Blu-Ray vs HD DVD

[HAND]

Blu-Ray vs HD DVD

Just wondering what everyones thoughts were on the these two new DVD formats. I personally would like HD DVD to succeed since ive heard it has better image quality and is cheaper.. but Blu Ray has greater capacity and is built into the PlayStation 3?

Have a look at the poll and have your say!

 

[Maniacal]

I really don't know the difference.

 

[azzaman333]

Blu Ray's success will depend solely on being able to copy PS3 disks IMO.

 

[Speedo]

I don't really friggin care, as long as they settle on one or they other to be the standard... and soon.

I'm betting, though, that HD-DVD will come out on top. Really the only thing BluRay seems to have going for it is the PS3.

 

[felagund]

Apparently the porn industry is backing HDDVD so I'll go with that one!

 

[MarineCorps]

I honestly could care less about HD DVD and Blu ray. Perfectly happy with DVD

 

[Xanikk999]

Same here. It all looks just about the same, so i dont see the reason to shell out a couple thousand dollars to restock my old dvd movies with blu ray equivelents (Or HD-DVD).

And it certainly isnt worth the price right now for blu-ray players and movies or HD TVs.

 

[taper]

While I currently have no need for either Blu-Ray or HD-DVD, the Blu-Ray is definitely better technology, although currently more expensive per disc, but cheaper per byte. Neither format has "better" picture than the other, you can encode whatever resolution you want on either one. Just more of it on a Blu-Ray layer. Blu-Ray is also winning the sales war, although not by much. I'm not sure the porn industry backing HD-DVD will matter that much, if Blu-Ray starts edging out HD in player sales, the porn people will switch to sell more.

 

[GenMarshall]

Keep it simple silly, I perfer good olde DVD so long as it works in my laptop and DVD player.

 

[Wolfe Tone]

I'm hoping Blu Ray. Bigger Capacity = Better.

 

[Xanikk999]

I'm hoping Blu Ray. Bigger Capacity = Better.

I dont know why it would matter for blu-ray movies though. I dont see movies in general getting any longer, and the picture quality is fine enough is it is unless you want to pay a couple thousand for an HD-TV.

Its your money but for me its not a big deal.

 

[Nylan]

Blu Ray is going to win in the long run. The capacity and the resolution will eventually beat out HDDVD, even if it wins in the short run. It's like a stepping stone

 

[Xanikk999]

Blu Ray is going to win in the long run. The capacity and the resolution will eventually beat out HDDVD, even if it wins in the short run. It's like a stepping stone

Thats what they said about Betamax also. Betamax was superior to VHS remember?

 

[Ginger_Ale]

I dont know why it would matter for blu-ray movies though. I dont see movies in general getting any longer, and the picture quality is fine enough is it is unless you want to pay a couple thousand for an HD-TV.

Its your money but for me its not a big deal.

If you buy a set of a television show, the more capacity per disc = less discs total = better. If you are recording HD television (say, football games), you can get more per disc. Don't just think in terms of movies.

 

[HAND]

Looks like Blu Ray may have the edge on the voting. A lot of people are apperently "not bothered/sticking with DVD" but some may be waiting to jump in when the an obvious leader appears?
The Xbox 360 now has an external HD-DVD drive, so Sony may not have it all their own way with PS3. That said, even if Sony are losing money on each PS3 it may have played the winning card already with the rationale- "why get two different HD capable devices? The PS3 is next-generation console AND plays Blu Ray."
Only time will tell if this really the case.

 

[Abaddon]

I still dont understand whats wrong with Bettamax

 

[GenMarshall]

I still dont understand whats wrong with Bettamax

Who in the right mind use betamax?!

 

[MarineCorps]

Who in the right mind use betamax?!

No one uses it anymore but I am sure that movie buffs used it when it was still being produced.

 

[Grisu]

I don't really friggin care, as long as they settle on one or they other to be the standard... and soon.

I'm betting, though, that HD-DVD will come out on top. Really the only thing BluRay seems to have going for it is the PS3.

umm, what exactly does the HDDVD have going for it that BluRay doesn't? IIRC most movie studios support Bluray. from the technological point of view, they seem to me pretty equal.

Personally, I don't really care which one wins, as long as there's one standard in the end and not 2 (not that that would surprise me, see DVD+-R )

 

[azzaman333]

IIRC, BluRay is more expensive and as shown by current PS3 sales, better graphics doesn't make people want to pay the extra money.