Blu-Ray VS. HD-DVD?

Dmitry M. (Lazer) · 01-15-2005, 12:43 AM

Well i recently read an interesting ariticle on Cnet which is posted on the bottom of my message.

Personally i think Blu-Ray is the future, though costs for them have no been officially announced i do see them being $5-$10 higher then HD-DVD's but the only thing which fears me is compatibility. I have bought so many DVD's and now remakes of all DVD's will become either Blu-Ray or HD-DVD, but Blu-Ray isn't as simple as HD-DVD. I think that if Sony plans to release the PS3 with Blu-Ray it will eventually give the market to them, just as sony did with DVD's. Before the PS2, not many home users had a DVD, and now it's considered a must have. The only thing i'm skeptical about on Blu-Ray is the fact that i read in the article that currently there is no codec compatibilit for MPEG-4, which makes me really stray away from them.

I think HD-DVD will need something to boost it, i would probably say a cheaper price and if Microsoft releases it on it's next gen console then we may see a competition. But in the long run i think Blu-Ray will take over the market of DVD's and HD-DVD's.

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Interceptor · 01-15-2005, 07:13 AM

HD-DVDs seem to be the medium of choice. Very few studios have commited to the Blue-Ray side of the fence. Sony is taking quite the risk, in my opinion.

Dmitry M. (Lazer) · 01-15-2005, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Interceptor
HD-DVDs seem to be the medium of choice. Very few studios have commited to the Blue-Ray side of the fence. Sony is taking quite the risk, in my opinion.

Don't forget Sony owns MGM and Columbia. Also lets not forget Blu-Ray is being backed up by more manufacturers then HD-DVD and the fact that HD-DVD players cost close to $1,000. And if the PS3 releases with Blu-Ray with a price we're looking at $300 then Blu-Ray would probably pick up much better then HD-DVD.

Interceptor · 01-16-2005, 07:24 AM

I'm not sure how old this information is, but it seems to make the reader believe that the HD-DVD format has the slightest bit of an edge over Blu-Ray.

http://dvd.ign.com/articles/569/569217p1.html

I could be wrong though. I'm quite out of touch.

Dmitry M. (Lazer) · 01-16-2005, 10:06 AM

That article was posted November 24th, 2004 so it's not that old. It was pretty interesting.

But here's the thing:

Blu-ray
Backed by: Sony, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, LG Electronics, Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic), Mitsubishi Electric, Philips Electronics, Pioneer Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Sharp, TDK, and Thomson Multimedia

HD-DVD
Backed by: Toshiba, NEC, Sanyo, and Memory-Tech. Microsoft is also supporting HD-DVD in its next version of Windows (support for Blu-ray is on the table).

Gabriel013 · 01-17-2005, 02:25 AM

Purely from a selfish perspective I really hope that blu-ray doesn't really take off.

I've spent thousands over the years buying DVD's and I'd hate to hear that the whole format is being replaced

sabbas · 01-17-2005, 03:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gabriel013
Purely from a selfish perspective I really hope that blu-ray doesn't really take off.

I've spent thousands over the years buying DVD's and I'd hate to hear that the whole format is being replaced

It's eventually going to be replaced whether you like it or not. Sorry buddy. Just like the CD replaced the cassette, and the DVD replaced VHS, so will HD-DVD/Blue-Ray replace DVD...

Gabriel013 · 01-17-2005, 07:22 AM

I know that but not in the next five years or so

Dmitry M. (Lazer) · 01-17-2005, 06:23 PM

More like in the next 2-3 years or so. I would give it 2 years until HD-DVD and Blu-Ray players become affordable. There is nothing you can do. Even if Blu-Ray doesn't take over, HD-DVD will. I really want Blu-Ray to take over only because of the Quad-Layer Blu-Ray being developed by Sony which is to hold 100gb. That is a hell lot of space and no more external harddrives or a million CD's to back up your hole harddrive on.

Plus both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD both are read through Blue Lasers and both have HD movie technology. Allowing for a far larger and more superior quality movie on 1 DVD.

Arnold K. (Admin) · 01-17-2005, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Interceptor
HD-DVDs seem to be the medium of choice. Very few studios have commited to the Blue-Ray side of the fence. Sony is taking quite the risk, in my opinion.

That's not true at all.

