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I’ve always been an avid supporter of HD DVD, now I’m going to start supporting the cause with my money. This week I made my final decision and ordered about ten HD DVD discs and the XBOX 360 HD DVD drive (two actually… one for the Media Center and one for the 360). The reasons behind my HD DVD support is simple:
- 1. I hate the way BluRay sounds when you say it out loud. Like some cheap plastic kids toy.
- 2. I don’t think BluRay is as good. I know I’m going to get flamed by BluRay fans and you better not say BluRay is better because it holds more data… because there is no way a content company will release their whole collection on a single HD disc for $30, so that’s worthless for movies and TV. Take note from all the TV Series on DVD. Most, if not all, are on 4.5gb discs vs. DVD-18 (18gb) because people are more willing to spend $49.99 if the box contains 7 discs than 1 — and that won’t magically change with HD discs.
- 3. Not a fan of Sony or the PS3.
Did I just waste my money or do you guys think HD DVD will be the winner? I’d love to hear people thoughts on this (plus it will allow me to test out the updated spam free comment system) — so fire away!
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1 2 3 Next »i agree. how can you go wrong with an hd dvd drive for 200 and the movies look great. they cant look any better and as far as i'm concerned the early bird gets the worm.
i agree. how can you go wrong with an hd dvd drive for 200 and the movies look great. they cant look any better and as far as i'm concerned the early bird gets the worm.
I'm hoping it is the winner as well! Pretty much I think it will win because Bluray is Sony's baby and they have a way of killing cool technology like this.
Troy
I'm hoping it is the winner as well! Pretty much I think it will win because Bluray is Sony's baby and they have a way of killing cool technology like this.
Troy
So, is there any actual advantages in HD-DVD over Blu-Ray? Blu-Ray does have more space (I agree with #2 above, but I also think burning data could have an affect on that argument). I think any space argument is always sort of silly, since whatever amount of space we have will not be enough in 5 years anyway. So if we throw space out, what advantages does HD-DVD offer over Blu-Ray?
So, is there any actual advantages in HD-DVD over Blu-Ray? Blu-Ray does have more space (I agree with #2 above, but I also think burning data could have an affect on that argument). I think any space argument is always sort of silly, since whatever amount of space we have will not be enough in 5 years anyway. So if we throw space out, what advantages does HD-DVD offer over Blu-Ray?
Hey Jerry!
Early on, I believe each format offered certain bells & whistles for authoring. But, because I haven't kept up to date on this, I'm not sure if both support the same kind of features or if the features that were in the preliminary specs made it in the final ones.
Right now I don't see any reason why either format is better technically. HD DVD Combo discs have both SD DVD and HD DVD on a single disc which is nice. I prefer HD DVD for the reasons I addressed in my above post. However, I'm still trying to figure out why Disney is supporting only BluRay and not both. But I guess you and I have a good idea ;)
Danny
Hey Jerry!
Early on, I believe each format offered certain bells & whistles for authoring. But, because I haven't kept up to date on this, I'm not sure if both support the same kind of features or if the features that were in the preliminary specs made it in the final ones.
Right now I don't see any reason why either format is better technically. HD DVD Combo discs have both SD DVD and HD DVD on a single disc which is nice. I prefer HD DVD for the reasons I addressed in my above post. However, I'm still trying to figure out why Disney is supporting only BluRay and not both. But I guess you and I have a good idea ;)
Danny
At home I have chosen HD-DVD as well (for quality issues). At work (I am a partner of an interactive media engineering company) I have not made a choice - studios are still using both formats. I prefer to use HD-DVDs HDi programming framework (thank you Microsoft) over Blu-Rays BD-J (Java). Which was not what I expected being a Java programmer.
I also am irritated that Blu-Ray's main selling point has been space. I just don't see that being an advantage for the reasons already stated.
As for who will win - I don't think HD-DVD will lose. Dual players will probably become the norm and allow both formats to survive.
My only annoyance with HD-DVD right now is that the Toshiba players are slow. This needs to improve and from what I have read Toshiba is addressing this issue in their latest players.
At home I have chosen HD-DVD as well (for quality issues). At work (I am a partner of an interactive media engineering company) I have not made a choice - studios are still using both formats. I prefer to use HD-DVDs HDi programming framework (thank you Microsoft) over Blu-Rays BD-J (Java). Which was not what I expected being a Java programmer.
I also am irritated that Blu-Ray's main selling point has been space. I just don't see that being an advantage for the reasons already stated.
As for who will win - I don't think HD-DVD will lose. Dual players will probably become the norm and allow both formats to survive.
My only annoyance with HD-DVD right now is that the Toshiba players are slow. This needs to improve and from what I have read Toshiba is addressing this issue in their latest players.