Is 64 GB big enough for a USB flash drive I will be using to store 1080p movies?

voyagerfan99 said:
If you go completely lossless then yes they can be that large. However you can get 1080P files that are anywhere from 1GB-21GB.
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So a 1-2 GB compressed 1080p file can have just as good of picture quality as a Blu-Ray? If no how big is the difference?
 
PT99 said:
So a 1-2 GB compressed 1080p file can have just as good of picture quality as a Blu-Ray? If no how big is the difference?
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I don't think he said anything remotely close to that...

There's a fairly large quality difference between those. The reason smaller files are smaller is because you essentially delete parts of the picture to decrease file size..

You will notice a huge difference between even a 6-8 gb rip and one that is 12-16 gb
 
beers said:
I don't think he said anything remotely close to that...

There's a fairly large quality difference between those. The reason smaller files are smaller is because you essentially delete parts of the picture to decrease file size..

You will notice a huge difference between even a 6-8 gb rip and one that is 12-16 gb
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Damn, gotcha. So I need to stick with Blu-Rays. I seriously hope when Blu-Rays and physical media become obsolete that digital and streaming media keep the same file size/quality as BluRay and doesn't compress it.
 
PT99 said:
Damn, gotcha. So I need to stick with Blu-Rays. I seriously hope when Blu-Rays and physical media become obsolete that digital and streaming media keep the same file size/quality as BluRay and doesn't compress it.
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They won't. Streaming a 25GB video over the course of 1.5-2 hours is just not efficient, at least today.
 
beers said:
Boo, 25 GB over two hours is only around 3.5 MB/sec :p
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beers said:
That's only about 30 mbit..
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Average broadband speeds in the U.S. is ~12Mbps. Not to mention the ISP's and content providers would need some serious improvements to stream content at such a high bitrate to all their users.

When streaming, providers will use the slowest bitrate and file sizes possible while maintaining adequate quality.
 
Geoff said:
Average broadband speeds in the U.S. is ~12Mbps. Not to mention the ISP's and content providers would need some serious improvements to stream content at such a high bitrate to all their users.

When streaming, providers will use the slowest bitrate and file sizes possible while maintaining adequate quality.
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Agreed on the aggregate on the head end, although Netflix recommends 25+ mbit for their ultra HD stream, which is around that ballpark :P

The current average I imagine would rapidly increase as bandwidth availability is becoming a lot higher in the last year or so.
 
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