So Blu-Ray won?

[spaceman]

i wonder if ms will come out with a another horrendously obtrusive blu ray add on.
no wonder why they didnt put an hd dvd into the "elite"
lmfao :laugh:

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
I'll wait for 1 of 2 things.

1. Either only HD-DVD or BluRay exists.
2. There are dual players for about $200.

I think that most folks are waiting for that!

 

[dwell]

Originally posted by: The Cornballer
i wonder if ms will come out with a another horrendously obtrusive blu ray add on.
no wonder why they didnt put an hd dvd into the "elite"
lmfao :laugh:

Or for that matter make a black HD-DVD add-on to match the Elite.

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: The Cornballer
i wonder if ms will come out with a another horrendously obtrusive blu ray add on.
no wonder why they didnt put an hd dvd into the "elite"
lmfao :laugh:

doubt it. MicroSUCKS (I've been itching to say that for so long :laugh: its so funny when fanboys do it on slashdot.org) will quietly pull its HD add-on off the market.

 

[Extelleron]

Originally posted by: antillean

Originally posted by: Extelleron
What announcement are you talking about?

EDIT: nevermind, saw the either topic. If Blockbuster is really stocking only Blu-Ray, it definately gives BR another advantage over HD-DVD. In itself it doesn't mean that Blu-Ray will win, but when combined with many of the other advantages Blu-Ray has (such as a much bigger instal base), this could really mean the end for HD-DVD.

No, by itself that DOES mean Blu-Ray is going to win, unless everyone decides to spend 4x the money to buy movies, or subscribes to Netflix.

You can still get HD-DVD's from Blockbuster online or from Netflix.

Anyway, I'm not so sure that EITHER format will win in the long-run; even if Blu-Ray "wins" the format war, I'm not sure that there is much more room left for disc-formats when it comes to movies. On-demand is in full swing and although it's not a full substitue for movies yet, and is not in HD, it is a very popular service and is the way of the future.

In the future, you aren't going to go buy a disc at the store... you'll likely have HD on-demand movies or download movies onto a player and watch them without ever going to a store.

 

[spaceman]

Originally posted by: Allen Iverson

Originally posted by: The Cornballer
i wonder if ms will come out with a another horrendously obtrusive blu ray add on.
no wonder why they didnt put an hd dvd into the "elite"
lmfao :laugh:

doubt it. MicroSUCKS (I've been itching to say that for so long :laugh: its so funny when fanboys do it on slashdot.org) will quietly pull its HD add-on off the market.

not before the red marker is brought to bear!
i can see the steel clearance crates at gamestop with them now! :laugh:

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: Allen Iverson
Hopefully Blu-Ray wins. It will be good to see sony do well again.

Hopefully they won't install rootkits on their discs...

 

[Kev]

I don't really know much about the differences between hd dvd and blu-ray... but I want blu-ray to win simply because HD DVD is annoying to say.

 

[Extelleron]

Originally posted by: Allen Iverson

Originally posted by: The Cornballer
i wonder if ms will come out with a another horrendously obtrusive blu ray add on.
no wonder why they didnt put an hd dvd into the "elite"
lmfao :laugh:

doubt it. MicroSUCKS (I've been itching to say that for so long :laugh: its so funny when fanboys do it on slashdot.org) will quietly pull its HD add-on off the market.

I think Microsoft made the right choice by not betting the farm on either format. If Blu-Ray really wins, which it currently seems like it might, Sony's bet might have paid off, but it was still a bet.

Sony is obviously in a different position than MS of course... Sony's future may depend on the success of Blu-Ray, and they needed the PS3 as a "trojan horse" to get BR into millions of homes.

 

[spaceman]

Originally posted by: Kev
I don't really know much about the differences between hd dvd and blu-ray... but I want blu-ray to win simply because HD DVD is annoying to say.

"you'll have to excuse this gentleman, he suffers from hddvd."

