What is your opinion of the HD-DVD/Blu Ray war?
Lately HD-DVD is taking serious hits by Warner Brothers deciding to only produce Blu Ray movies and Paramount apparently going to do the same. They say Dream Works will probably do the same since they are somewhat connected to Paramount. This leaves Universal as the only studio supporting the format. This sucks for people who have bought HD-DVD players because the format may become obsolete. I made the choice to by HD-DVD because there were updates for the format, unlike Blu Ray and it was more affordable. If the trend continues, I may have to buy a player that plays both formats which sucks because they are way more expensive than I want to pay for a DVD player. They said that last quarter sales for HD-DVD players were up, so consumers that bought them may have wasted their money. That just sucks. The only difference I know of between the 2 formats is that the Blu Ray discs hold more information. For you technology buffs, what are your opinions of what is happening with this.
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Hi Jason,
HD DVD (Toshiba) vs Blu Ray (Sony).
The battle rages and it looks like consumers will have to face a dual format much like the dash R and plus R DVDs.
Samsung & LG already offer dual format machines and others will follow. This probably means both formats will survive.
Both use interactive menus but differences are – Blu-Ray capacity is 50Gb and HD-DVD is 30Gb. HD-DVD is region free while Blu-Ray is divided into three regions. (Figures Sony will try to stick it to the consumer) A disadvantage to HD-DVD is they are not all hard coated as are the Blu-Ray. HD-DVDs scratch as easily as regular DVDs while the Blu-Ray are more scratch resistant.
Norm