01-15-2005, 12:43 AM	#1
Dmitry M. (Lazer) Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Queens, New York PS3 Network ID: DimaNYC Posts: 3,714	Blu-Ray VS. HD-DVD? Well i recently read an interesting ariticle on Cnet which is posted on the bottom of my message. Personally i think Blu-Ray is the future, though costs for them have no been officially announced i do see them being $5-$10 higher then HD-DVD's but the only thing which fears me is compatibility. I have bought so many DVD's and now remakes of all DVD's will become either Blu-Ray or HD-DVD, but Blu-Ray isn't as simple as HD-DVD. I think that if Sony plans to release the PS3 with Blu-Ray it will eventually give the market to them, just as sony did with DVD's. Before the PS2, not many home users had a DVD, and now it's considered a must have. The only thing i'm skeptical about on Blu-Ray is the fact that i read in the article that currently there is no codec compatibilit for MPEG-4, which makes me really stray away from them. I think HD-DVD will need something to boost it, i would probably say a cheaper price and if Microsoft releases it on it's next gen console then we may see a competition. But in the long run i think Blu-Ray will take over the market of DVD's and HD-DVD's. http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-8900_7-...?tag=cnetfd.li PHP Code: `http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-8900_7-5600201-1.html?tag=cnetfd.li` __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler" - Albert Einstein

01-16-2005, 10:06 AM	#5
Dmitry M. (Lazer) Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Queens, New York PS3 Network ID: DimaNYC Posts: 3,714	That article was posted November 24th, 2004 so it's not that old. It was pretty interesting. But here's the thing: Blu-ray Backed by: Sony, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, LG Electronics, Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic), Mitsubishi Electric, Philips Electronics, Pioneer Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Sharp, TDK, and Thomson Multimedia HD-DVD Backed by: Toshiba, NEC, Sanyo, and Memory-Tech. Microsoft is also supporting HD-DVD in its next version of Windows (support for Blu-ray is on the table). __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler" - Albert Einstein

01-17-2005, 02:25 AM	#6
Gabriel013 ArchAngel Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sheffield, England PS3 Network ID: gabriel013 Xbox Live ID: Gabriel013 Posts: 6,800	Purely from a selfish perspective I really hope that blu-ray doesn't really take off. I've spent thousands over the years buying DVD's and I'd hate to hear that the whole format is being replaced __________________ \"...and he shall ascend from the fires of Hell...\" "everyone knows second hand squirrel kills." - Svosen 3 forum tokens

01-17-2005, 07:22 AM	#8
Gabriel013 ArchAngel Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sheffield, England PS3 Network ID: gabriel013 Xbox Live ID: Gabriel013 Posts: 6,800	I know that but not in the next five years or so __________________ \"...and he shall ascend from the fires of Hell...\" "everyone knows second hand squirrel kills." - Svosen 3 forum tokens

01-17-2005, 06:23 PM	#9
Dmitry M. (Lazer) Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Queens, New York PS3 Network ID: DimaNYC Posts: 3,714	More like in the next 2-3 years or so. I would give it 2 years until HD-DVD and Blu-Ray players become affordable. There is nothing you can do. Even if Blu-Ray doesn't take over, HD-DVD will. I really want Blu-Ray to take over only because of the Quad-Layer Blu-Ray being developed by Sony which is to hold 100gb. That is a hell lot of space and no more external harddrives or a million CD's to back up your hole harddrive on. Plus both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD both are read through Blue Lasers and both have HD movie technology. Allowing for a far larger and more superior quality movie on 1 DVD. __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler" - Albert Einstein

01-15-2005, 07:13 AM	#2
Interceptor Riskbreaker Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Athens, OH Xbox Live ID: Interceptor1500 Posts: 653	HD-DVDs seem to be the medium of choice. Very few studios have commited to the Blue-Ray side of the fence. Sony is taking quite the risk, in my opinion.

01-16-2005, 07:24 AM	#4
Interceptor Riskbreaker Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Athens, OH Xbox Live ID: Interceptor1500 Posts: 653	I'm not sure how old this information is, but it seems to make the reader believe that the HD-DVD format has the slightest bit of an edge over Blu-Ray. http://dvd.ign.com/articles/569/569217p1.html I could be wrong though. I'm quite out of touch.

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