HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray Battle Over? Warner Switches to Blu-Ray

[Victor ch]

I use my PS3 for Blu-Ray's all the time so this is a HUGE plus for me

Same here, PS3 rules 🙂

Well lets hope this is over and Blu-Ray becomes the standart for HD. O and of course lets hope Apple will include Blu-Ray in Macs.

-Victor

 

[Mydel]

Blu-Ray got PS3 advantage. And whatever people say its pretty good gaming platform with tons of users who will sooner or later start using it extensively as a home entertainment system. Apple is really lacking on that front. Front Row and Apple TV are not even close to PS3 capabilities. Sad but true.

 

[arn]

At first I didn't see which companies were colored purple, but after clicking the link, the graph looks much better.

There appears to be a wiki debate going on with the Wiki version of the graph.

Warner Bros has announced that they will be exclusive Blu-ray, but for the moment are doing both. Presumbly due to contractual obligations for HD-DVD.

arn

 

[Stella]

Same here, PS3 rules 🙂

Well lets hope this is over and Blu-Ray becomes the standart for HD. O and of course lets hope Apple will include Blu-Ray in Macs.

-\Victor

The PS3 has been a 'trojan horse' for Blueray... and its pretty good value for that reason alone.

If the PS3 had sold a lot more the Next Gen DVD wars would probably be a bit further along.

 

[LimeiBook86]

I've always liked the Blu-Ray format better. Although I don't have any of the HD players it would be nice to just worry about one format and not both. 😛 😀

 

[madfresh]

Of course Blu-Ray is going to end up winning. Why choose something with less memory when you can have more? 😉

 

[mag2001]

Good now I convince my other half in buying a ps3 for blue-ray playback since there is not much in price difference in the actual player. 😀

 

[Mebsat]

Strangely enough as I was watching the Universal HD channel, there were several ads for Blu-Ray titles.

And these ads were in HD, so they were coming direct from the feed.
Not the clumsy 4:3 SD ads that Comcast inserts over every ad they can.

Maybe Universal's on deck too? I'm pretty sure someone at Universal would have had something to say about using their network to plug the enemy's format.

Or maybe they just like Sony's money?

 

[Victor ch]

Guess who is backing out!

http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/04/hd-dvd-group-cancels-ces-press-conference-in-wake-of-warner-anno/

It does seem like they are gonna lose... great for me!! (PS3 user).

"Notice of CES Press Conference Cancellation by North American HD DVD Promotion Group

Based on the timing of the Warner Home Video announcement today, we have decided to postpone our CES 2008 press conference scheduled for Sunday, January 6th at 8:30 p.m. in the Wynn Hotel. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

We are currently discussing the potential impact of this announcement with the other HD DVD partner companies and evaluating next steps. We believe the consumer continues to benefit from HD DVD's commitment to quality and affordability – a bar that is critical for the mainstream success of any format. (Engadget.com)"

-Victor

 

[rezonat0r]

What really matters is what the PORN industry decides.

Not kidding....

Seriously? This argument again? What format the porn industry chooses (and there is porn on BOTH formats) decides nothing when you have INFINITE amounts of streaming pornography available on the net. So let's lay this one to rest shall we?

Honestly, it was not that hard to predict which format would win if you actually bothered to look at the studio support behind each format.

 

[Lynxpro]

Guys, Guys , Guys,
NONE of this matters... Warner, FOX, Disney? They're not going to decide this issue!
What really matters is what the PORN industry decides.
Not kidding....

Then you'll be happy to know that porn supports Blu-ray. Vivid supports Blu-ray, and the one company that was super pro HD DVD - that being Digital Playground - announced last month that it would be supporting Blu-ray.

 

[!¡ V ¡!]

This news is getting "long-in-the-tooth."

By the time HD-DVD or Blu-Ray even begin to sell the same amount or more compared to DVDs.......HVD will be released. Fare more capacity ~1TB.

Toshiba & Co, and Sony & Co will lose out on a major investment.....the movie industry will also lose out big time. In a sadistic way I feel quite happy with that thought. 😉 😀

 

[arn]

update:

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/s..._HBO_Not_Covered_By_Blu-ray_Announcement/1328

NewLine is still both... so we'll try to update the graph.

arn

 

[Cooknn]

Warner Bros has announced that they will be exclusive Blu-ray, but for the moment are doing both. Presumbly due to contractual obligations for HD-DVD.

Freaking Paramount yanked existing Blu-Ray titles off the shelf when they went exclusive HD-DVD. All for what, $150 Million?! Seems like a small amount to cut out an entire format. Hell, a good movie makes that in a week at the theater. I would bet that one title could easily make that much over time. I really despise them for what they did.

 

[macfan881]

so who wants to take bets that Paramount will be backing out of there deal within the next month or so now 😀 just bring Transformers on blu ray and ill be happy

 

[Schmoe0013]

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FYI. Blu-Ray does not have a storage advantage over HD DVD. a dual layer blu-ray holds 50gigs. A triple layer HD DVD can as well.

Granted, there is no one producing them yet, but the standard IS set.

 

[Prof.]

This is the best news I've heard in a while😀

 

[Lynxpro]

To the Microsoft astroturfing plants who posted here on various threads spreading their FUD support for HD DVD over Blu-ray, I say HA HA!

Now hopefully Warner will stop doing lame VC-1 encodes for their Blu-ray releases and adopt high bit-rate AVC like Sony, Fox and Disney have. VC-1 belongs in the Microsoft dustbin of failure giving company to WMA, PlaysforSure, the Zune, UltimateTV, Windows Live Search, Bob, WinME, and Vista.

 

[aswitcher]

I am really glad this thing is finally coming to an end.

 

[Lynxpro]

FYI. Blu-Ray does not have a storage advantage over HD DVD. a dual layer blu-ray holds 50gigs. A triple layer HD DVD can as well. Granted, there is no one producing them yet, but the standard IS set.

MSX was a Microsoft set standard too.

 

[syklee26]

720P on PS3

is it true that PS3's bluray does not support 720P?

 

[iEdd]

It seems New Line is still supporting both formats for the time being. This would be a more accurate version of the graph.

 

[rjwill246]

Totally correct

Guys, Guys , Guys,

NONE of this matters... Warner, FOX, Disney? They're not going to decide this issue!

What really matters is what the PORN industry decides.

Not kidding....

The PORN industry has dic-tated home standards for ages. Let's hope that these guys go Blu-Ray-- it seems appropriate, no?

Also, anything that shoots Universal is great--- So, GO Blu-Ray and knock MS and Universal into the back seat.

 

[sushi]

I am really glad this thing is finally coming to an end.

Before I was on the bleeding edge on things like this.

However, this time I am waiting on the sidelines. It feels good to watch the dust settle before jumping in. 🙂

 

[Lynxpro]

This news is getting "long-in-the-tooth."
By the time HD-DVD or Blu-Ray even begin to sell the same amount or more compared to DVDs.......HVD will be released. Fare more capacity ~1TB.
Toshiba & Co, and Sony & Co will lose out on a major investment.....the movie industry will also lose out big time. In a sadistic way I feel quite happy with that thought. 😉 😀

No it won't. HVD won't be affordable for Joe Consumer for another decade. Anyone who thinks otherwise probably should also go ahead and place a down payment on the Mollar flying car while they are at it too.