|
Format |
VCD
|
SVCD
|
DVD
|
HDDVD
HDTV
(WMVHD)
|
AVI
DivX
XviD
WMV
|
MOV
Quick-
Time
|
RM
Real-
Media
|
AVI
DV
|
Resolution
NTSC/PAL |
352x240
352x288
|
480x480
480x576
|
720x480²
720x576² |
1920x1080²
1280x720² |
640x480² |
640x480² |
320x240² |
720x480
720x576 |
Video
Compression |
MPEG1
|
MPEG2
|
MPEG2, MPEG1
|
MPEG2
(WMV-
MPEG4)
|
MPEG4
|
Sorenson, Cinepak, MPEG4 ...
|
RM
|
DV
|
|
Video bitrate |
1150kbps
|
~2000kbps
|
~5000kbps
|
~20Mbps
(~8Mbps)
|
~1000kbps
|
~1000kbps
|
~350kbps
|
25Mbps
|
Audio
Compression |
MP1
|
MP1
|
MP1,
MP2, AC3, DTS, PCM |
MP1,
MP2, AC3, DTS, PCM |
MP3,
WMA, OGG, AAC, AC3 |
QDesign
Music, MP3 ... |
RM |
DV |
|
Audio bitrate |
224kbps
|
~224kbps
|
~448kbps
|
~448kbps
|
~128kbps
|
~128kbps
|
~64kbps
|
~1500kbps
|
|
Size/min |
10
MB/min
|
10-20
MB/min
|
30-70
MB/min |
~150MB/min
(~60MB/min)
|
4-10
MB/min |
4-20
MB/min |
2-5
MB/min |
216MB/min |
|
Min/74min CD |
74min
|
35-60min
|
10-20min |
~4min
(~10min) |
60-180min |
30-180
min |
120-300
min |
3min |
|
Hours/DVD |
N/A
|
N/A
|
1-2hrs
(2-5hrsª) |
~30min
(~1hrs) |
7-18hrs |
3-18hrs |
14-35hrs |
20min |
Hours/
DualLayerDVD |
N/A
|
N/A
|
2-4hrs
(5-9hrsª) |
~55min
(~2hrs) |
13-30hrs |
6-30hrs |
25-65hrs |
37min |
|
DVD Player Compatibility |
Great |
Good |
Excellent |
None |
Few |
None |
None |
None |
|
Computer CPU Usage |
Low |
High |
Very High |
Super
high |
Very High |
High
|
Low |
High |
|
Quality |
Good |
Great* |
Excellent* |
Superb* |
Great* |
Great* |
Decent* |
Excellent |