I'm not up to date on HD compression, so I'm not sure if this is important information.
Does it make that much of a difference as to which codec is used?
I mean, when you look to buy a disc, do you check which codec was used and go with a different format if it's one you don't like?

Would like to see this as well, maybe as soemthing that only shows when mdeia type is chosen.

Mark:

With all due respect. I am trying to figure what the Codec does for me post-purchase,I can see a use for it in pre-purchase but overall I am not sure ite really adds any value for us. Bu I could be wrong.

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With all due respect. I am trying to figure what the Codec does for me post-purchase,I can see a use for it in pre-purchase but overall I am not sure ite really adds any value for us. Bu I could be wrong.

I take it you don't use the Wish List tab, then... I often have profiles in my Wish List months before I buy them.


I don't hi-def yet, so I have no idea how easy this information is to come by.

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With all due respect. I am trying to figure what the Codec does for me post-purchase,I can see a use for it in pre-purchase but overall I am not sure ite really adds any value for us. Bu I could be wrong.

Perhaps I'd like to know just how many VC-1 films I have in my collection compared to other codecs.  Or perhaps I'd like to specifically find an AVC encoded film so I can compare it to a VC-1 disc.  Perhaps there will be a future update to my player that fixes a problem with a specific codec and I'd like to find a film that has that codec to test with.  Maybe I'm interested in dumping all the MPEG2 titles in my collection because I don't like them.

Just because it doesn't add value for you doesn't mean it doesn't add value.  Most of the data out there already is useless to most people.  We catalog it because it's there, we can and we like to obsess over small details.

I think this should be a poll and the options should be: I'd use this feature, I wouldn't use this feature and This feature would hinder how I currently use the program.  I've voted yes to many suggestions in the past that I personally would find very useless.  But as long as they don't change the way I use the program, I'd happy to support good ideas.

skipnet50:

There also no need for the SRP! Isn't it?
I think the Codecs are very interesting.

When I put something in my wishlist I can look which Codec the Disc uses and so I can decide to buy or not to buy the disc.
Also interesting for statistics and to sort my Database.

The SRP isn't on the cover but it's also in the Database!

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It seems to me that this could easily be accomodated through the Tag system

That's very true.  There's a lot that could be accomplished through tags.  Case type for example.  I say make the request and let Ken sort it out.

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Perhaps there is a broader usage I am missing, but it seems to me to be of very narrow usage and NOT easily enterable by ALL users. It is not marked on the Package typically, it is not readily apparent on the disc, and I believe requires tooling to be sorted out.

With my Toshiba player, I can find out the video codec extremely easily.  But I'm not sure what the X-Box add on does or any of the Blu-ray players out there.  Of course they're still people out there who don't have DVD-ROM drives and can't accurately read layers, regions, disc IDs, etc.  That doesn't stop that data from being filled in by those who have the ability to do so.  I say add it now and if there aren't many who can add the data, so be it.  Better than adding it in a couple years from now and having to do a mass update of thousands of discs.

I don't know, Marki. You aren't convincing me, but then I don't have to be convinced. I am actuyally tryiung to figure out if it has a broad usage and something which I might be interested. I am left with Why do I care? Especially when people start throwing in extarneous crap to try and comment rather tha helping me figure it out. the question is ultimately Ken's not mine, but as usual my comments are misconstrued with the end result being the answers are not helpful.

Why do I care what the Codec is or is it just another piece of data.

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