Missed out on the interesting debate going on here.
Clearly, we are slogging a dead horse on this thread. I am sure we are in consensus on few of these debated topics. Let us see which ones those are and take them out for further debate. Here is how I see it:
Right v/s wrong - Easy, everyone here supports what is right. Problem is what I think is right may be wrong for another person.
720p v/s 1080p - Everybody agrees that the larger the number, better the image for the same screen size and same viewing distance? Some may say 720p projector is
sufficient for them. It is easy to rubbish a technology(720p) that has been superseded. Question is if say 2160p is released in the market two months from now and blurays and rips in 2160p format are easily available, would we be early adopters or would we wait to extract the worth of your current investment in 1080p technologye? Most likely that we'll hold on to our 1080p for atleast the next one to two years and the reason (excuse?) being "My eyes are not able to spot
that much of a difference for me to make my upgrade worthwhile". So why can't the same be true if someone says 720p is sufficient for them? Why argue with those who are happy? Whatever floats your boat mate..lets leave it at that!!
5gb ribs v/s 10gb rips v/s full BD rips v/s actual bluray - PQ and SQ wise, bluray is anyday better than a full Bluray rip. So question of a 5gb rip being the best is out of the question. The bigger the rip, the more data it contains. Anybody disagrees?
downloaded v/s stealing - Are they the same? Well...kindof yes!!. We all know that it is not legal simply bcos we did not buy it. Am I guilty if I download? Yes, no two ways about it!! Would I steal even a Re.1 pencil or a Diamond jewellery worth 10lakh otherwise? Nope, I wouldn't. But am I downloading to save money? Nope, it is the simplicity and the ease of use. Would I mind paying for it? Nope, but make it as easy as downloading. So, does that justify my downloading? Absolutely not!! Will I continue to download? Maybe...Maybe not but I don't want to answer this on a public forum.
Anna Hazare v/s Corrupt Politicians - The cause that Anna Hazare was championing was a great one. In our hearts we all agree. But if you or me were a politician, would we be corrupt is anybody's guess
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Now the question is if any of us had two rips of the same movie - 720p and 1080p. Without hesitation, we will choose 1080p rip. If we also had a blu-ray, we would all choose blu-ray for sure. Now, if we had to download (let us not get into whether it is legal or not) and we were faced with constraints like bandwidth, time, HDD space, appetite for movies etc, one may draw a line and say 10GB 1080p rip or maybe even a 15gb rip is enough rather than a 30gb rip that takes twice as long. Is the person not aware that a 30gb rip is better? Ofcourse they know it. But it is a conscious call that the person is making - a practical call that this much is enough for me.
So relax everyone
. Why even debate on what we all know and agree?