Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD

Geo · Post by **Geo** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:13 pm

It was inevitable...

What do you think will come out on top? And why?

I personally think and hope HD-DVD does, only because I can't afford HD-DVD and Blu-Ray.
Hopefully if HD-DVD does come out the winner, the other movie companies will change over, whilst Universal make most of the good movies, I think it would be nice to have all movies available on HD-DVD.

Blu-Ray will have the same fate as Beta Max IMO.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:23 pm

iGeo wrote:Blu-Ray will have the same fate as Beta Max IMO.

Quite.

I favor HD-DVD based simply on the fact I can get it for my 360 whenever I want, and spend far less than a PC-specific HD-DVD drive or a Blu-Ray drive.

Geo · Post by **Geo** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:33 pm

Tural wrote:I favor HD-DVD based simply on the fact I can get it for my 360 whenever I want, and spend far less than a PC-specific HD-DVD drive or a Blu-Ray drive.

Agreed. My only major concern is the movie companies that are contracted or whatever with Blu-Ray.

Xero · Post by **Xero** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:35 pm

HD DVD is cheaper Blue ray is better. My dad just got an HDTV and got the blue ray player for 800$ with it should be here on Sunday.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:38 pm

All of the reviews I've seen say there is no noticeable difference in image quality unless you're some overly critical person with the most overly top-of-the-line TV.

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:39 pm

I don't have a HDTV so I don't really care too much.
I'd rather HD-DVD come out on top so it fucks up Sony...

Ketchup_Bomb · Post by **Ketchup_Bomb** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:45 pm

ScottyGEE wrote:... so it *** up Sony...

Noice.
The Aussies are with us! Down with Japan! ;p

I too like HD-DVD better than Blu-Ray.

Snave · Post by **Snave** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:51 pm

What about Red-ray?

Apparently 97 percent of the DVD manufacturers in china have announced plans to switch to this format in the coming years.

See:

http://www.evd.cn/newsalliance-En.aspx
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_ ... na_new_dvd

G_Church · Post by **G_Church** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:06 pm

sorry

HD DVD, if you watch a blue ray dvd it is way to crisp its horrible looking i saw on on hd for the ps3 it was discusting and of course 3 mins in the ps3 crashed their cr@p

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:19 pm

HD-DVD, simply because it is a much more familiar name with the consumers, and is a much smoother name.

People will see Blu-Ray and not know what it is, but if you say "HD-DVD", anyone could figure out that it's an advanced DVD form.

StalkingGrunt911 · Post by **StalkingGrunt911** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:23 pm

HD-DVD because it's cheaper. =D

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:38 pm

"Sony, on the other hand, has a track record of starting format wars, and losing them too. Beta, mini-disc, umd, and atrac have all been huge flops, but they just don't seem to learn their lesson because they're too greedy." -- phishbook.com

"What if you don't give a damn about watching movies on your game console? What if you prefer to buy a separate HD player? That's the rub. Sony forces you to buy Blu-ray. MS doesn't force you to buy HD-DVD. It's about giving the consumer options. Bargain my arse, as a consumer I prefer options." -- forums.adventuregamers.com

http://techdigest.tv/2006/12/consumers_favou.html

HPDarkness · Post by **HPDarkness** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:57 pm

I prefer my 360 HD-DVD Player. I also own a PS3 and Blu-Ray just looks like a movie with a sharpness filter from Photo Shop. Plus I prefer Microsoft over Sony.

ExileLord · Post by **ExileLord** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:19 pm

In terms of sales, HD-DVD is winning right now.

Kirk · Post by **Kirk** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:42 pm

I like the name Blu-Ray better, but in terms of reality, HD-DVD is my pick.

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:46 pm

In a way...You gotta just marvel at Blu-Ray disks...What with 50-200gb (I think thats what I heard) on one disk...

And TDK recently announced that they have created a working experimental Blu-ray Disc capable of holding 200 GB of data on a single side, using six 33 GB data layers

I heavily dislike that a disk can hold more than my entire hdd...Makes me jealous

Alchemist666 · Post by **Alchemist666** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:18 pm

I preffer anything thats not microsfot and used by it and I personly like blue ray than HD

slayer410 · Post by **slayer410** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:41 pm

Aren't you guys forgetting the hd-blue-ray hybrid? It combains both disc formats into one.

noscottno · Post by **noscottno** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:45 pm

Alchemist666 wrote:I preffer anything thats not microsfot and used by it and I personly like blue ray than HD

...so you don't like HD because it has the Microsoft logo on it, even though it's a breakthrough in home entertainment?

Xero · Post by **Xero** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:53 pm

Hmmm this Sunday i will put it to the test with the 360 HD dvd player and the blue ray player.

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