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Who's Going to Lose: HD-DVD, Blu-Ray, or You?
Who's Going to Lose: HD-DVD, Blu-Ray, or You?
kotaku.com - November 2, 2007
Submitted by feelmyring (351) at 8:54AM PST on November 3, 2007
"This war between Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD is extremely nasty, as members from each camp throw barbs at each other. Unlike the console wars, which has Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo actually expanding the overall videogame market, this next gen DVD battle is not helping consumers, retailers or anyone not affiliated with one of the two sides."
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0shadowcat77 posted on Industry News at 9:18PM PST on November 6, 2007. RE: Who's Going to Lose: HD-DVD, Blu-Ray, or You?@pilias_simber,
http://reviews.cnet.com/video-players-and-recorders/toshiba-hd-a2/4864-6463_7-32074340.html?ctype=msgid&messageSiteID=7&messageID=2407091&cval=2407091&tag=uolst
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0pilias_simber posted on Industry News at 7:17PM PST on November 6, 2007. RE: Who's Going to Lose: HD-DVD, Blu-Ray, or You?@shadowcat77,
Wow, I don't know if you could fit more fanboy statements into one post if you tried.
Neither Format has proven to be superior, the vast majority of the public doesn't CARE who wins, they just want it over with.
Got any links to prove your accusations that the A2 breaks down? Toshiba's taking a nasty hit on each player made so they can win the Format war, it has nothing to do with making subpar merchandise.[ Oracle ] [ Level 22 ] [ Rank: 122 ]bids
-1shadowcat77 posted on Industry News at 7:08PM PST on November 6, 2007. RE: Who's Going to Lose: HD-DVD, Blu-Ray, or You?OK - I own a PS3 and an Xbox 360, and I like both for different reasons. PS3 has better graphics output, and a more user friendly menu system than 360. However, 360 has the monopoly on games right now. That being said, I only watch BluRay movies, because the thing that matters most to me is the PICTURE. BluRay is clearly superior than HD-DVD, even without factoring in the slower reading time. Just because the HD-DVD camp is spamming the market with sub-$200 players (that will probably break down in less than one year) does not mean it is a better format. I hope the customers are intelligent enough to look past the cheap and head towards the value.[ Newbie ] [ Level 8 ] [ Rank: 1624 ]bids
2Animate posted on Industry News at 7:13PM PST on November 3, 2007. RE: Who's Going to Lose: HD-DVD, Blu-Ray, or You?@Laoldar,
I can see myself agreeing with that opinion, but I can also see myself agreeing with this scenario:
When HDDVD & Bluray become as cheap as DVD machines were when they first got popular among the mainstream, i.e. HDDVD & Bluray full featured players both at sub $150, and the software sub $20, and some new format is waiting in the wings that is very expensive with little to give beyond HDDVD/Bluray, people will pick up the cheap HDDVD/Bluray machines and software.[ Oracle ] [ Level 26 ] [ Rank: 241 ]bids
3welshbloke posted on Industry News at 2:44PM PST on November 3, 2007. RE: Who's Going to Lose: HD-DVD, Blu-Ray, or You?@Laoldar,
In the early days I really did think this would be a "War" now it is more a skirmish. A format will emerge more popular than the other but like you say it will be to late to really matter.
I suspect Bill is following his own agenda and keeping the war alive to give his dream of data on demand a chance for the infrastructure to support it.
If I had to choose though HD DVD would be the best choice for the consumer. No regional locks, less DRM, combo discs, cheaper hardware and discs (theorectical) would sway it for me.
The nail in both formats coffin was the lack of unilateral support from the movie houses.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 60 ]bids
5Laoldar posted on Industry News at 1:51PM PST on November 3, 2007. RE: Who's Going to Lose: HD-DVD, Blu-Ray, or You?@welshbloke,
I think that neither format will ever be a "winner" because, as you mention, most consumers simply don't care. When the time comes that consumers do want to move to a new format (once companies give them a reason to, beyond a sharper image), HDDVD and Blu-Ray will both be old tech. I think a lot of companies jumped the gun by declaring a new format war and I doubt that consumers will ever move in large numbers to a new format simply for incrementally better sound/video. The improvements simply don't justify the price difference in the media between those and DVD.[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 182 ]bids
2welshbloke posted on Industry News at 12:44PM PST on November 3, 2007. RE: Who's Going to Lose: HD-DVD, Blu-Ray, or You?This has little to do with Sony or Toshiba, Warner Brothers are the ones holding all the Aces and if as they are hinting they choose a single format to support then that will be the winner.
That said if they did not not choose a format then I think HD DVD has every chance of winning now that the public has been given the taste of sub $100 players. The houses will follow the public and the longer the wars goes on then it is probably better for the consumer as 99% could not care less and an upscaled DVD does a damn fine job.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 60 ]bids
49feelmyring posted on Industry News at 8:54AM PST on November 3, 2007. Article: Who's Going to Lose: HD-DVD, Blu-Ray, or You?"This war between Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD is extremely nasty, as members from each camp throw barbs at each other. Unlike the console wars, which has Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo actually expanding the overall videogame market, this next gen DVD battle is not helping consumers, retailers or anyone not affiliated with one of the two sides."[ Oracle ] [ Level 20 ] [ Rank: 351 ]
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So you post links to user reviews? None of those are hardware related issues, they're all software related, and the first link was a known issue that they fixed about the May time period with a firmware update.
If you really want to get into it I can provide you with ample reviews of similar calibur for most BD players.