Game over for HD-DVD?

[mugs]

Originally posted by: tenshodo13
but HD DVD is probably going down because of PS3.

Pretty much. Sony figured out a way to get Blu-Ray into the hands of people who aren't normally early adopters, and those people are buying movies.

 

[nonameo]

Eh... whichever one wins, can we please just call it CD-ROM v 2.0?

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: nonameo
Eh... whichever one wins, can we please just call it CD-ROM v 2.0?

That would be retarded.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

wow blu-ray has a lot of support...didnt realize it was so one sided. Why are people saying that blu-ray will fail?

 

[dwell]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
wow blu-ray has a lot of support...didnt realize it was so one sided. What are people saying that blu-ray will fail?

It's trendy to hate Sony these days. Even when it's not Sony your hating.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
wow blu-ray has a lot of support...didnt realize it was so one sided. What are people saying that blu-ray will fail?

This sentence doesn't make sense.

Originally posted by: Chris

It's trendy to hate Sony these days. Even when it's not Sony your hating.

I think the Blu-Ray hate is definitely related to Sony hate, but it's not like people just picked Sony at random to hate... Sony has earned it.

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

There's a good chance that Blu-Ray will lose Sony the console war but will win them the high-def optical format war.

With that said, I still think that this war will be won by whoever can get their player into Walmart for less than $200.

 

[spacejamz]

Blu ray has 23 of the top 25 HD Titles in 2007

Granted, these numbers are as of March 18, so they don't include the full counts for Casino Royale for blu ray, Kingdom of Men for HD DVD and Happy Feet which is on both...

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Originally posted by: spacejamz
Blu ray has 23 of the top 25 HD Titles in 2007

Granted, these numbers are as of March 18, so they don't include the full counts for Casino Royale for blu ray, Kingdom of Men for HD DVD and Happy Feet which is on both...

jeez...is that right? seems like it is game over for HD-DVD

 

[dwell]

Blu-Ray is outright raping HD-DVD across the board:

http://www.eproductwars.com/dvd/

Funny, because back in November it was the exact opposite situation. The PS3 really seems to have turned things around.

 

[Dacalo]

Originally posted by: spacejamz
Blu ray has 23 of the top 25 HD Titles in 2007

Granted, these numbers are as of March 18, so they don't include the full counts for Casino Royale for blu ray, Kingdom of Men for HD DVD and Happy Feet which is on both...

And what's sad is Batman Begins is from Warner Bros., who also publishes Blu-ray, which means the movie will be available for Blu-ray soon. I recall seeing Blu-ray case of it somewhere last year from Warner.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad

Originally posted by: spacejamz
Blu ray has 23 of the top 25 HD Titles in 2007

Granted, these numbers are as of March 18, so they don't include the full counts for Casino Royale for blu ray, Kingdom of Men for HD DVD and Happy Feet which is on both...

jeez...is that right? seems like it is game over for HD-DVD

Originally posted by: Chris
Blu-Ray is outright raping HD-DVD across the board:

http://www.eproductwars.com/dvd/

Funny, because back in November it was the exact opposite situation. The PS3 really seems to have turned things around.

That's because there was a severe drought of new releases for HD DVD through January to March. There were some weeks where there were no new releases and other weeks where there was maybe 1. Blu-Ray was releasing 4 or more titles every week in that time.

70+ new HD DVD titles have been announced for release by July. We'll see what happens with HD DVD and Blu-Ray having a roughly equal amount of new releases week-in and week-out.

 

[michaels]

So how long before hybrid models are 100-200?

 

[spacejamz]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad

Originally posted by: spacejamz
Blu ray has 23 of the top 25 HD Titles in 2007

Granted, these numbers are as of March 18, so they don't include the full counts for Casino Royale for blu ray, Kingdom of Men for HD DVD and Happy Feet which is on both...

jeez...is that right? seems like it is game over for HD-DVD

Originally posted by: Chris
Blu-Ray is outright raping HD-DVD across the board:

http://www.eproductwars.com/dvd/

Funny, because back in November it was the exact opposite situation. The PS3 really seems to have turned things around.

That's because there was a severe drought of new releases for HD DVD through January to March. There were some weeks where there were no new releases and other weeks where there was maybe 1. Blu-Ray was releasing 4 or more titles every week in that time.

