The article states that the maximum capacity of the UMD is 1.8 Gigabytes, however, there are UMD games that take up more than 1,800,000,000 bytes. For instance, Splinter Cell: Essentials is a little over 1.81GB. So is it possible that a dual layer UMD's capacity is actually 1.8 gibibytes? Or is the capacity something else?-- Subversive Sound ( talk) 18:07, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
I think some comparison with DVD is in order since there are some people who say UMD is the replacement for the DVD. For one thing, I have yet to see a UMD with bonus features, which have long been acknowledged as a major selling point for DVD. But before I add such a statement I should ask - is it correct to say that UMD's don't have bonus features? I've never seen one but that doesn't mean they aren't out there. Has anyone seen a UMD with deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes features, trailers, etc.? 23skidoo 03:49, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
Also, larger storage capacity is not the only aspect to a storage medium, and therefore, having more of it does not automatically equal "better", as many might consider the other aspects of a storage medium to be of equal or greater importance than just the capacity for data storage, and "better" is a matter of opinion. Not that I as yet prefer either HD DVD or Blu-Ray, but quite a few have complained about what they've heard of the
DRM to be allegedly featured on Blu-Ray, as well as the delicacy that having such huge storage capacity on such a small area is said by many to produce (though this may or may not be reduced or eliminated by the extra layer of coating which will be available for Blu-Ray thanks to
TDK's efforts). For some, durability and lack of a system such as the
DRM one on Blu-Ray might be considered contributing factors as to their opinion of it, for better or for worse. Personally, I would prefer at least a slightly higher storage capacity, but there ARE other things to consider.
Side note: most UMDs have fewer, if any, extras than the standard DVD release precisely because they have less than half the storage capacity; ie less room for extras, especially ones that take up a lot of room, such as audio commentaries or long featurettes. However, the pricing of UMDs hasn't apparently kept in very good line with the percieved value; they cost the same or more as DVDs, yet can only be played on the PSP (as opposed to DVD's having many players available, including portable ones, and DVD drives in computers including laptops) and due to the smaller storage capacity, don't usually have the same amount of extra features. This has lead so many consumers to keep buying the DVDs over the UMDs that most of the companies that originally supported it and produced titles for it are backing out of it; it's just not making enough money for them anymore to justify keeping producing them. Current DVD format is also much more entrenched; anything percieved as inferior or too limiting in comparision, isn't going to make out all that well in comparison either. Heck, there are already a lot of people clearly reluctant to buy into HD DVD or Blu-Ray, even WITH backwards-compatibility stated as a feature for both, and those formats would have enough room to feature the same or more features, instead of fewer and, as I said, come out as backwards-compatible with regular DVDs, including some that may eventually be available that work for regular DVD players even WITH HD DVD capabiltiies available as well for those that have the right players (and possibly Blu-Ray, I'm not sure if they've announced that as well, though I wouldn't doubt it). Something about a third layer that holds regular DVD data... Runa27 4.235.60.139 08:42, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
Can you take the UMD's out of those cases, or are they inserted into the PSP in the cases? Scott Gall 03:26, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
The statement (about the BBC UMDs) "Curiously these are labeled as Region 0 NTSC although the programmes were originally made in PAL." which I removed from the article seems to imply something inaccurate. The TV format of the original programing is not relevant to what format a video program is stored on DVD, VCD, etc. PAL can be converted to NTSC thus it would not be that curious. I have yet to locate a clear information as to whether a PSP unit will only play UMDs in the tv format being used in the country it was sold in. If someone can clarify this I think this info should be added to the article. -- Cab88 13:56, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
I don't think that the broadcast formats of these shows comes into play when they're converted to UMD. Unlike TV systems (which vary from country to country) all PSPs run a common format, I believe that all content, regardless of if it originated as PAL, SECAM or NTSC data, is converted to this common format. Also, keep in mind that the vast majority of both motion pictures and television shows are still shot on 35mm film at 24 FPS, the conversion to PAL, SECAM or NTSC is done after shooting, so for encoding onto UMD disc, the developers probably simply go back to the source material (these days, probably a HDD that's had the data written into it via telecine transfer) and start the UMD encoding work from there.
"However, there has been recent profit from licensing fees."
