RoCSC-006C1BST said: xxangelchanxx said: Wow i wish i had that much money to throw around. Last time I checked an 1TB drive was about 2 months of broadband internet for most people, and if your internet takes out a good portion of your income it's a very stupid idea to keep paying for it. If i saved every 1080p anime i wanted to watch on hd's it would take way more than just one TB to cover it all lol And besides this is canada,the price of downloading the fucking shit would be 10 times the prices of all the hd's |
| lol @ img bbcode not working, mal is such a great site |
xxangelchanxx said: Get an unlimited data cap broadband? Well, if you still have that option. I doubt you would watch 1TB worth of 1080p anime in less than 3 months. Also, stop downloading oversized releases from Coalgirls and the like.If i saved every 1080p anime i wanted to watch on hd's it would take way more than just one TB to cover it all lol And besides this is canada,the price of downloading the fucking shit would be 10 times the prices of all the hd's |
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| I'm rolling with 1080p cause I can. |
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| 720p takes a lot less space on your hard drive and isnt that less good than 1080p. There isnt much of a difference at that point imo |
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spandexninja said: You forgot the ISO option. Why would I want an uncompressed format -_- |
| 720p is more than enough and it save space. |
Trapalicious said: Narmy said: 720p for series, 1080p for movies. Pretty much this. |
spandexninja said: You forgot the ISO option. xxangelchanxx said: And besides this is canada,the price of downloading the fucking shit would be 10 times the prices of all the hd's Switch to Teksavvy http://teksavvy.com/ >For our DSL customers we are offering unlimited usage between 2am and 8am. Thats so cute to bad i am asleep at 2-8 am Maybe Canada should just stop being gay |
| lol @ img bbcode not working, mal is such a great site |
| It's simple, if you have a an HD screen and good eyes you can see the difference in most(some that are made badly don't get much better in 1080p) but 1080p anime are a lot bigger in size making some wonder if that size is worth the quality difference. So i guess it depends on your storage capability. If you can have all the TB you want then there is no reason not to go for bigger and better but if you are limited on hard disk space then it's a good idea to prefer most in 720p and maybe choose only a few that really deserve to be seen in 1080p to save. |
| There isn't a notable difference between them so I go with 720p also because it's half the size |
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| What, no option for something lower like 480p or 576p? And what about 4:3 shows that are 1440x1080 or 960x720? Given the choice between those two, I pick 720p, because 720p is occasionally semi-playable on my system, whereas 1080p is LOLWTFNO. And as others have said, TV anime isn't actually animated at 1080p, so there isn't that much quality gain anyway. Okay, maybe background elements of some shows are done at 1080p while the character animation is at something lower like 540p. I suppose that's good news if you're part of the crowd that watches anime for wood grains, roof tiles, and rock textures. As for FLAC, I will DL it if that's what's available on the otherwise-best version, but I prefer high-bitrate lossy instead. The only difference is the amount of space they take up. Though what I find really puzzling is how people will generally accept FLAC, which is essentially saying that the majority who can't hear the difference should accept a space sacrifice to benefit the minority who can. But if English audio is involved, suddenly even a 72 kbps lossy AAC/Vorbis track is somehow not acceptable. I guess there's more people who still use CD-Rs in 2012 than I thought. |
ZalisOct 11, 2012 4:58 PM
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| im not that rich.... yet to go for all 1080p. hahaha. for the file type i prefer MKV around 60 - 100 mb per episode |
| For my PS Vita, I'd go with 720 because it suits the screen size best. And for portability in mind. ;D |
| No u |
| If you are archiving then get 1080p. External HDs are cheap as dirt. Plus, if you are saving for the future, in all likelihood you are going to want to have it be at as high a quality as possible. peace |
