Comments on: Recent Study Shows HD-DVD Preferred Over Blu-Ray

By: drunk pandas

drunk pandas — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:13:54 +0000

There is porn on BluRay. They didn’t want to at first but changed their minds.

Personally, I think BluRay should win. With a much larger install base of players, better studio support, and bigger disc size, there’s really no reason not to go that way

By: Crowley

Crowley — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:11:52 +0000

I may be incorrect on this point… so feel free to correct me, But isn’t Blu-Ray refusing to distribute porn on their product while HD-DVD will? and isn’t that what happened between Beta and VHS?

By: nostars

nostars — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:03:02 +0000

Who wins this format war? Who cares?
Who loses? We do.

The formats are near identical, with the only major differences being the data transfer rate (HD-DVD better than Blu-Ray) and Storage Capacity (Blu-Ray better than HD-DVD).

I think they (the “rob the consumer blind for new technology” industry) will eventually find one format to rule them all, and the player that can read it will also be able to read our Blu-Rays and HD-DVDs.

By: Schwing007

Schwing007 — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:52:45 +0000

I personally don’t believe any videogame console will have a significant impact on the disk war. People buy more movies than people buy games. Movies have a massive worldwide installed base – leaving videogames in a minuscule percentage.
That being said, I’d like to bring up Scuba’s comment. The comparison between VHS and Beta mirrors the HD-DVD/ Blu-Ray in too many ways. As we all know, history quite often repeats itself. Technically, VHS was inferior to Beta. But the marketing and advertising behind VHS caused it to come out on top (signing exclusive deals with major motion picture companies helps too).
Its still too early to tell, and I believe Blu-Ray should come out on top. But there are too many variables down the road for anyone to see.

Durka.

By: Rhomp

Rhomp — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:29:18 +0000

I really am getting pissed off about this. I want Blu because it holds more…. thats about it but i think it will pull though in the end because of the ps3. what else is mainstream that has a built in player….. nothing

By: fierce Scuba

fierce Scuba — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:46:12 +0000

This competing media is hurting the consumer. So many people are reluctant to buy one or the other because people remember Betamax.

By: Designer1

Designer1 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:05:53 +0000

Did you guys see this??:

http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/12/pali-sony-snes-bluray-wins-dvd-war-hollywood-loses.html

By: Designer1

Designer1 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:47:15 +0000

I’m dissapointed that this whol format war is dragging on for so long but rest assured Blu Ray will win.

Why? the writings on the wall:

Bockbuster Video opts to stock 2x the number of Blu-Ray Movies vs HD because Blu-ray out sells HD-DVD 3 to 1:

http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/blockbuster-chooses-blu-ray-is-the-war-over/

Target doubles the shelf space for Blu-Ray and edges HD-DVD to the side:

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/33885/97/

all of this and the fact that Blu-Ray holds more data! Anyone who buys a HD-DVD player will end up like to poor guys who bought a Laserdisc player:

http://www.wired.com/gadgets/gadgetreviews/magazine/test2007/st_best

LOL

By: inajeep

inajeep — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:20:06 +0000

Yes, you prove your point splendidly. Why do you want Sony who has been known to install root kits into their music CDs not once but twice to come out over HD-DVD. Personally having one format would make it easier for me and if any of them had our or technology’s interest at heart we wouldn’t have this bogus BS format war to begin with.

By: mister needles

mister needles — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:46:48 +0000

This article means nothing to me, I has a 360.