTSC. NTSC had the problems stated above, PAL not really. That's why switching to HD is a much bigger step for Americans than it is for us Europeans.
 
I think the 480 version is almost the same as 720P in your ipod Touch 4G, it's my personal experience.
 
DVDs are 480p and 720p is, well, 720p.
Basically video quality is better on 720p but takes up more space. If you aren't concerned with video quality and want to save space, go with DVD. If you don't care about space but want the best quality, go with 720p.

I personally try to download and play the highest quality I can.
 
Go with highest quality

From my very recent experience.... I ripped all seasons of Babylon 5 (on DVD) using Handbrake a year ago using the iPad profile. But..... I received an Apple TV as a gift and wow, the quality of these ripped episodes on our 65" television via Apple TV sucks... So, now I'm going back and re-ripping all episodes. Do it as highest quality the first time so you don't have to go back and re-rip them later. This has become a real pita for me....... PS - I love my Apple TV!!!!! So much easier than search thru the DVD library for the last episode I watched. Apple TV keeps track of that for me and is soooo easy to use! good luck!
 
For people with good vision, it would be noticeable that DVD has slightly less quality, I still don't believe 720p as HD even if its coined as it.


DVD < 720P < Blu ray/1080/i/p
 
Absolute-Zero said:
Hello,
Is there a noticeable difference between watching a 720p video and a ripped DVD video on an iPod Touch? I like to watch my videos on my iPod Touch, but since Mac does not support Blu-Ray I have no choice, but to get the standard DVD version of a movie or show I want to watch.
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I am pretty sure that DVD quality is 480P or high quality, while 720P is a lower HD quality than 1080P HD. As for rips, I am not sure about the difference, especially on an iPod Touch.
 
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