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Vanilla23 said: HauntingShock said: Vanilla23 said: HauntingShock said: BloodRequiem said: daintybiscuit said: i retract my earlier statements that i prefer 1080. lately i am SO SICK of the download times!! And most of them are just upscaled shit. Even releases from known groups like Coalgirls and Doki? Doki just use sharp & sharp & more sharp. Yeah I heard that too... I'll stick with coalgirls~ If you will stick with Coalgirls you will have a very, and i mean VERY big file size, they called bloatgirls for a reason.. xD And im not a fan of the blurays they release because when i compared some 1080 releases with doki and other groups (like elysium) they were always the worst... Now i dont compare anymore cause i dont have the time & nerves to do it, so i pick whatever as long as its a decent group (and if i need to chose between CG & Doki, ill go for Doki in most cases). Yeah I know that :D I try to stick with other groups except Doki... but if there's no other choice, I'd go with Coalgirls rather than some unknown group. Their 720p filesizes don't really bother me much too. Zalis said: What, no option for something lower like 480p or 576p? And what about 4:3 shows that are 1440x1080 or 960x720? Given the choice between those two, I pick 720p, because 720p is occasionally semi-playable on my system, whereas 1080p is LOLWTFNO. And as others have said, TV anime isn't actually animated at 1080p, so there isn't that much quality gain anyway. Okay, maybe background elements of some shows are done at 1080p while the character animation is at something lower like 540p. I suppose that's good news if you're part of the crowd that watches anime for wood grains, roof tiles, and rock textures. Nah~ I never download TV releases except for currently airing series. I always stick with BD. |
| 720p, Smaller filesize and can be played on many low powered devices(in 2013 or so) Also you wont notice the difference that much in the future due to your eyes being degraded XD. AAC for the same reason as above :D. |
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| Go for 720p, unless you have 5T of free space you don't think you'll ever use. |
| I'm already doing it. |
| go for 1080p because in 5 years you need to watch it on 4k (4096 × 2304) screens today 480p looks better than 360p and 360p looks terrible on 1080p screens the same goes for 720p and 1080p on 4k in the next year we will see 6-8 TB hard disk because of new technology and the 2-3 TB hd will drop in price |
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Nah~ I never download TV releases except for currently airing series. I always stick with BD. By "TV" anime, I and others mean "an anime created with intent to air on TV," regardless of what types of files we might be downloading. An encode of a TV series being from Blu-Ray source doesn't change the fact that it is still a TV series, as opposed to an OVA or a movie. |
Zalis said: Nah~ I never download TV releases except for currently airing series. I always stick with BD. By "TV" anime, I and others mean "an anime created with intent to air on TV," regardless of what types of files we might be downloading. An encode of a TV series being from Blu-Ray source doesn't change the fact that it is still a TV series, as opposed to an OVA or a movie.Oh... I misunderstood. Sorry :D |
| I would go with 720p I do for all my shows :O i have big space, just other things I like to watch also...1080p is better for gaming x.x |
| 'I will protect those precious to me, and destroy those who would do them harm!' |
| nobody uses 480p? well actually i don't either. although, i probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference on my iPad. |
| i don't know everything i just know what i know... |
| I have a 42 inch lcd and 720p is fine with me and I save space on my HDD and 1080p is just overkill for me. 480p? who uses that anymore @_@ |
| 720p for me. I don't really see the difference between 720p and 1080p... especially when I watch all my anime on my laptop. 1.Xgb per episode is just way too much for similar quality. If your eyes are so awesome to see the smallest details, or are made to watch the highest quality videos out there, then go for 1080p. |
"Do you want to accelerate to the next level, young man?" - Kuroyukihime |
Kirito-Dragneel said: I have a 42 inch lcd and 720p is fine with me and I save space on my HDD and 1080p is just overkill for me. 480p? who uses that anymore @_@ Is it HD? I have a 40inch HD and the difference between 1080p and 720p is quite clear to my eyes. Of course my eyes are annoyingly good to the point that i have to return TV's a few times back to the store i bought them until i find one that will be good enough for my eyes since i detect every little flaw on a TV panel that most people don't even notice. |
MonadOct 16, 2012 12:43 AM
