DVD quality
480p home video
DVD quality describes video resolution and compression typical of standard DVDs—480 lines of vertical resolution (480p or 480i), significantly sharper than VHS but well below modern HD standards.
The term now often implies dated or mediocre visual quality: The streaming version looked like DVD quality at best.
In the early 2000s, DVD quality was the benchmark for home video; today it suggests something noticeably inferior to Blu-ray or 4K.
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- definitionStatement of meaning
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- discFlat circular object
- home videoPersonal recordings for private viewing
pixel · screen size · widescreen · aspect ratio · letterbox · compression · bitrate · aspect · ratio · crisp · clarity · playback · rip · encode · transfer · remaster · upscale · artifact
DVD quality4K
High-resolution video standard
Ultra HD · HD · high definition · 1080p · 720p
DVD qualityBlu-ray
High-definition optical media
4K Blu-ray · streaming · digital download · VHS · laserdisc
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