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

[carlop]

HD-DVD? Blu-Ray? Who cares? I'm still not gonna pay 40$ for a crappy 1h30 movie. I say, put them all straight to the 5$ bargain bin, they'll make it there within 6 months anyways, and they'll still be churning a profit.

Until then, I'm sure I can keep myself from looking at Sylvester Stallone's blackheads and wrinkles in High Def.

 

[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.

MSX was a Microsoft set standard too.

yes, but that was a radical change in an effort to standarize a whole lot of stuff.
The tiple layer HD DVD is a progressive step in an already existing technology.

I dont understand your comparison.

 

[Lynxpro]

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

Not true. I own a PS3. You can set it to output at 720p to match a 720p flat panel.

You can download the 2.10 firmware update that also gives it Blu-ray Profile 1.1 support, Divx support, you name it.

 

[twoodcc]

well i'm kinda glad. i hope the war is over

 

[Cooknn]

HD-DVD? Blu-Ray? Who cares? I'm still not gonna pay 40$ for a crappy 1h30 movie. I say, put them all straight to the 5$ bargain bin, they'll make it there within 6 months anyways, and they'll still be churning a profit.

Don't buy, rent! $8.99/month for unlimited rentals on Netflix. I blazed through all the available BD titles pretty quick though, then it got old. So I wait.

 

[Lynxpro]

yes, but that was a radical change in an effort to standarize a whole lot of stuff. The tiple layer HD DVD is a progressive step in an already existing technology.
I dont understand your comparison.

It is a rather easy comparison. MSX is a dead Microsoft platform standard, and HD DVD is a dead Microsoft format.


HD DVD does not count as a platform since the only hardware manufacturer for it was Toshiba, financed by Microsoft.

 

[Nugget]

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

I'm not interesting in taking technical advice or predictions from someone who doesn't even know the difference between "memory" and "storage."

The fact of the matter is that there isn't a superior solution -- both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD have their own respective pros and cons. The choice isn't nearly as obvious as the fanboys on either side would have you believe.

That said -- I'm glad to hear today's news and I hope it leads to a rapid conclusion to this format war. The sooner there's a clear winner the better off we all are. I don't really care who wins just as long as SD-DVD loses in the long run.

 

[Victor ch]

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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.

Ok... then a TRIPLE layer HD-DVD has 1GB more than a DUAL layer Blu-Ray.... Now how much can a triple layer Blu-Ray hold: more than HD-DVD.

-Victor

 

[Telp]

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....

Porn industry is slowly starting to release for blu-ray as far as i have heard.

 

[DiamondMac]

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

Not at all. I have watched several in 1080p and it has looked A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

 

[Schmoe0013]

Ok... then a TRIPLE layer HD-DVD has 1GB more than a DUAL layer Blu-Ray.... Now how much can a triple layer Blu-Ray hold: more than HD-DVD.

-Victor

There is no triple layer spec for blu-ray as of yet.

I want to make sure people have accurate facts when debating the war. The point for the HD DVD triple layer disk is to bring to light that you cannot argue one has more storage than the other.

 

[angelwatt]

I don't care who wins or loses because neither is getting my money. I find it all a waste of money. Those formats won't last very long anyways because the next generation is already being worked out. I'm more excited about Apple's rumored download service.

 

[syklee26]

Not at all. I have watched several in 1080p and it has looked A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

i know PS3's bluray supports 1080p. I read somewhere that PS3 downscales 720p to 480p or something like that. I was going to get PS3 until I read that.

 

[Marlor]

DVD will win the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray battle, just as CD won the SA-CD/DVD-Audio battle.

The vast majority of people don't care, despite the technical superiority of the newer technologies. The only way that Blu-Ray could win would be to offer hybrid Blu-Ray/DVD releases for the same price as standard DVDs (i.e. to make people adopt the format by stealth). Until then, both these technologies will just be for Home Theatre wonks.

 

[Prof.]

There is no triple layer spec for blu-ray as of yet.

I want to make sure people have accurate facts when debating the war. The point for the HD DVD triple layer disk is to bring to light that you cannot argue one has more storage than the other.

The triple layer Blu-Ray is Sony's weapon of mass destruction in this war.

 

[cleanup]

I never bothered keeping up with this crap at all, because at the moment, HD formats/players/TVs are still too expensive for most people. Well, maybe not TVs, but I for one, a poor student, don't have a TV at all.

DVDs are fine for me. I think they look great, even on a large TV, and they're inexpensive.

I don't even know what the difference between Blu-ray and HD-DVD is.

I mean, is Blu-ray/HD-DVD even on the average consumer's radar yet? I wouldn't know.

 

[thunderclap]

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

How is that possible? New Line is owned by Warner.

 

[megfilmworks]

The battle is over an arid wasteland called physical media.
I own both but I would suggest that if you are not in the biz then pass on both as they will wither into a boutique sliver of market share.

 

[Victor ch]

There is no triple layer spec for blu-ray as of yet.

I want to make sure people have accurate facts when debating the war. The point for the HD DVD triple layer disk is to bring to light that you cannot argue one has more storage than the other.

Sorry, just saying... if they want they could produce a triple layer one that will have more than hd-dvd. Nevertheless I just hope this war ends; fast, maybe then I can convince my parents that is well worth to buy a full HD tv to compliment my PS3.

-Victor

 

[Schmoe0013]

i know PS3's bluray supports 1080p. I read somewhere that PS3 downscales 720p to 480p or something like that. I was going to get PS3 until I read that.

i'm not sure about the ps3. But i do know that it is a requirement in the blu-ray specs for all content to be 1080p, whereas HD DVD does not require all content to be 1080p

 

[mcarnes]

Poor suckers that invested in HD-DVD.

 

[aswitcher]

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.

I think it will be 2009 before HD surrender. I do wonder who else might announce at CES, cheaper players etc now it looks like its sorted.

 

[jdmlight]

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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.

If we're talking theoretical, there are prototype 100gb Blu-ray discs:
Macworld Article

I think that Blu-ray will win simply because there are already burners available. Consumers today demand burning capability from their optical discs, backup being of main concern. If I can use 100 DVDs to back up my 500gb hard drive or 10 Blu-ray or HD-DVDs, I'd choose the 10 discs if for no other reason than the physical space that 100 discs + cases take up.

 

[Nermal]

Just great. Goodbye, cheap US imports

I also hope that Apple doesn't go back on its HD DVD promise.

 

[DiamondMac]

If we're talking theoretical, there are prototype 100gb Blu-ray discs:
Macworld Article

I think that Blu-ray will win simply because there are already burners available. Consumers today demand burning capability from their optical discs, backup being of main concern. If I can use 100 DVDs to back up my 500gb hard drive or 10 Blu-ray or HD-DVDs, I'd choose the 10 discs if for no other reason than the physical space that 100 discs + cases take up.

Good post. I was about to same the exact same things.