iPad Pro Pro 10.5, downloaded movie HDR was 8.35Gb

[MrMister111]

As for Good vs Best, I think Good might actually be referring to SD. Only way to confirm is to switch settings then download.

SD only shows about 1.7Gb though so they shouldn't be SD as all about 5Gb

 

[dgdosen]

I have an iPad Pro 10.5, decried to download a purchased iTunes film for offline video. It was set to playback quality - best available HDR was on, the film size was 8.35Gb. This is a little too big for a 64gb as want to download a few.

So as I only will be watching on the actual iPad itself, should I change to; Playback quality - Good, and switch off HDR or leave HDR on etc?

Also if its in "Good" quality is this the 720P version? as looking on the iTunes Store the difference between 1080P and 720P size are sometimes only about 500Mb, will it matter on an iPad screen though?

thanks

The thing I think about when I see this is 2015 Phil Schiller saying 16GB is a perfectly cromulent amount of memory on an iOS device.

 

[muzzy996]

The thing I think about when I see this is 2015 Phil Schiller saying 16GB is a perfectly cromulent amount of memory on an iOS device.

Yeah ...well it’s kind of like salaries. People fight for increased salaries and minimum wages driving up the cost of goods and services which inevitably results in the need for further salary increases. Just part of life.

With the push for higher resolutions on mobile devices data requirements are up both for storage space and bandwidth. Schiller’s remark didn’t factor in that growth.

 

[dgdosen]

Yeah ...well it’s kind of like salaries. People fight for increased salaries and minimum wages driving up the cost of goods and services which inevitably results in the need for further salary increases. Just part of life.

With the push for higher resolutions on mobile devices data requirements are up both for storage space and bandwidth. Schiller’s remark didn’t factor in that growth.

Or that's what Apple's marketing would have you believe. Look at PCs in general - I remember buying a 386 in the 90s for $3K. Computers advanced AND prices came down. Don't get me wrong, R&D is expensive and Apple makes some really nice products. It's just that their first step is to focus on premium pricing even when their products aren't premium (homepod, phone displays, ai helpers - more to come). I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you. Just making a point.

I'd add that prices for consumer goods don't have the same kind of stickiness as wages - so that's kind of apples and oranges (no pun intended) comparison.

 

[unibility]

iPad Pro 10.5: 2224-by-1668
1080p: 1920-by-1080
720p: 1280-by-720

I'd say stick to at least 1080p downloads. I think someone's regretting their 64GB capacity

Never regretted purchasing the iPad Pro 10.5 LTE 512GB.

 

[muzzy996]

Or that's what Apple's marketing would have you believe. Look at PCs in general - I remember buying a 386 in the 90s for $3K. Computers advanced AND prices came down. Don't get me wrong, R&D is expensive and Apple makes some really nice products. It's just that their first step is to focus on premium pricing even when their products aren't premium (homepod, phone displays, ai helpers - more to come). I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you. Just making a point.

I'd add that prices for consumer goods don't have the same kind of stickiness as wages - so that's kind of apples and oranges (no pun intended) comparison.

Point taken. For what it’s worth, all I was saying is that with advancement comes the need for higher storage capacity and bandwidth - the money (salary analogy) was merely to point out that its the market that drives the need.

 

[sracer]

Turn off HDR download, and your HD movie size will go down to a reasonable 3-5GB.

3-5GB is not a reasonable filesize for display video on a 10.5" screen. It's overkill. But then again, for some, overkill IS reasonable.