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Format wars
« on: August 22, 2007, 10:12:39 pm »
So I was reading this article  in the paper and it said that the format wars could possibly be over by this holiday season(although I doubt it will).Blu-ray has more support from companies such as Apple,dell,Intel,Samsung,pioneer,panisonic,philips,sony,sharp,hp and many more...its actually about 170 companies overall.
also it is supported by movie studios such as...Walt Disney(exclusive)Warner Bros,20th century Fox
 (exclusive),MGM(exclusive)Lionsgate(exclusive)and more.HD-dvd,its rival has support from Microsoft,sanyo,kenwood,alpine, toshiba,rca and nec. Movie studio support from Universal,paramount and dreamworks.
         The blu-ray disc currently can hold 50 gigs while hd dvd can hold up to 25 at most.they are also saying that the blu-ray could get up to 200 gigs in the near future.hd dvd has a combo format on some titles, wich means dvd version on one side and hd dvd on the other.Also Blockbuster is only carrying Blu-rays to rent.And Target said that in the fourth quarter of the format war,they will only be selling blu-ray players.So any who...my question is wich do you prefer.My personal choice is obviously blu-ray.
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Re: Format wars
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2007, 05:34:59 am »
I don't care for either. It's just an excuse for the movie producers to shove more DRM in it.

I'd go with HD-DVD over Blu-Ray though.
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Re: Format wars
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2007, 08:29:36 am »
Quote from: IZ on August 23, 2007, 05:34:59 am


I'd go with HD-DVD over Blu-Ray though.
why is that?
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Re: Format wars
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2007, 09:08:55 am »
It's not over yet.  Paramount and Dreamworks are back to being exclusively HD-DVD.  Besides the power that Microsoft has over the situation.

Either way, they're both going to lose.  The future is online distribution.
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Re: Format wars
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2007, 11:19:18 am »
and netflix does that quite well :D

so does tvlinks :D
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Re: Format wars
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2007, 11:25:41 am »
I like hardcopies of everything I get so I can hold it in my hands... then I can just store it to my computer...
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Re: Format wars
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2007, 04:51:08 pm »
Quote from: Joey Ramone on August 23, 2007, 08:29:36 am
Quote from: IZ on August 23, 2007, 05:34:59 am


I'd go with HD-DVD over Blu-Ray though.
why is that?
HD-DVD isn't backed by Sony.
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Re: Format wars
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2007, 09:30:34 pm »
Quote from: IZ on August 23, 2007, 04:51:08 pm
Quote from: Joey Ramone on August 23, 2007, 08:29:36 am
Quote from: IZ on August 23, 2007, 05:34:59 am


I'd go with HD-DVD over Blu-Ray though.
why is that?
HD-DVD isn't backed by Sony.
well yes but you cant change the fact that blu-ray has more titles,more support and is a better disc overall,and personally I don't see what is wrong with sony at all.
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Re: Format wars
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2007, 05:30:29 am »
Quote from: Joey Ramone on August 23, 2007, 09:30:34 pm
Quote from: IZ on August 23, 2007, 04:51:08 pm
Quote from: Joey Ramone on August 23, 2007, 08:29:36 am
Quote from: IZ on August 23, 2007, 05:34:59 am


I'd go with HD-DVD over Blu-Ray though.
why is that?
HD-DVD isn't backed by Sony.
well yes but you cant change the fact that blu-ray has more titles,more support and is a better disc overall,and personally I don't see what is wrong with sony at all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony#Controversies

and

maddox's article on Sony (not exactly SFW :P)
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Re: Format wars
« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2007, 11:33:33 am »
Its Betamax all over again...

I'd go with HD-DVD simply because DVD is currently the standard.

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Re: Format wars
« Reply #10 on: August 25, 2007, 12:09:45 am »
Quote from: Compwhiz128 on August 24, 2007, 11:33:33 am
Its Betamax all over again...

I'd go with HD-DVD simply because DVD is currently the standard.


um Well its not exactly beta max all over again for a few reasons cause beat max was not easy to use and there was hardly any titles on it...its the complete opposite for blu ray
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Re: Format wars
« Reply #11 on: August 25, 2007, 10:17:20 am »
Just the fact that alienware is selling a 600$ 4x drive is reason enough not to buy it.

Give me dual layer dvds, or give me death!™
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