| Would probably prefer 1080p if the native resolution of my screen wasn't 1050p |
| You are ARCHIVING, you are saving these shows to watch in the future. Resolution is only going to increase from here on out. It only makes sense to archive in the highest resolution you possibly can, i.e. 1080p. External hardrives are cheap as dirt nowadays, may as well take advatage of that. peace |
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zeneevee said: You are ARCHIVING, you are saving these shows to watch in the future. Resolution is only going to increase from here on out. It only makes sense to archive in the highest resolution you possibly can, i.e. 1080p. External hardrives are cheap as dirt nowadays, may as well take advatage of that. peace Not everybody has the money for those HDD's. They cost like 60-80 euro's for a 1,3TB HDD around here. HDD's will also fail after a few years, so you'll need to buy new ones, which costs even more money. In other words, its not worth it(for me). 720P works just fine. No need to get a file thats 2 or 3 times the size. |
rederoin said: What? It's the same technology as what you have in your desktop or laptop. They also last longer than those within computers because there is next to no outside heat influence. I don't know how you came up with that.zeneevee said: You are ARCHIVING, you are saving these shows to watch in the future. Resolution is only going to increase from here on out. It only makes sense to archive in the highest resolution you possibly can, i.e. 1080p. External hardrives are cheap as dirt nowadays, may as well take advatage of that. peace Not everybody has the money for those HDD's. They cost like 60-80 euro's for a 1,3TB HDD around here. HDD's will also fail after a few years, so you'll need to buy new ones, which costs even more money. In other words, its not worth it(for me). 720P works just fine. No need to get a file thats 2 or 3 times the size. Yeah, after reading through a few pages of this thread I can see something that makes me laugh. People are picking 720p because their laptop can't run 1080p and a few others don't even seem to know what their native resolution is. OP, go with BD 1080p and just delete what you have watched if you don't have the money to buy a cheap HDD. There is no reason to not watch a series or movie in the best quality available to you simply due to you wanting to archive. If you want to watch a series over again, just download it again a year from now. I am honestly astounded by the amount of people that prefer 720p over 1080p. Hell, if you can get it you should go for BD 1080p with whatever audio you prefer. I have an 800 dollar setup for listening to music so I tend to prefer lossless audio because I can actually pick up on the differences, but if you're simply using cheap headphones or speakers then the audio won't make a bit of difference. Seriously though, just save up for an extremely cheap HDD. They are only getting cheaper by the day. So, audio doesn't matter too much if your setup can't pick up on differences in quality, but if your monitor or TV's native resolution is 1080p, you will see a VAST difference in quality between 720p and Blu-Ray 1080p. If you somehow don't have the ability to save up fifty dollars for an okay HDD, then drop archiving and simply download and delete. http://www.animenation.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/witchblade_comparison.jpg Mod Edit: Merged 3 posts... |
TyrelMay 14, 2014 12:38 AM
HieiTrafalgarLaw said: This is what every first comment should be like.Anime is the reason why I live. |
Boombawks said: Yep, there is so much ignorance in this thread. You get around twice the resolution on your screen with 1080p compared to 720p. Also, I can't believe someone had the audacity to say external HDDs die quickly.If 1080p is available then choose 1080p always, there is a big difference whether you have a 15" screen (laptop) or a 55" screen (tv) there is a obvious difference. The life span of external (portable) HDD's are much longer than the ones of your actual laptop or PC since the ones built into the laptop/PC are more prone to damage and errors. I still have 2 external's from 6 years back and never once had a problem. They are affordable, normally have good deals. 2 TB for $89 I got on a deal and the original price was $129 a seagate one. I have a 1.5 TB wireless one got for $120. If you guys can buy Blu Rays/DVD's or Games than you can easily get this with little saving. |
HieiTrafalgarLaw said: This is what every first comment should be like.Anime is the reason why I live. |
| One more thing. I have to be honest here, if you voted for 720p because your setup can't play 1080p, you are either stubborn or you aren't too bright. |