70+ new HD DVD titles have been announced for release by July. We'll see what happens with HD DVD and Blu-Ray having a roughly equal amount of new releases week-in and week-out.

many of the good titles will be on both blu ray and HD DVD...what blockbuster exclusives are coming out for HD DVD? Good Sheppard, Smokin Aces and 40 Year Old Virgin are the only one that comes to mind right now...

With Pirates I/II and Cars coming out in May/June, HD DVD (even the Matrix boxset) will not even come close to generating the number of blu ray sales...

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad

Originally posted by: spacejamz
Blu ray has 23 of the top 25 HD Titles in 2007

Granted, these numbers are as of March 18, so they don't include the full counts for Casino Royale for blu ray, Kingdom of Men for HD DVD and Happy Feet which is on both...

jeez...is that right? seems like it is game over for HD-DVD

Originally posted by: Chris
Blu-Ray is outright raping HD-DVD across the board:

http://www.eproductwars.com/dvd/

Funny, because back in November it was the exact opposite situation. The PS3 really seems to have turned things around.

That's because there was a severe drought of new releases for HD DVD through January to March. There were some weeks where there were no new releases and other weeks where there was maybe 1. Blu-Ray was releasing 4 or more titles every week in that time.

70+ new HD DVD titles have been announced for release by July. We'll see what happens with HD DVD and Blu-Ray having a roughly equal amount of new releases week-in and week-out.

And what about the pure hardware aspect? There's over 1.3m PS3s in the US alone, along with all the stand-alone players. I don't believe the # of HD-DVD drives has surpassed 300k yet. For them to think about pulling even, sales of both the players and discs are going to have to increase drastically.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad

Originally posted by: spacejamz
Blu ray has 23 of the top 25 HD Titles in 2007

Granted, these numbers are as of March 18, so they don't include the full counts for Casino Royale for blu ray, Kingdom of Men for HD DVD and Happy Feet which is on both...

jeez...is that right? seems like it is game over for HD-DVD

Originally posted by: Chris
Blu-Ray is outright raping HD-DVD across the board:

http://www.eproductwars.com/dvd/

Funny, because back in November it was the exact opposite situation. The PS3 really seems to have turned things around.

That's because there was a severe drought of new releases for HD DVD through January to March. There were some weeks where there were no new releases and other weeks where there was maybe 1. Blu-Ray was releasing 4 or more titles every week in that time.

70+ new HD DVD titles have been announced for release by July. We'll see what happens with HD DVD and Blu-Ray having a roughly equal amount of new releases week-in and week-out.

And what about the pure hardware aspect? There's over 1.3m PS3s in the US alone, along with all the stand-alone players. I don't believe the # of HD-DVD drives has surpassed 300k yet. For them to think about pulling even, sales of both the players and discs are going to have to increase drastically.

I'm not denying the hardware advantage that the PS3 gives Blu-Ray. Just pointing out that there was a drought of new releases for HD DVD between January and March. That is the primary reason why Blu-Ray is leading in disc sales through the first part of this year.

 

[dwell]

The film "300" is going to be a huge push for next-gen optical. Warner is doing it, so HD-DVD is a gimmie. The question is, will it be exclusive?

 

[spacejamz]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad

Originally posted by: spacejamz
Blu ray has 23 of the top 25 HD Titles in 2007

Granted, these numbers are as of March 18, so they don't include the full counts for Casino Royale for blu ray, Kingdom of Men for HD DVD and Happy Feet which is on both...

jeez...is that right? seems like it is game over for HD-DVD

Originally posted by: Chris
Blu-Ray is outright raping HD-DVD across the board:

http://www.eproductwars.com/dvd/

Funny, because back in November it was the exact opposite situation. The PS3 really seems to have turned things around.

That's because there was a severe drought of new releases for HD DVD through January to March. There were some weeks where there were no new releases and other weeks where there was maybe 1. Blu-Ray was releasing 4 or more titles every week in that time.

70+ new HD DVD titles have been announced for release by July. We'll see what happens with HD DVD and Blu-Ray having a roughly equal amount of new releases week-in and week-out.