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: Extelleron

Originally posted by: Allen Iverson

Originally posted by: The Cornballer
i wonder if ms will come out with a another horrendously obtrusive blu ray add on.
no wonder why they didnt put an hd dvd into the "elite"
lmfao :laugh:

doubt it. MicroSUCKS (I've been itching to say that for so long :laugh: its so funny when fanboys do it on slashdot.org) will quietly pull its HD add-on off the market.

I think Microsoft made the right choice by not betting the farm on either format. If Blu-Ray really wins, which it currently seems like it might, Sony's bet might have paid off, but it was still a bet.

Sony is obviously in a different position than MS of course... Sony's future may depend on the success of Blu-Ray, and they needed the PS3 as a "trojan horse" to get BR into millions of homes.

totally agree. the ps3 would be doing so much better than it is right now had they not put Blu-ray in it. That said, blu-ray is useful for games. DVDs can only hold 8 gigs which isn't much (granted you can have multiple disc games, but still..). And if Blu-ray does end up winning, then the ps3 become a lot more desirable.

 

[dwell]

Originally posted by: Extelleron
I think Microsoft made the right choice by not betting the farm on either format. If Blu-Ray really wins, which it currently seems like it might, Sony's bet might have paid off, but it was still a bet.

Owning three major studios (Sony Pictures, Columbia, and MGM) kind of made it an easy bet for Sony. The hard part is it cost them a lot of momentum in the gaming realm as Blu-Ray really jacked up the cost of the PS3. In the end, there's a lot more money to be made in Hollywood than in gaming. Especially with the Wii coming out of left field and completely throwing a monkey wrench into the industry.

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: The Cornballer

Originally posted by: Kev
I don't really know much about the differences between hd dvd and blu-ray... but I want blu-ray to win simply because HD DVD is annoying to say.

"you'll have to excuse this gentleman, he suffers from hddvd."

wait... lifer... who were you before?

 

[ric1287]

the winner will be the first to have easily backup(able) coppies and a player <100.

 

[Slick5150]

Neither of them are ever going to achieve the market of DVD. Both will be niche players until the next leap comes along. They don't offer enough of an upgrade (when compared to the VHS -> DVD jump) for the average person to justify buying one.

Edit: And can we PLEASE stop with the "format war is over!" threads every time ANYTHING even remotely related happens??!

 

[FoBoT]

i thought HD meant hard drive

 

[Linux23]

Originally posted by: Gnrslash4life
I could care less who wins. Im still holding out.

ludite.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Blu-Ray players don't upconvert though do they?

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
Blu-Ray players don't upconvert though do they?

Depends on the player. The PS3, the only player with large numbers, just added upconverting.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
Blu-Ray players don't upconvert though do they?

actually the PS3 does and it does it very well.

 

[spacejamz]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
Blu-Ray players don't upconvert though do they?

Depends on the player. The PS3, the only player with large numbers, just added upconverting.

and it is oh so sweet....the opening battle scene in Revenge of the Jedi rocked!!!!

 

[Randum]

blockbuster only carrying blu ray...interesting...
anyone see that best buy tv/ps3 combo deal? It was basically 600 off the purchase of a bravia and ps3 w game and BR movie. SO it was like a free ps3!

 

[Randum]

blockbuster only carrying blu ray...interesting...
anyone see that best buy tv/ps3 combo deal? It was basically 600 off the purchase of a bravia and ps3 w game and BR movie. SO it was like a free ps3!

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: Extelleron

I think Microsoft made the right choice by not betting the farm on either format. If Blu-Ray really wins, which it currently seems like it might, Sony's bet might have paid off, but it was still a bet.

Sony is obviously in a different position than MS of course... Sony's future may depend on the success of Blu-Ray, and they needed the PS3 as a "trojan horse" to get BR into millions of homes.

Uh, they put BR into the PS3 mainly to support 50 gb game discs. Playing BR movies is a benefit just like the PS2 playing dvds.

 

[ViviTheMage]

this war will never end.