| Video File Comparison |
| Format | VCD |
SVCD |
DVD |
DivX XviD WMV |
MOV |
ASF SMR nAVI |
RM |
DV |
| Resolution NTSC PAL |
352x240 352x288 |
480x480 480x576 |
720x480 720x576² |
640x480² | 640x480² | 320x240² | 320x240² | 720x480 720x576 |
| Video Compression |
MPEG1 |
MPEG2 |
MPEG2,
MPEG1 |
MPEG4 |
Sorenson,
Cinepak, MPEG4 |
MPEG4 |
RM |
DV |
| Video
bitrate kbit/sec |
1150
kbit/s |
1000~2500
kbit/s |
3000~9000
kbit/s |
300~1000
kbit/s |
300~2000
kbit/s |
100~500
kbit/s |
100~500
kbit/s |
25
Mbit/s |
| Audio Compression |
MP1 |
MP1 |
MP1, MP2, AC3, DTS, PCM | MP3, WMA, OGG, AAC, AC3 | Sorenson, Cinepak, MP3 | MP3, WMA | RM | DV |
| Audio
bitrate kbit/sec |
224
kbit/s |
128~384
kbit/s |
192~448
kbit/s |
64~448
kbit/s |
64~192
kbit/s |
64~128
kbit/s |
64~128
kbit/s |
1000~1500
kbit/s |
| Size/min |
10
MB/min |
10
- 20 MB/min |
30 - 70 MB/min | 1 - 10 MB/min | 1 - 20 MB/min | 1 - 5 MB/min | 1 - 5 MB/min | 216 MB/min |
| Min/74min
CD |
74min |
35-60min |
15-20min | 60-180min | 60-180min | 120-300min | 120-300min | 3min |
| Hours/DVDR |
N/A |
N/A |
2-4hrs (3-7hrsª) |
13-26hrs | 13-26hrs | 26-40hrs | 26-40hrs | 20min |
| DVD
Player Compatibility |
Great | Good | Excellent | Few | None | None | None | None |
| Computer
CPU Usage |
Low | High | Very High | Very High | High | Low | Low | High |
| Quality |
Good | Great* | Excellent* | Great* | Great* | Decent* | Decent* | Excellent |