HieiTrafalgarLaw said: This is what every first comment should be like.Anime is the reason why I live. |
| I have $600-$700 system and can play 1080p just fine. I haven't noticed a difference between 720 and 1080 that is worth the bigger file size. Maybe I could if my 24" monitor was 30-40+", but I don't like or want a monitor that big. Edit: And yes, I'm using the native 1920 x 1080 resolution. |
GogettersMay 13, 2014 8:27 PM
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Gogetters said: Honest question here, do you have bad eyesight? I can immediately tell which photo or video is higher quality. Also, when I said I have an 800 dollar setup for audio, I wasn't referring to my rig or monitor. I was referring to my headphones, DAC, and headphone amp being 800 dollars.I have $600-$700 system and can play 1080p just fine. I haven't noticed a difference between 720 and 1080 that is worth the bigger file size. Maybe I could if my 24" monitor was 30-40+", but I don't like or want a monitor that big. Edit: And yes, I'm using the native 1920 x 1080 resolution. |
HieiTrafalgarLaw said: This is what every first comment should be like.Anime is the reason why I live. |
| I download anime on 360p first and when I liked it I'll download the 480p/720p version of it for rewatching purposes. |
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| I notice a huge difference in quality between 720p and 1080p with my monitor, so I download all of my stuff in 1080p. I don't mind lossy audio like AAC/AC3 though. As long as it's at least 320 kbps I can't notice the difference. If it comes in 5.1 though I need to have that too, otherwise I'm not utilizing the full range of my speaker set. |
kingcity20 said: Oh for the love of -_- nvm gotta love MAL |
elevenletters said: As I stated numerous times in recent comments, there is a huge difference between 720p and 1080p.ClannadQs said: Gogetters said: Honest question here, do you have bad eyesight? I can immediately tell which photo or video is higher quality.I have $600-$700 system and can play 1080p just fine. I haven't noticed a difference between 720 and 1080 that is worth the bigger file size. Emboldened for your pleasure. |
HieiTrafalgarLaw said: This is what every first comment should be like.Anime is the reason why I live. |
elevenletters said: Do you seriously not understand what I am saying? I can immediately tell the difference in quality which means there is a vast difference in quality. In turn, it's worth the larger file size. I don't see how that was complicated.Enlarged for your pleasure. |
HieiTrafalgarLaw said: This is what every first comment should be like.Anime is the reason why I live. |
elevenletters said: That's why I asked the question, though. I can pick up on a huge difference in quality and I have 20/12 vision. For me it is easily justifiable to get a larger sized file for the higher quality. It was just a simple question about something he can't help. I wasn't trying to insult him or anything.ClannadQs said: elevenletters said: Do you seriously not understand what I am saying? I can immediately tell the difference in quality which means there is a vast difference in quality. In turn, it's worth the larger file size. I don't see how that was complicated.Enlarged for your pleasure. You asked him if he had bad eyesight, and implied he couldn't tell the difference between 720p and 1080p. His post made it pretty clear that he could tell the difference but that the bigger file size was a deterrent. That's all I was pointing out. It may not be worth the file size if someone has limited storage space, an internet plan with data caps, or just plain bad internet speeds. |
HieiTrafalgarLaw said: This is what every first comment should be like.Anime is the reason why I live. |
| I stopped archiving anime the moment my little bro cleared my 750gb hdd full of anime. Although when I did archive my anime, I would get 1080p for the series I really liked. The rest I would get in 720p, most of which were still the broadcast versions rather than BD720p. Now I'm perfectly happy with watching in 480p. I watch anime to enjoy the content, not squint my eyes trying to determine the difference between 1080p and 720p, especially since I usually watch from my bed. ClannadQs said: For me it is easily justifiable to get a larger sized file for the higher quality For you. Sorry but the 3+ days it takes to download a 1080p series just isn't quite worth it for most anime. Unless it's a visual spectacle (Fate/Zero) or a series I just really liked, only then would I acquiesce the wait. |
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