Blu-Ray Vs HD DVD format war

[DougRuss]

yep i agree

Especially after Walmarts "Secret Sale" of Toshiba's HD-A2 Player this past Friday at $99.00. (which I also snatched up one)Thousands were Sold..........now they need the Software !

HD-DVD will Win out,I believe !

[StevenS]

Clearly Blue-Ray appears to be dominating. I am not sure what Freq. bandwith the HD-DVD uses but Blue-Ray (Ultraviolet) has the greatest potential for storage and quality.

[be236]

Yeah, I hope Blue-Ray wins, since it clearly has a larger storage area over HD. The more storage, the better. heh... is it something like 50GB max for Blue-Ray vs 35GB max for HD?

[Muad'Dib]

3rd party in is VMD.

[vicg1]

got a new 58" 1080p monitor and needed an HD dvd... bought an HD DVD not Blu-Ray... didn't research much, just grabbed the first I saw!

Hopefully this won't happen: HD DVD=BETA VCR

[Muad'Dib]

Combodevices is the only suitable path to go.
BD or HDDVD will not disappear just suddenly...

The big biz should watch out for VMD!

[greg47]

HD-DVD for prerecorded movies is done in the USA with most of the major movie studios giving up on the format. I can see microsoft(who never wants to admit making a mistake) trying to save face and promoting the format for pc data storage. Another Betamax vs VHS where the consumer is the real loser. Hopefully maybe a deal can be made, where all future BluRay players have HD-DVD support built in.

[Sadoun]

Judging from CES 2008 Blu Ray and HD DVD exhibits, it seems that Blu Ray is the winner. They had a huge main exhibit and mini exhibits around.

Sony and other Blu Ray advocates where pushing the standard well. Prices are going down on Blu Ray DVD movies. So that ought to help push Blu Ray DVD players and Recorders higher. BTW, Blu-ray is incorporated within Sony’s PlayStation 3 console. XBox 360 uses HD DVD.

Hitachi had one of the 1st Mini HDTV camcorders that records directly in Blu Ray format on an internal 40GB HD drive.

The 1st time I used a Hitachi camcorder was in 1980. It was a brand new shoulder Camera with a VHS tape recorder/player that you carry in a bag on your shoulder. Even then the picture was awesome with that camera. I video taped a lot of family events and family weddings with it. At that time, only a few people had a VHS camcorder.

We bought ours from the electronics market at Tokyo, Japan back then.

[Bibbler]

From the events the past few weeks, it sure appears that Blue-Ray has the clear advantage.

With MacWorld coming up this week, it will be interesting to see if Jobs embraces Blue-Ray. Rumors are out there that he may introduce something with a Blue-Ray.

Apple and Sony have a good working relationship. I would not be surprised to see Jobs announce an AppleTV or Mac with Blue-Ray support (especially since MS has thrown it's weight in the HD corner)...

[Muad'Dib]

@Bibbler,

yes, new MACs will appear soon with BD drives.