http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ptorr/archive/2006/06/29/651748.aspxThere have been a lot of reviews of the new Blu-ray discs recently... and none of them are positive. Again and again and again and again , reviewers are dinging Blu-ray on the high-priced player, low-quality picture, and missing special features versusen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ptorr/archive/2006/06/29/651748.aspx#661782Tue, 11 Jul 2006 02:14:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:661782HD DVD / Randomness...Seems not everyone believes me when I say that for filmed content (24fps), 30i gives the same end result...<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=661782" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ptorr/archive/2006/06/29/651748.aspx#661532Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:19:16 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:661532Peter Torr - MSFTStephen, thanks for the comment. Do you have a reference to back up your claim? <br> <br>30 fields a second would be called &quot;15i&quot; since it would only be 15 full frames a second. See, for example, see the definition of NTSC in Wikipedia -- 30fps with 60 fields: <br> <br><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTSC">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTSC</a> <br><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=661532" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ptorr/archive/2006/06/29/651748.aspx#661306Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:24:07 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:661306Stephen HopkinsonI'm afraid ptorr seems to have very little idea what he's talking about. No difference between 30p and 30i? Sure, if what he says about 30i being 60 half frames is true. But it ISN'T. 30i is 30 half-frames, giving you half the resolution of 30p.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=661306" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ptorr/archive/2006/06/29/651748.aspx#652327Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:04:03 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:652327Peter Torr - MSFTDear Mr. Ley, <br> <br>We object to your use of the term &quot;kidnapped&quot; to describe Mr. Torr's temporary relocation to a small wooden crate under the stairs. <br> <br>He will be allowed to return to blogging just as soon as the world recognises the clear superiority of the HD DVD format. <br> <br>Signed, <br> <br>The Marketing Bods<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=652327" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ptorr/archive/2006/06/29/651748.aspx#652054Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:05:21 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:652054Jim LeyWho kidnapped Peter? &nbsp;why's some marketing bod writing here?<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=652054" width="1" height="1">