Home audio & video: Poll: If you had one choice, which format would you pick?
- 8/22/07 3:09 PM
Blu-ray has superior capacity, more room for growth
by jfreuler - 8/23/07 4:44 AM In reply to: Poll: If you had one choice, which format would you pick? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Blu-ray wins the storage capacity race hands down. That would allow Blu-ray to support even higher resolution and color depth video and lossless audio. And it's the best choice for general data storage and data hungry games. Blu-ray has ample room for growth, HD DVD does not.
Unfortunately, past history shows that in this type of competition, the cheaper, lower cost, technology will probably win the market penetration race - the VHS vs BETA effect is an example. Most manufacturers and consumers will select the cheapest, quickly available, product. For Blu-ray to win, it's manufactures must be willing to take an up-front hit to their bottom line, and flood the market with lower cost players, recorders, and media.
The multimedia giants are aware of the number of Blu-ray vs HD DVD players being distributed as stand-alone players and in consumer desktops and laptops. Eventually they will decide who wins based on sales forecasts and profit margins rather than who really has the superior technology.
jfreuler -
by dizzie2 - 1/8/08 6:36 AM In reply to: Blu-ray has superior capacity, more room for growth by jfreulerHey, jfreuler - any response from Westinghouse yet?
Record wars
by tljjmj - 8/23/07 6:30 AM In reply to: Poll: If you had one choice, which format would you pick? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
The last timr i remember a war such as this was during the quadraphonic record labels.Columbia on one side and i thinkRca on the other. I had my quadrophonic sound system and loving the sound of Janis, Santana TYA and others.So they both folded camps and it was over.I enjoy the 1080p of blu-ray,but i am also aware that it is not 1080i. please let it end on a positive note for the consumer or we'll be right back in the 70's
Armypappy
Why I would pick Blu-ray even though I want HD-DVD to win
by andyslaptop - 8/23/07 6:46 AM In reply to: Poll: If you had one choice, which format would you pick? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
SIZE matters people! There is just no getting around it. I want to be able to store alot on my disks! I am talking about these fromats from the storage perspective. I want to back up my .jpg,.wmv,etc... and I don't want to have to buy a 100 dvds to do it. Blu-ray 50GB, HD-DVD 30GB big difference. Now reson I want HD-DVD to win? Price; again something else the matters! Come on, blu-ray is a total new technology/disk so it is going to cost more for quite a while. HD-DVD uses the same technology to coat its disks that DVDs do. I love the HD-DVD price. Especially if they get the XBOX 360 HD-DVD working well on VISTA. I will be sold then.
HD-DVD All the way here
by mattribbins - 8/23/07 7:07 AM In reply to: Poll: If you had one choice, which format would you pick? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Im moreorless supporting HD-DVD for HD Movies. It is easy to incorporate along with standard DVD's which really gives me the thumbs up here.
BluRay is a good format, but I believe that it is more suitable for gaming and high amounts of storage, where it can make use of its huge capacity
HD
by theeagle - 8/23/07 7:30 AM In reply to: Poll: If you had one choice, which format would you pick? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Frankly tired of having to upgrade equipment just because someone creates a new product that is minimally better than existing ones. Have a garage full of old technology that noone wants now. Major investment gone to waste along with filling up landfills with something that will never deteriorate.
JerryW
BluRay vs HD DVD
by issachar5 - 8/23/07 7:30 AM In reply to: Poll: If you had one choice, which format would you pick? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Time and money. BluRay is too slow, and too costly. If it speeds up, and the machines you must buy to play them come down in cost, it will eventually take over HD DVD...if it lasts that long. Personally, I believe that SMD's (solid memory devices, like USB flash drives, compact flash, Secure digital, etc. eventually will kill both of them).
Issues for BR
by bevillan - 8/23/07 7:39 AM In reply to: BluRay vs HD DVD by issachar5Blu-ray may have the technical advantage BUT BR lacks competitively priced players to beat HD-DVD. The cheapest standalone HD-DVD player is $200 and the cheapest standalone BR player is $500. Your average consumer could care less about which one has better Java interactive menus if one player costs more than twice of the other.
