Are you sure? Last I heard HD-DVD had the most support because it had more secure DRM and was also cheaper to produce, since they can use existing DVD equipment.Atsumi said:My pick goes out to Blu-Ray. They has more support from movie companies and the such.
A Blu-Ray disc costs about $23 from what I've seen (A whole lot cheaper than I imagined)[-0MEGA-] said:Are you sure? Last I heard HD-DVD had the most support because it had more secure DRM and was also cheaper to produce, since they can use existing DVD equipment.
How much do Blu-Ray discs cost anyway?
I have not actually checked either one out but from what I have read in reviews, HD-DVD is even slower to load than Blu-Ray.P11 said:Blu-Ray will probably be more successful, however they are vitually the same product....aside from their name and a couple performance differences. Also, I was checking out a Blu-Ray player at BestBuy and they take a LIFETIME to load a dvd, I'm not to sure about HD-DVD but I would like to wait until blu-ray reaches 4x or 8x speeds.
It'll come down in price when it's ready to hit the mass market, either that or Sony goes to big, and kills themselves again.baballin328 said:i think both cost too much, and blu ray's price is ridiculus ($1000?!)
lolSC7 said:It'll come down in price when it's ready to hit the mass market, either that or Sony goes to big, and kills themselves again.
How is only one company (Sony) behind Blu-Ray? What do you mean exactly by that?SC7 said:HD-DVD is slightly cheaper per disc, plus cheaper to make, because old DVD equipment can be used with a little modification. I think Blu-Ray will fail because it's just one company behind it. People don't like one company (sony) trying to dominate, and they've failed before (Betamax, UMD). To me, it just seems like sony won't be able to get themselves the edge. Now, another thing, remember, the better product doesn't always win. Xbox was better than PS2 and GCN technologically, it got 2nd in the US, and 3rd worldwide. Betamax was superior to VHS, and it floped, same with laserdisc. The market looks for the happy medium, such as if HD-DVD is somewhat close to Blu ray, and offers good enough performance, they'll be going after that every last penny in order to get that small cash saving (which does add up).
Sony makes Blu-Ray. Toshiba makes HD-DVD.vonbismarck said:How is only one company (Sony) behind Blu-Ray? What do you mean exactly by that?
I still don't follow. Please forgive my slowness. Samsung also makes Blu-Ray as do other companies I believe. And if Toshiba is the only one who makes HD-DVD then that would negate the one argument about Blu-Ray being made by only one company as the same would be true for HD-DVD.Atsumi said:Sony makes Blu-Ray. Toshiba makes HD-DVD.
Sony created it, but other companies produce the hardware as well.vonbismarck said:I still don't follow. Please forgive my slowness. Samsung also makes Blu-Ray as do other companies I believe. And if Toshiba is the only one who makes HD-DVD then that would negate the one argument about Blu-Ray being made by only one company as the same would be true for HD-DVD.
I see. Is this supposed to be a bad thing though? I believe with betamax, Sony was the only one making the units which helped bring about its downfall. But here there are other companies making Blu-Ray too.[-0MEGA-] said:Sony created it, but other companies produce the hardware as well.
360 gets an external HD-DVD player.BigBrains57 said:when PS3 comes out it will be a more even market out there, the 360 doesnt even have a hddvd player in it as of now