What did they license? Are other companies making blank media? -- Gbleem 07:22, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
What does this mean? Can someone update the entry with this information? -- Da-rb 27 January 2006
Its the PSP version of a .EXE file, essentially its the executable file - it stands for Psp Relocatable Executable. Paulie 16:18, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
It's more of a plug-in file like the .dll files on PCs. The .PBP is more of a .exe executable file, on the PSP. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.216.132.33 ( talk) 13:40, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
Can someone cite a source for the comment (in the section about UMD movies) that the format is a bomb "...just like Blue-Ray"? I question this comment because 1. The format's name is spelled BLU-RAY and I doubt a publication would reprint the quote without checking spelling and 2. The BLU-RAY format hasn't gone on sale yet, so it's obnoxious to refer to the format as being a "bomb". Maybe the quotee meant Betamax? There's also almost no commentary on the quality of UMD movies or their quality Vs. DVD, maybe someone can add some info?
Just to point something out, it's not BLU-RAY either, it's Blu-ray. TJ Spyke 21:47, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
Is it my imagination or is this article devoid of info regarding the video format(s) supported (and at what resolution(s))? The reason I ask is, I was following a thread on Slashdot recently where someone claimed UMD video discs were 720x480, but the PSP was downsizing the video to 480x272. Anyway, I'll try and research this later, but would welcome some info if there's details in another article. =) — Locke Cole • t • c 06:17, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
this seems bias towards sony. mostly in the use of the phrase "illegal copies of games and movies" -- 24.17.24.203 13:33, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
it says that it is impossible to play back on a normal television. this will change because of the new video output feature of the redesigned PSP. on a side note, anybody know where to get little britain on UMD in canada? 64.26.148.3 01:41, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
How can it not be seen that the UMD is a descendant of the MiniDisc, and that it is just essentially just a dvd version of the CD MiniDisc. Sure it doesn't have the sliding guard, but it is the 2.0 version if anything of the MiniDisc's case. The MiniDisc had flimsy plastic protection just like UMD's and the Discs both held side to side look and measure the same (almost like holding up a regular cd up against a regular dvd). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.228.116.112 ( talk) 22:07, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
All the edit links show up in the wrong place on Firefox in Windows XP not sure how to fix this.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.5.246.233 ( talk) 16:25, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
I've been searching the internet looking for proof that it's true that BattleZone is really region locked, but I can't find any. Does anyone have proof or know by first-hand experience? It seems really strange that only 1 PSP game on the planet is region locked. --- Akadewboy ( talk) 00:42, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
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The article states that the maximum capacity of the UMD is 1.8 Gigabytes, however, there are UMD games that take up more than 1,800,000,000 bytes. For instance, Splinter Cell: Essentials is a little over 1.81GB. So is it possible that a dual layer UMD's capacity is actually 1.8 gibibytes? Or is the capacity something else?-- Subversive Sound ( talk) 18:07, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
I think some comparison with DVD is in order since there are some people who say UMD is the replacement for the DVD. For one thing, I have yet to see a UMD with bonus features, which have long been acknowledged as a major selling point for DVD. But before I add such a statement I should ask - is it correct to say that UMD's don't have bonus features? I've never seen one but that doesn't mean they aren't out there. Has anyone seen a UMD with deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes features, trailers, etc.? 23skidoo 03:49, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
Also, larger storage capacity is not the only aspect to a storage medium, and therefore, having more of it does not automatically equal "better", as many might consider the other aspects of a storage medium to be of equal or greater importance than just the capacity for data storage, and "better" is a matter of opinion. Not that I as yet prefer either HD DVD or Blu-Ray, but quite a few have complained about what they've heard of the
DRM to be allegedly featured on Blu-Ray, as well as the delicacy that having such huge storage capacity on such a small area is said by many to produce (though this may or may not be reduced or eliminated by the extra layer of coating which will be available for Blu-Ray thanks to
TDK's efforts). For some, durability and lack of a system such as the
DRM one on Blu-Ray might be considered contributing factors as to their opinion of it, for better or for worse. Personally, I would prefer at least a slightly higher storage capacity, but there ARE other things to consider.
