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| Tweet Topic Started: Wed Jan 2, 2008 10:52 pm (211 Views) | |
| LAL | Wed Jan 2, 2008 10:52 pm Post #1 |
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I've yet to buy a HD player because I don't want to get stuck with a player that will be obsolete within a year. I almost caved in and bought a HD-DVD player last week because it was on sale. I think Blu-ray will win but since the players are so expensive, I want to make sure they win before I drop the cash on one. Hopefully, by the end of the year they will be down to about $150-$200. If not, then I may just be better off buying a PS3 assuming that the integrated Blu-ray player is as good (or at least almost as good) as a stand alone player. It would be good if HD-DVD won though, because then I could just buy the attachment player for my 360. That would save me a good bit of cash... Any other thoughts on the on-going format war? |
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| JoeCoolMan24 | Wed Jan 2, 2008 10:56 pm Post #2 |
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I got Alicia Sacramone
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I haven't really heard much on it. I know that HD-DVD was supposed to win because the Porn industry sided with it, but I have really only seen Blu-ray in stores and advertised. So I really don't know. And the blu-ray player in the PS3 is the same as a standalone, same quality. |
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| EViL2uCe | Wed Jan 2, 2008 10:58 pm Post #3 |
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Did I wake you, motha fucka!?
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If you want just a cheap HD player, buy a 40 gig PS3 for 400 bucks, or buy a used 60 gig for like 430. Either way, it's money in the bank. |
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| LAL | Sat Jan 5, 2008 3:36 am Post #4 |
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Warner Brothers just recently sided with Blu-ray in the ongoing format war against HD-DVD. I don't know which companies are on which side but the Blu-ray format supposedly has a lot of heavyweights in its corner. If Blu-ray soon has all the big movies coming out on its format exclusively, then this format war may soon be over. I think it's safe to say that it is the better format in terms of technology, but now that it has the corporate support, this war is starting to seem like a slaughter. http://www.cnbc.com/id/22507036 All HD-DVD has going for it at the moment is the price imo. It's a lot cheaper than Blu-ray players and therefore will appeal to the average customer who just wants a high def player. I guess the fact that it is an "HD-DVD" player also helps it. Since it says HD, people will automatically put together the fact that it is an upgraded DVD player. To know what a Blu-ray player is, I guess you've got to keep up with the tech stuff somewhat. I know my parents would probably buy a HD-DVD player over a blu-ray player just because they are more familiar with the terms HD and DVD... they also have no idea what blu-ray is. |
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| BlindDeafandMute | Sat Jan 5, 2008 5:09 am Post #5 |
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Long Live Pink Shoes!
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Personally I don't think Blu-Ray or HD-DVD aren't even remotely close to becoming standards. First I think it's like less than a third of people have HDTV's as it is right now, 28% penetration in April( Around 50%+ was expectation by this time). So 72% of people don't even have the hardware to run these things, also Blu-Ray/HD-DVD require a big step for minimal gains to the average person. I don't see the average person seeing the DVD as anything close to dead, and unlike the conversion of VHS to DVD the only real upgrade is storage and picture quality. From VHS to DVD had quality, life span, easy fast forward, skip, chapter settings, bonus feature selections, Dolby 5.1 compatibility, in other words lots of appealing stuff. So I think there is too little a market for either to make a serious pull based on consumer trends. Picture companies have lined with Blu-Ray more than HD-DVD, but not enough to kill HD-DVD. Personally I hope Blu-Ray because I own a PS3, but if it doesn't win I don't see myself dropping the cash on an HD-DVD player anytime soon. |
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| LAL | Sun Jan 6, 2008 12:32 am Post #6 |
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Neither of them are "standards" yet; I don't think anyone is saying that they are. It's obvious that DVD is still the dominant format and will be for the next 2 or 3 years. There is no clear winner in terms of what the consumer wants, but my point is that the consumer will soon have no choice. There will come a time where one of the two formats will control so much of the market, that consumers will be pretty much forced to side with it. Even though there isn't a huge selection for Blu-ray and HD-DVD in terms of content, I think the corporate backing has pretty much solidified the winner. |
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| JoeCoolMan24 | Sun Jan 6, 2008 12:56 am Post #7 |
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I got Alicia Sacramone
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HD-DVD cancelled their CES conference and New Line joined Blu-Ray today after Warner jumped on. http://dvd.ign.com/articles/843/843709p1.html |
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| LAL | Sat Feb 16, 2008 1:30 pm Post #8 |
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http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/16/...pan-Toshiba.php Latest update in the Blu-ray HD-DVD saga. Toshiba may be pulling the plug on HD-DVD, which would basically signify the end of the format. I guess this just solidifies what seemed to be the inevitable. Good bye
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| yankee242B | Sat Feb 16, 2008 1:33 pm Post #9 |
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I'm a lead farmer, motherf...
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I still don't know what the difference is. Does it really matter (aside from employment's sake)? |
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| LAL | Sat Feb 16, 2008 1:39 pm Post #10 |
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The main difference is the fact that a blu-ray disc can hold a lot more data/video, which means Blu-ray technology is also more expensive. It was all just a matter of whether or not people were willing to pay more money for better technology (albeit they cannot be used by majority of the population at the moment). |
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