Community weekly poll: What's your take on the next-generation DVD format wars?
- 3/7/06 3:37 PM
Blur Ray will win win out
by unne002 - 3/8/06 3:50 AM In reply to: What's your take on the next-generation DVD format wars? by Marc Bennett
I predict Blu Ray will win out for the simple reason that Sony will support it in the Playstation 3.
The dominance of the Playstation brand will mean millions of homes will have Blu Ray.
The only way this might be avoided is if the PS3 bombs. But plainly, such an outcome is highly unlikely.
BLueRay...But what about the huge costs?
by forgot 2 duck - 3/8/06 4:02 AM In reply to: Blur Ray will win win out by unne002I'm not sure if Sony PS3 will do what the PS2 done for the DVD.
First lets look at why the PS2 impact was possible for DVD...because before that we had VHS! and the launch of the DVD was a united attempt, everyone backed it and there was no competition.
This time round (with BlueRay) the drives cost allot, Sony is expected to pay approx $300 per drive for the launch models. And even after that producing BlueRay disc's cost more than HD-DVD disc's.
Finally only the entertainment industry and half of the Hollywood studios are backing BlueRay whereas the IT world (Tosh, MS etc) are backing its competition, HD-DVD.
So i would think the PS3 wont make a huge impact for BlueRay due to the fact that the BlueRay drives will cost more plus the BlueRay dvd films will cost more.
For the extra cost your getting more storage...however we will probably not need that much room anyway.
HD-DVD is perfectly capable to present 720i films at a cheaper price than B-Ray and i for one, aint willing to pay extra for something i will never use/realise i have.
Blu-Ray will NOT go away...
by UncleMiltie - 3/8/06 4:12 AM In reply to: What's your take on the next-generation DVD format wars? by Marc Bennett
As a few other messages have indicated, Blu-Ray will not go away if simply due to PS3. People already seem to forget that one of the reasons DVD exploded so quickly was that every new PS2 console allowed you to watch DVD movies. PS3 can and likely will have the same effect for Blu-Ray...
What the heck ru talking about or who cares.....
by brokfarm - 3/8/06 4:31 AM In reply to: What's your take on the next-generation DVD format wars? by Marc Bennett
Can't even keep up anymore with tech stuff. Have tivo and DVD recorder, and VCR. Saving stuff, never get a chance to watch recodings yet keep recording and storing recordings. Is this crazy or what.
Call me overwhelmed.
I am waiting for HVD 1024GB
by blacksheep92399 - 3/8/06 4:44 AM In reply to: What's your take on the next-generation DVD format wars? by Marc Bennett
Blu-ray and HD-DVD both are just a small step above current DVD, while HVD Holographic video disk using buu-ray indexing will hold the contents of the Blu-ray disk And the HD-DVD disk together and still have room for the complete works of the Gutenberg Press (exageration? well maybe a little but not much)
waiting it out
by lidavg48 - 3/8/06 5:22 AM In reply to: What's your take on the next-generation DVD format wars? by Marc Bennett
I was too was burned in the Beta-HS wars and ended up throwing out a LOT of Beta tapes, with some 'purchased' movies. I still say Beta was better, but what do I know, right!
So I will wait it out for the final test results to come in.
Burned by Betamax
by Soulwolf - 5/22/06 7:42 AM In reply to: waiting it out by lidavg48I got burned as well, and you are right Sony was the better quality format, just not good enough so the average consumer could tell the difference. Higher capacity VHS won out. Many have pointed to Blueray's higher capacity as the main reason it will prevail. During the VHS Beta war people could actually copy content, imagine that. I don't think that’s what they have in mind this time. If 1080I and 1080P look the same on your HDTV the more affordable format has the advantage.
HD-DVD/Blu-ray - not interested
by kayakbob - 3/8/06 5:27 AM In reply to: What's your take on the next-generation DVD format wars? by Marc Bennett
Hey, if you already have a good DVD player (progressive scan) and a good TV (DLP), why get caught up in the frenzy. My system is as close to HD as you can get without spending big bucks trying to stay on the cutting edge. Guess what, you will never be state-of-the-art with your home theatre system. Marketing geru's have a knack for timely releases to keep you electronics obsolete. Build yourself a good system and don't worry about keeping pace with the those money grubbing suits and their planned obsolence of your system.
