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.

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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.