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What do you have Blu-Ray or HD-DVD

Which one do you have. PS3 counts, HD-DVD add-on for Xbox 360 counts.

its all about the magnetic tape. VHS FTW!

I don't have either. I'm waiting for at least another year before I decide.

Wtf are those?

Neither, but I plan to go blu-ray because I work for Sony.

I guess it really is true, half of the dvd market knows nothing about either High Def format.

yeah... i think it's just for fanatics or people with money to blow.

My wife will watch the normal standard channel, when the same thing is on the HD version of that channel, she don't care.

Standards are still emerging. Triple-layer was recently approved for HD-DVD, putting it at 51 GB, right there with Blu-Ray. Yet none of the players on the market today will support it. It's still too early to tell.

In the mean time, I'll just download 720p and 1080p x.264 rips of either format, and just output those to my hdtv. Fuck optical media (for now).

for as much as a tech junkie i am and can easily blow money on electronics, speakers, computers, etc... i still have no HDTV and thus no Blu-ray/HD-DVD.

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Originally posted by 2tall for as much as a tech junkie i am and can easily blow money on electronics, speakers, computers, etc... i still have no HDTV and thus no Blu-ray/HD-DVD.

x2

But i think Sony is actually going to win this one...

Its kind of a no brainier data wise...

I might by a blue ray DVD burner just to back up my data, not really to watch movies...

[QUOTE]Originally posted by skizzell
Standards are still emerging. Triple-layer was recently approved for HD-DVD, putting it at 51 GB, right there with Blu-Ray. Yet none of the players on the market today will support it. It's still too early to tell.

In the mean time, I'll just download 720p and 1080p x.264 rips of either format, and just output those to my hdtv. Fuck optical media (for now). [/QUOTE

I can't seem to find x.264 rips where they kept the 5.1 Digital audio. Tey are always just Stereo or Dolby Pro Logic II.. Which sucks, cause the Video looks good!

I have found WMV-HD with 5.1 intact.

hd-dvd's are too expensive for me im too cheap. So im not buying either for a long time....til they make bargain bins with hd-dvds

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Originally posted by Boomer187 hd-dvd's are too expensive for me im too cheap. So im not buying either for a long time....til they make bargain bins with hd-dvds

If you shop around, you can find deals on HD-DVDs for as little as $12 and $20-$25 for TV seasons. Just keep an eye on slickdeals.net or something.

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Originally posted by skizzell Standards are still emerging. Triple-layer was recently approved for HD-DVD, putting it at 51 GB, right there with Blu-Ray. Yet none of the players on the market today will support it. It's still too early to tell.

yeah, every couple months someone declares one of the two technologies a winner, but they're still leap-frogging each other.

Was at Costco yesterday and they have a Sony Blu-Ray DVD player for $369.

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Originally posted by RobertStern yeah... i think it's just for fanatics or people with money to blow.

I have both but I am a bit of a nut when it comes to this stuff. I just want to be able to watch as much in HD as possible.

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Originally posted by RobertStern My wife will watch the normal standard channel, when the same thing is on the HD version of that channel, she don't care.

Ain't that the truth lol.

Oh and Walmart and Best Buy recently had the HD-A2 HD-DVD players for $99. Thats pretty much a no brainer no matter how blu your balls are.

both.
if you don't have either, now(black friday) is a great time to get one...199$+10 movies(amazon)

I have blu-ray with my PS3, best looking video I have for it is Galapagos documentary by BBC. They do the best documentaries and really take care with their cinematography and picture quality.

Based on industry research, the consumer acceptance of HD-DVD and Bluray is higher versus the time when people initially started using DVD versus CD/VHS as acceptable.

If I remember correctly, Bluray though is more expensive and contains more memory and usually includes games etc so that can become the difference who gain more trial at the onset. Bluray though has the bigger film outfits supporting them it seems.

I'm waiting for the Bluray / HD-DVDhybrid before buying.

Cheers!

Blu-Ray wins

RIP HD-DVD. Thankfully I only have a few HD-DVDs. Been buying mostly Blu-Ray. Should be greatful to HD-DVD though as without it, Blu-Ray would be MPEG2 only with no advanced audio codecs.

yea, looks like Blu Ray is the winner. Was at Costco today. Blu Ray was indeed $369 and the HD DVD Player was $179.

Was interesting news to receive today at work...

Looking back at it all now, I'd have to say that Sony def sealed the deal by sticking that BD drive in the PS3. HD was kinda lingering in there with Universal and Paramount as HD only studios. Then when we (Warner Bros) announced BD only that Friday before CES, we pretty much put the nails in the coffin IMHO.

No harm no foul. Each camp has had a victory here and there.

I don't think Hi-Def packaged media is going to last as long in the marketplace as DVD did (11 years and counting). I think digital download will obv start to take off here faster than we ever imagined.

I would expect market pricing on the BluRay gear to go up unfortunately now that HD media will be exclusively published on it. And they were already frickin expensive as hell. **sigh**

I would say now is the time to start cutting prices, because we're winning.


I've seen blu's in deals for less then $20

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