Can anyone explain why sony has limited the video resolution to 320x240 on a screen that is capable of way more? For me this is the dealbreaker making me want to wait for the zune HD.
Remember, Sony is Sony Pictures too. It was the same thing with the PSP, only capable of 320x240 for non-UMD video. Sony didn't unlock the PSP video res until later.
On the psp, it was to help promote UMD's... until they officially gave up. On this, I imagine it was more a case of convenience. Not many files are encoded at 432x240.
@tobz1000 Screen res doesn't have to match playback capability. The Cowon A3/O2 doesn't have HD res screen, but they support playback of 720p res videos. More and more video online are available at least in 480p or 420x240 (iPhone/Touch friendly). Having to transcode videos just for 1 device will annoy customers.
I find it more odd that 320x240 is 4:3 aspect ratio when the screen is much wider. Maybe the software can compress it correctly so it doesn't stretch pictures but it'll still result in a big loss in quality and OLED displays have a habit of making the source video look rubbish.
yeh thats what i was kind of driving at Gnormie why wiould they make you use a 4:3 aspect ratio and therefore loose loads of space when you watch widescreen even though the screen itself is widescreen. It just seems stupid to watch a widescreen video in a 4:3 box on a widescreen screen
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Can anyone explain why sony has limited the video resolution to 320x240 on a screen that is capable of way more?
For me this is the dealbreaker making me want to wait for the zune HD.
Remember, Sony is Sony Pictures too. It was the same thing with the PSP, only capable of 320x240 for non-UMD video. Sony didn't unlock the PSP video res until later.
On the psp, it was to help promote UMD's... until they officially gave up. On this, I imagine it was more a case of convenience. Not many files are encoded at 432x240.
@tobz1000 Screen res doesn't have to match playback capability. The Cowon A3/O2 doesn't have HD res screen, but they support playback of 720p res videos. More and more video online are available at least in 480p or 420x240 (iPhone/Touch friendly). Having to transcode videos just for 1 device will annoy customers.
I find it more odd that 320x240 is 4:3 aspect ratio when the screen is much wider. Maybe the software can compress it correctly so it doesn't stretch pictures but it'll still result in a big loss in quality and OLED displays have a habit of making the source video look rubbish.
yeh thats what i was kind of driving at Gnormie why wiould they make you use a 4:3 aspect ratio and therefore loose loads of space when you watch widescreen even though the screen itself is widescreen. It just seems stupid to watch a widescreen video in a 4:3 box on a widescreen screen