Blu-ray trumps iTunes in consumer quality test
In news that is hardly likely to surprise anyone with even a rudimentary knowledge of the difference in quality of a Blu-ray disc compared to a high definition download, a recent test carried out by CEDIA found that nine out of ten participants favoured disc over download.
Albeit a small survey of just 25 people, it required participants to view the same film on two identically set-up non-calibrated 40-inch LCDs, one displaying the Blu-ray disc of "Twilight" and the other an iTunes download of the film.
It proves that, comparing pictures side-by-side, many users can tell the difference.
That doesn't mean HD downloading is dead in the water, though. Not only will quality improve as bandwidth and connection speed increases, but many consumers are happy to watch lower quality content if it's convenient to get hold of it.
In any case, the differences will be less marked on smaller TVs.
(Via Blu-ray.com)
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