Ben Patterson writes, "Vudu gave me a 10-page white paper on the specifics of HDX; I'll spare you the details, but suffice to say that we're talking a true, 1080p image at 24 frames per second, using H.264 encoding. Bitrates peak up to about 20Mbps (compared to 25-35Mbps for Blu-ray, or 5-10Mbps for standard DVD), while audio gets a bump as well: up to 640Kbps for Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtracks, same as Blu-ray. (Note: Just to clarify, I'm talking about standard DD 5.1 soundtracks here, which go up to 640Kbps on Blu-ray discs, but peak at just 448Kbps on DVD; after that, you've got "enhanced" formats like Dolby Digital Plus/DTS-HD High Resolution or lossless formats like Dolby Digital TrueHD/DTS-HD Master Audio, all of which blow away anything that HDX has to offer.)"
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At a time where GPUs are more available than ever, it appears as though PC gamers aren't upgrading as often as they used to.
For me, the primary concern with new software is how it's often exclusive to a new series. This not only frustrates me but also raises questions about the lifespan of the hardware. With GPUs no longer offering significant performance boosts, they rely heavily on software enhancements.
However, this reliance is contingent on developer support. When the new 5000 series hits shelves, it's likely that the 4000 series won't be compatible with Nvidia's new software. This would negate any advantage it had over the 3000 series, leaving one to wonder why they upgraded in the first place. And the same will keep happening as we move through the generations.
AMD is a bit better in that regard as they often use open standards, which offer wider compatibility. However, they have even less developer support, and their software solutions tend to lag behind Nvidia by at least one whole generation. So if you have a 3000 series from Nvidia right now, it doesn't really make that much sense to upgrade to the 7000 series from AMD because feature-wise they are pretty similar level.
The huge thing you are missing is display.
If you have a 1440p/1080p monitor there is 0 reason to leave the 3,000/amd 6,000 series those cards are cheap with many years of driver support left and can push those resolutions for you 0 issues well unless you go below the 60 series range or amd's 6400
Right now computer games are having issues because of garbage drm and or just a garbage port that even is trash on consoles like dragon dogmas 30fps BS all versions.
There is 0 reason to get a 5k/amd 7k series card unless you are doing serious rendering and or 4k gaming or you want more vram as yes games are taking up more thanks to higher native textures.
It would be a huge help if these "gaming" consoles used real hardware not some apu/igpu garbage even a 3 year old gaming laptop has better guts. A real cpu/gpu/ram/mb/psu/storage on a console would help so much on game porting/optimization for the devs.
I don't think that is a huge thing. Hell, I would even argue that is completely not important.
Pc Gamers in general do not care about resolution that much and therefore I don't see 4K gaming becoming a thing on Pc any time soon. It's just not worth it. Even more when right now there are many better ways to improve the visual quality of your experience before going for the resolution.
From QLED, OLED, miniLED-based solutions, Fast IPS, IPS Black, better VA panels, all of them play a much larger role than resolution in improving game visual quality. Not to mention you don't need to sacrifice refresh rate if you stay in the Full/Quad HD bracket. And refresh rate is a thing that PC gamers care about.
And let's be honest, developers are not focusing on native solutions anymore. So why bother going for higher resolution if the game is going to fake it either way? It's a waste of resources that clearly most PC gamers aren't willing to do.
oh my god, these "Here's why" articles are always about the most obvious shit ever, like do people actually read these?
because they last for generations. You don't need to upgrade every 1, 2 or even 3 years. I went from a 1080ti which served me so well to a 3080 with years in between. I won't even consider upgrading until the 5000 series at the earliest, but will most likely wait for the 6000 series.
But you do not need too on a pc if you're non 4k gamer 3 year old hardware will work for you.
why would i watch movies online when i can download a torrent???
But who streams movie online seriously??
Just 0.6% of total movie revenues come from download vs 10% for Blu Ray and 90% for download
Blu Ray will become the next STANDARD just like DVD
Believe me I talked to the VUDU rep that came into best buy to put out the demo and he showed me the content and everything but the picture quality is crap. Blu Ray is way better. I wouldn't waste my money on this.
Ahhh, "near", such a generic and subjective adverb.
One could make the claim...
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a blow-up doll is "near" real woman quality.
Shasta is "near" Coke quality.
Kimbo Slice is "near" MMA quality. (yes, I watched the fight and still laughing)
Xbox 1 sold "near" the levels of PS2.
Digital (HD Movie) downloads are still a long time away from being mainstream.
why pay $300 for near Blu-ray quality that you have to wait 3 - 4 hours to watch? buy a PS3 for crying out loud