Sony HDR-XR500V HD/SD Test (Conversion Test DVD, MPEG-2)

[Devineheavelylight]

cheers mate...nice camera....and soz if i seemed funny...good tests and conclusion...

I think with so much HD about these days general video dvd players will be in decline andhopefully we will get solid state usb HDplayers to copy and store allour HD videos in all their HD glory without the need to downscale...

A solid state USB HD video player with 100 terrabyte storage lol...

nice review dude!

[quantumforce123]

its not in HD on you tube dude....you cant uplaod a non hd video to you tube in the same video as a non HD..so in effect all the pics above are in the same res....with little difference in quality...ie the HD is degraded in this Vid...you would of been better releasing a part 1 and part 2 with both in the retrospective definitions for comparison....this video achieves nothing an afraid..not trying to be funny mate..

[Neptune74135]

That is actually the point. See, this is actually a DVD test. DVD, that's all MPEG-2, meaning, it doesn't matter if you shoot in HD or not, it all becomes SD when burned to DVD.

The point of the test was to see if shoot in the highest quality HD was any difference than shooting in the highest quality SD, when converting to DVD (MPEG-2). The answer is: Only slightly. There is a difference, but not much.

[KalELL1217]

you're wrong, if you shoot in HD, just because you burn it on a dvd doesnt turn it into SD, its still burned as HD, you can choose if you want to burn it as HD or just SD. If you choose as HD, it will only play in blu-ray players, and NOT DVD players

[Neptune74135]

I'll change my title to more clearly state the meaning of the video. ;-D