DVD and Blu-ray Comparison

What is DVD?

What is Blu-ray Disc, AVCHD, and HD DVD

720×480 (NTSC), 720×576 (PAL)

MPEG1, MPEG2

Video ~7000 Kilobits/second

MP1, MP2, AC3, DTS, PCM

Audio ~448 Kilobits/second

H.264 profiles: 2.2 (? not sure), 3.0, 3.1 (not 3.2 because its minimum is 720p)

Color: SMPTE170M

1920×1080, 1280×720

H.264 4.1, VC1, MPEG2

Video ~30 Megabits/second