It's all in the name!
by ekiekens - 3/8/06 5:31 AM In reply to: What's your take on the next-generation DVD format wars? by Marc Bennett
My personal feeling is that I would be more likely to buy something called an HD-dvd, because I have an HD tv, and that product has the letters H and D in it. As for bluray that just sound silly and weird.
It's not about superior technology
by jojoleb - 3/8/06 5:38 AM In reply to: What's your take on the next-generation DVD format wars? by Marc Bennett
I'm not sure which format will take over the market. Clearly, Blu-ray is the superior format, but if you remember back to Betamax that was probably also the superior format.
Betamax fell and fell hard because Sony kept it as a proprietary format. This is not unlike PCs eclipsing the computer market with Windows 3.1 at a time when Apple had a more advanced OS.
If Blu-ray is too expensive, has limited equipment, and Sony keeps the technology to itself other companies will jump to HD-DVD and this will be the new standard. If, on the other hand, Sony allows others to license the technology in a way that is not overly expensive, Blu-ray will take the lead.
We are all interesed in new and more advanced technology. But if the differences are not so vast and price is an issue, cheaper will trump cool-tech every time. If Blu-ray remains too expensive and proprietary, it may well be used by high-end users, people in the tech world, and businesses. However, the average consumer (e.g. the computer users, gamers, movie buying population) will go for the bottom line every time.
I'll watch and wait for now...
Do we really need another format?
by knelson276 - 3/8/06 5:53 AM In reply to: What's your take on the next-generation DVD format wars? by Marc Bennett
I personally have no intention in buying either. I'm perfectly happy with the quality and performance of DVD. And after building an extensive movie library I see no need to replace over 400 DVD’s. 1 last point, no matter how high the resolution is the resolution of the eyes have a fixed limitation, and I’ve seen hdtv next to standard TV’s and from more than 10 feet I cant tell any difference. As is often the case the hype doesn’t live up to reality.
HD-DVD all the way!
by wdhardy - 3/8/06 6:32 AM In reply to: What's your take on the next-generation DVD format wars? by Marc Bennett
Sony was the one that made the Beta-Max. VHS proved to be cheaper and versitile. Sony is at it again. HD-DVD will win out because Sony is in it for the money while Toshiba and others are in it to win the long race. The only fly in the ointment is that Sony owns all those movies and studios.
Content is king!
by pimpnani - 3/8/06 6:38 AM In reply to: What's your take on the next-generation DVD format wars? by Marc Bennett
I believe both technologies are capable, but the content available on each format will ultimately decide a winner. Blu-ray has the edge here as Sony has a massive library including MGM that it will not be releasing on HD-DVD. Most of the studios supporting HD-DVD have also announced support for Blu-ray. Add to this the fact that the PS3 will come with a Blu-ray drive and Blu-ray seems to have a clear edge regardless of HD-DVD's initial cost advantage (this advantage should nearly disappear as Blu-ray get its footing and economies of scale).
The next competing format(s) for video require too much!
by vbgunltd - 3/8/06 6:48 AM In reply to: What's your take on the next-generation DVD format wars? by Marc Bennett
The Blue-ray versus HD-DVD competing formats for video require too much expediture of money, as far as I'm concerned. From what I read the players will require electronics that have HDMI inputs.
I'm sorry but I'm not willing to scrap my present plasma tv or my front projection home theater equipment because they won't connect to the new age video player(s).
Further, it would appear that any content you want to view would have to be purchased since you won't be able to record any over the air HDTV or satellite content thanks to HDMI broadcast flag and the HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)of the disc.
True, the promised 1080 format would be nice but with all the inherent restrictions I'll stick with the 480 format and my existing electronics!
New Format
by mjd420nova - 3/8/06 7:55 AM In reply to: What's your take on the next-generation DVD format wars? by Marc Bennett
I'm going to wait and see what the market place
does with the new equipment. They will decide
what the market does and needs. They will in a
sense establish the de-facto standard and become
the common place application. Then I'll look at
my ongoing requirements and decide if it fits my
needs or could even create a new level of storage
unheard of before. Before that happens, I'll need
to see another generation of processors that can
handle and utilize that kind of potential.
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