Side note: most UMDs have fewer, if any, extras than the standard DVD release precisely because they have less than half the storage capacity; ie less room for extras, especially ones that take up a lot of room, such as audio commentaries or long featurettes. However, the pricing of UMDs hasn't apparently kept in very good line with the percieved value; they cost the same or more as DVDs, yet can only be played on the PSP (as opposed to DVD's having many players available, including portable ones, and DVD drives in computers including laptops) and due to the smaller storage capacity, don't usually have the same amount of extra features. This has lead so many consumers to keep buying the DVDs over the UMDs that most of the companies that originally supported it and produced titles for it are backing out of it; it's just not making enough money for them anymore to justify keeping producing them. Current DVD format is also much more entrenched; anything percieved as inferior or too limiting in comparision, isn't going to make out all that well in comparison either. Heck, there are already a lot of people clearly reluctant to buy into HD DVD or Blu-Ray, even WITH backwards-compatibility stated as a feature for both, and those formats would have enough room to feature the same or more features, instead of fewer and, as I said, come out as backwards-compatible with regular DVDs, including some that may eventually be available that work for regular DVD players even WITH HD DVD capabiltiies available as well for those that have the right players (and possibly Blu-Ray, I'm not sure if they've announced that as well, though I wouldn't doubt it). Something about a third layer that holds regular DVD data... Runa27 4.235.60.139 08:42, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
Can you take the UMD's out of those cases, or are they inserted into the PSP in the cases? Scott Gall 03:26, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
The statement (about the BBC UMDs) "Curiously these are labeled as Region 0 NTSC although the programmes were originally made in PAL." which I removed from the article seems to imply something inaccurate. The TV format of the original programing is not relevant to what format a video program is stored on DVD, VCD, etc. PAL can be converted to NTSC thus it would not be that curious. I have yet to locate a clear information as to whether a PSP unit will only play UMDs in the tv format being used in the country it was sold in. If someone can clarify this I think this info should be added to the article. -- Cab88 13:56, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
I don't think that the broadcast formats of these shows comes into play when they're converted to UMD. Unlike TV systems (which vary from country to country) all PSPs run a common format, I believe that all content, regardless of if it originated as PAL, SECAM or NTSC data, is converted to this common format. Also, keep in mind that the vast majority of both motion pictures and television shows are still shot on 35mm film at 24 FPS, the conversion to PAL, SECAM or NTSC is done after shooting, so for encoding onto UMD disc, the developers probably simply go back to the source material (these days, probably a HDD that's had the data written into it via telecine transfer) and start the UMD encoding work from there.
"However, there has been recent profit from licensing fees."
What did they license? Are other companies making blank media? -- Gbleem 07:22, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
What does this mean? Can someone update the entry with this information? -- Da-rb 27 January 2006
Its the PSP version of a .EXE file, essentially its the executable file - it stands for Psp Relocatable Executable. Paulie 16:18, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
It's more of a plug-in file like the .dll files on PCs. The .PBP is more of a .exe executable file, on the PSP. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.216.132.33 ( talk) 13:40, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
Can someone cite a source for the comment (in the section about UMD movies) that the format is a bomb "...just like Blue-Ray"? I question this comment because 1. The format's name is spelled BLU-RAY and I doubt a publication would reprint the quote without checking spelling and 2. The BLU-RAY format hasn't gone on sale yet, so it's obnoxious to refer to the format as being a "bomb". Maybe the quotee meant Betamax? There's also almost no commentary on the quality of UMD movies or their quality Vs. DVD, maybe someone can add some info?
Just to point something out, it's not BLU-RAY either, it's Blu-ray. TJ Spyke 21:47, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
Is it my imagination or is this article devoid of info regarding the video format(s) supported (and at what resolution(s))? The reason I ask is, I was following a thread on Slashdot recently where someone claimed UMD video discs were 720x480, but the PSP was downsizing the video to 480x272. Anyway, I'll try and research this later, but would welcome some info if there's details in another article. =) — Locke Cole • t • c 06:17, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
this seems bias towards sony. mostly in the use of the phrase "illegal copies of games and movies" -- 24.17.24.203 13:33, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
it says that it is impossible to play back on a normal television. this will change because of the new video output feature of the redesigned PSP. on a side note, anybody know where to get little britain on UMD in canada? 64.26.148.3 01:41, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
How can it not be seen that the UMD is a descendant of the MiniDisc, and that it is just essentially just a dvd version of the CD MiniDisc. Sure it doesn't have the sliding guard, but it is the 2.0 version if anything of the MiniDisc's case. The MiniDisc had flimsy plastic protection just like UMD's and the Discs both held side to side look and measure the same (almost like holding up a regular cd up against a regular dvd). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.228.116.112 ( talk) 22:07, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
All the edit links show up in the wrong place on Firefox in Windows XP not sure how to fix this.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.5.246.233 ( talk) 16:25, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
I've been searching the internet looking for proof that it's true that BattleZone is really region locked, but I can't find any. Does anyone have proof or know by first-hand experience? It seems really strange that only 1 PSP game on the planet is region locked. --- Akadewboy ( talk) 00:42, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
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