Actually, the battle over which new high-definition DVD format will earn your gift-buying dollars this holiday season may already be over. Read the full post.
Oct 26
2007
10:00 PM ET
Blu-ray vs. HD: Whose side are you on?
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The tech guy on NPR says don’t buy either for now, which is what I was going to do anyway.
You can buy a 1080p 37′ Aquos for 1300.00$ so I dont see why people are whining about that.
As for BR & HDDVD being marginaly the same,well just saying it doesnt make it so,calling them the same is like calling dvd and vhs the same.Everyone assumes 1080p is the endall,if it was then yes I wouldnt care really who won HD or BR it wouldnt matter,but 1080p isnt the end HD-DVD is a glorified DVD disc and it has reached the end of it’s development cycle.Blu Ray while substantially more future proof still has limitations 300 gbs of data storage may seem like alot at the moment but in 5 years or less it will seem to be a tight fit.
In my opinion both formats will go the way of laserdisc when the new holographic optical discs are released.
As to which format is better HD DVD or BR they are both the samewhen it comes to displaying 1080p,it all comes down to Label support and future proof technology which BR wins hands down.
Once there is a format that is compatible with everything and does not cost $999.99, I will fork over my hard earned money.
We were all gung-ho about blu-ray after we bought our 1080p hdtv in November. But then I did some research, and I was turned off by the reports of goofy technical problems with both Blu-ray and hd-dvd players, and necessary periodic firmware updates. Seemed the technology was just too new. I was hesitant to pay hundreds for something that didn’t seem reliable.
Then I went shopping online, and found quality HD-DVD players for nearly half the price of Blu-Ray players. And there were deals for the HD-DVD players for 5-10 free (albiet mostly crappy) movies included with purchase. When I found a 1080p HD-DVD player for under $200 with 10 free movies, I snapped it up. I think many other “walmart” types like me, or high-school/college age kids, may very well do the same just for the savings.
I’m aware I may need to add a blu-ray player in the next few years, just so I can see Blu-Ray only movies and so I can rent from Blockbuster. But by then the prices should finally be affordable
sony is a control freak refuse to buy anything sony in fact i wont buy any new technology for at least a year and like the guy that says regular dvds still look pretty good to me and theyre cheaper
Nice work man..keep it up.
Bluray was always going to win hands down, i bought a hd player after the decision to go blu-ray was annonced though, £30 for the player and £1 a hd dvd, beautifuL!
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