Toshiba has announced that they are ending development on the awkwardly-named HD DVD brand, calling it quits against Sony-backed competitor Blu-Ray. Thus, the brand with the cooler disc name, wins.
Who out there has any sort of HD player, and what are your thoughts on this so-called format war? Is Blu-Ray seriously the superior format? And when can I finally expect a decently-priced player to FINALLY play such movies on my 1080p TV?!
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[ February 19, 2008, 08:02 PM: Message edited by: Charles Capps ]
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Same here for now, I've been intentionally sitting this one out. I doubt many people will rush off and replace their standard def players and movie collection in a hurry, it'll be a while before Blu Ray replaces DVD. Remember how long before VHS became cheep, even after it won out over Beta? Or how long it took DVDs to become the preferred media? We're looking at a couple of years at least until the back catalogue becomes sufficient and more to the point, affordable.
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I'm fine with standard dvd's too. I would like to see more movies with bonus features put on to UMD's for use in my PSP though.
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Blu-ray has a smaller capacity, and I believe a slower read rate. I think HD-DVD was just marginally superior, but Sony won out with better marketing, hooking exclusive release agreements with the biggest studios.
Peregrinus: PS3 games *are* Blu-ray discs.
Also, I'm fine with DVD for now, but that's only because I have an SDTV. Remember that HDTV generally has a higher resolution than DVD does (my *monitor* has a higher resolution than DVD does, too, but I'm used to watching movies in DivX anyway so it's fine).
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Nope. HD-DVD's have less capacity, slower read and write rates, and no regions. I think the bit-rate for sound is lower too.
The main problem with BR is that it's made by Sony, and therefore expensive to buy and even more expensive to repair when (and it will. often) breaks.
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I don't know, my old NW-HD5 is still chugging along happily and my Bravia is doing well. So's my dell inspiron. (I draw the line at sony laptops)
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O I dont hate sony's products, I just hate their attitude about them. I love the PSP, but it is so delicately and cheaply made, not to mention that the warentee sucks. And that sony markets some things at unbelievebly high prices. A ps2 controller costs 25 bucks. And they wear out so easily. One controller I bought 6 months ago stopped working after 3 months of NORMAL use. one of the internal button connections snapped off. A third party Controller I got for 15 bucks has lasted me at least 15 months. Sony also sells special TV out cables for their new psp that allows them to be played on a TV. The only thing that differs between these special out cables and normal ones is a teeny lip on the connector of the cable that makes it slightly shorter than other cords. It effectively stops other cables from working with the PSP. These said cables cost $29.99. A complete rip-off.
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HP *sucks.*
Hmm, I think having no region is a major *plus* ... you're counting it as a minus?
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Yeah, the only reason regions exist is so the studios can charge more and you don't have option of buying from somewhere cheaper.
Also, how is "HD-DVD" awkwardly named? It's the high-definition equivalent of a DVD. Thus, HD-DVD. The name "Blu-Ray" conveys no useful information. (Not to mention the spelling...)
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