Also, your average consumer sees the name HD-DVD and can associate it with DVDs. There is a comfort level with HD-DVD since the DVD forum supports it.
Sony and their camp will only succeed if they can bring down the price of their standalone players to be around the same price of the HD-DVD players. Of course, if they can lower their price to $200-$300 for a BR player...Toshiba will by then have one for $100.
If I had to pick one or the other
by TrackStar1682 - 8/23/07 7:39 AM In reply to: Poll: If you had one choice, which format would you pick? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I'd go HD DVD and start buying all my movies in that format now, so that I can play them all on my regular DVD player now, and in the future when it's time to retire my trusty "Low-def" DVD player, I can watch them in all their hi def splendor. Blu Ray just doesn't offer that flexibility. But honestly, please, let's just get real for a second and get hip to the Total HD format that will work in any player, and get players that will work with either format. This whole thing is just plain stupid.
Blue Ray if Only One Choice... I don't believe in one choice
by Sp|!ce - 8/23/07 7:59 AM In reply to: Poll: If you had one choice, which format would you pick? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I would go with Blue Ray if for the capacity if there is only one choice; however I don't believe that there should be one choice. A bit of competition will keep things nice for the consumer. It will force the developers to continue pushing the envelope. This is precisely why the two camps are not allowing cross licensing deals for makers to produce a dual player. Both camps want to be done with their development and rake in the money with no further effort on their part. Not good for the consumer.
Thanks,
Both: Blu-Ray for capacity, HD 'cause it's been cracked!
by Stephen92085 - 8/23/07 8:17 AM In reply to: Poll: If you had one choice, which format would you pick? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
While I understand the COST associated with producing BOTH formats of High-Def. DVDs, I can't imagine that it is anything significant (compared to the overall production costs of making the movies in the first place). For that reason, I don't understand why the "AUTHORS" of these film products are deliberately turning their backs on a segment of the market.
It seems to me that WE, THE CONSUMERS should be the one who ultimately make the decision (based on TECHNICAL FACTORS), not just on who makes the CEAPEST player (though on that point, HD has it: price is lower AND Audio Codecs are REQUIRED; Blu-Ray is more expensive, and latest Codecs are OPTIONAL [most do NOT support the latest codecs]).
Blockbuster, for example, has decided to stock ONLY Blu-Ray, because 70% of ALL of their High-Def. DVD rentals were Blu-Ray; so for them, it is a matter of shelf space versus customer demand. For THEM, their customers voted for Blu-Ray.
Bottom line (for me): I don't intend to BUY every movie title I ever want to watch, so Blockbuster is a definate player in my decision process.
So, if I had to choose NOW, it would be Blu-Ray.
Side note: I never bought a VCR until the Beta/VHS "debate" was settled, and I probably won't buy a High-Def. DVD player soon either.
Blu-Ray
by supersaiyanjesse - 8/23/07 8:17 AM In reply to: Poll: If you had one choice, which format would you pick? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I am forturnate enough to have both players the blu ray with my ps3 and my hd dvd player with my xbox 360. Since I have to choose one I will side with blu ray; media files are just going to get larger and larger and blue ray seems it will be the only one capable of managing these impending media files.
Sony is the Evil Empire
by jbaird - 8/23/07 9:06 AM In reply to: Poll: If you had one choice, which format would you pick? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I'd choose anybody's format but Sony's. Those were the friendly folks who introduced root kits on CD's. Remember? The world should boycott any Sony product, from digital cameras to music to their video format.
I do.
Did you get paid off by Microsoft to write that? (ADMIN)
by paulndyment - 8/23/07 11:29 AM In reply to: Sony is the Evil Empire by jbairdA little stipend in the mail? Yeah, Sony doesn't need protective case to protect YOUR media anymore, they came up with a NEW solution to the age old dilemma (having you stuff scratched) and it is called the BLU-RAY DISC. You should really look into it pal.
HD-DVD is cheaper, and has better interactive features
by RatherBeFlying - 8/23/07 10:12 AM In reply to: Poll: If you had one choice, which format would you pick? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
HD-DVD is cheaper, and has better interactive features. This is why I believe it will and should win.
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