And what about the pure hardware aspect? There's over 1.3m PS3s in the US alone, along with all the stand-alone players. I don't believe the # of HD-DVD drives has surpassed 300k yet. For them to think about pulling even, sales of both the players and discs are going to have to increase drastically.

I'm not denying the hardware advantage that the PS3 gives Blu-Ray. Just pointing out that there was a drought of new releases for HD DVD between January and March. That is the primary reason why Blu-Ray is leading in disc sales through the first part of this year.

Once the mainstream consumers realize the exclusive studio support blu ray has (Disney is going to be a huge huge factor here in getting buy in from the signifant other), I would be willing to be bet that is another dagger for HD DVD...

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: spacejamz

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad

Originally posted by: spacejamz
Blu ray has 23 of the top 25 HD Titles in 2007

Granted, these numbers are as of March 18, so they don't include the full counts for Casino Royale for blu ray, Kingdom of Men for HD DVD and Happy Feet which is on both...

jeez...is that right? seems like it is game over for HD-DVD

Originally posted by: Chris
Blu-Ray is outright raping HD-DVD across the board:

http://www.eproductwars.com/dvd/

Funny, because back in November it was the exact opposite situation. The PS3 really seems to have turned things around.

That's because there was a severe drought of new releases for HD DVD through January to March. There were some weeks where there were no new releases and other weeks where there was maybe 1. Blu-Ray was releasing 4 or more titles every week in that time.

70+ new HD DVD titles have been announced for release by July. We'll see what happens with HD DVD and Blu-Ray having a roughly equal amount of new releases week-in and week-out.

And what about the pure hardware aspect? There's over 1.3m PS3s in the US alone, along with all the stand-alone players. I don't believe the # of HD-DVD drives has surpassed 300k yet. For them to think about pulling even, sales of both the players and discs are going to have to increase drastically.

I'm not denying the hardware advantage that the PS3 gives Blu-Ray. Just pointing out that there was a drought of new releases for HD DVD between January and March. That is the primary reason why Blu-Ray is leading in disc sales through the first part of this year.

Once the mainstream consumers realize the exclusive studio support blu ray has (Disney is going to be a huge huge factor here in getting buy in from the signifant other), I would be willing to be bet that is another dagger for HD DVD...

Neither Blu-Ray or HD DVD will be hitting mainstream until their players get under $200.

 

[spacejamz]

Once the mainstream consumers realize the exclusive studio support blu ray has (Disney is going to be a huge huge factor here in getting buy in from the signifant other), I would be willing to be bet that is another dagger for HD DVD...

Neither Blu-Ray or HD DVD will be hitting mainstream until their players get under $200.[/quote]


Hence the word ONCE...By that time, this format war should be over....

 

[manowar821]

I'd say that both HD/DVD and Bluray are full of fail.

DVD is great, I don't need DRM infected media.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: spacejamz

Once the mainstream consumers realize the exclusive studio support blu ray has (Disney is going to be a huge huge factor here in getting buy in from the signifant other), I would be willing to be bet that is another dagger for HD DVD...

Neither Blu-Ray or HD DVD will be hitting mainstream until their players get under $200.

Hence the word ONCE...By that time, this format war should be over....[/quote]

We'll see. HD DVD is looking like it is going to hit the sub-$200 barrier first. Prior to the PS3, HD DVD stand-alone players were outselling Blu-Ray stand-alone players. The PS3 won't be dropping in price any year soon so that won't be helping much once HD DVD gets under $200.

I've no horse in this race. Would rather see manufacturers concentrate on getting out dual-format players so consumers don't have to worry about this crap.

 

[R Nilla]

Originally posted by: manowar821
I'd say that both HD/DVD and Bluray are full of fail.

DVD is great, I don't need DRM infected media.

And just what do you think region coding and "unskippable" tracks are?

 

[0roo0roo]

its tolerable compared to bluray/hddvd is what he's saying.

 

[manowar821]

Originally posted by: R Nilla

Originally posted by: manowar821
I'd say that both HD/DVD and Bluray are full of fail.

DVD is great, I don't need DRM infected media.

And just what do you think region coding and "unskippable" tracks are?

Damn, good freakin point.

But I'm not going to spend that much cash to have MORE DRM.

Unskippable tracks aren't DRM, they're forced advertising. But the regions thing, wtf is up with that.