Originally Posted by imparanoic:
too be honest, the bit rate ( you can check on most machines) is the factor which mosty important, if the easy dvd bit rate is very low, ie, at 3-4mbs, it's not too far from vcd quality (marginally better), but if the bit rate is pretty high, ie, 8-9mb, with an upscaling dvd player on 1080p mode, it's not too far from bluray quality
but there again, I can see a market which sustain for all formats, ie, vcd at 50, easydvd at 90, dvd at 129 and blu ray at 180