Blue-Ray, HD-DVD, or Just stick with DVD

One comment that I could throw your way is simply finding a good low cost bundle of blank dvd-rs for data dvds that would be 16x not 4x to improve the writes speeds. Those burning video from digital cam corders may prefer the alternatives now available.
 
Well i meant in the techknowlgy in genarl. Because I just dont think we have a need for 15,30,and 50 gb discs. For me all i could ever want to back up could be burn on 3 4.7 gb discs. 2 of which are my iTunes Music/Video Collection.

I just am wondering if people think its worth it or if DVDs are fine like i think after all we just switched to DVDs 6 years ago. They still sell VHS players.
 
Gee I would love to have 50gb blanks for backing up drives here with the present hardware. But then I often have to move 13gb video files to removable as well as a ton of other types. When you start running larger capacity drives you will soon find out fast why 4.2gb data dvds still are too small at times. And forget the old style tape drives that take forever to access.
 
Cd writers found a market fast when files were too large for 3 1/2" floppy disks. Now with more and multimedia programs as well as the quest for larger capacity means of storing your data on a small medium that will soon see a market just as it took a few short years for dvd burners to be the "IN THING".
 
In direct answer to your question, I will be waiting until the format war is over between the two before I invest in one or the other. In the old days of Betamax and VHS, although Betamax was the better quality format, VHS won the day due to largely advertising. So it's too early to tell, and I'm going to stick with DVD until I know what is going to be the most compatible.
 
True. You may just be right. But either way im staying and waiting to see which one wins so i dont run into another Betamax
 
Loli cant for some reason this dail up connection wont connect to wikipedia. I have to use a cached version from google :-P
 
Agree on all the format war posts. It's not worth getting enthusiastic about HD at the moment.

To go a bit further, I've been advising people for the last couple of years not to go overboard buying commercial (movie/tv) dvds. In 5 years when HD is common, dvds will look about as good as VHS does now. One thing is for sure, when you get the HD version you won't be getting a rebate on the royalties you already paid on the dvd version.

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I think in general video quality is going to reach a plateau very soon, where the quality of picture is going to be so good that any subsequent improvements would be undetectable to the naked eye. By that stage, though, you'll be starting to see the benefits of holographic technology, and 3D movies without the need for rubbish-looking 3D specs.
 
Yea they are
From wikipedia:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD-DVD

There are many advantages to the fact that HD DVD discs will be the same size as current DVD discs. Backward compatibility will be available with all HD DVD players allowing consumers to only require a single player in their homes to play both HD DVD and DVD discs (also true with Blu-ray). DVD disc replication companies can continue using their current production equipment with only minor alterations when changing over to the format of HD DVD replication. Due to the structure of the single-lens optical head, both red and blue laser diodes can be used in smaller, more compact HD DVD players. Additionally there is a hybrid HD DVD which contains both DVD and HD DVD versions of the same movie on a single disc, providing smoother transition for the studios in terms of publishing the movies.
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Another thing that helped vhs along was the reduction in size of recorder as time went along. The first vcrs were best termed "boat anchors" for ocean liners for that reason. Plus the cost for the average vcr and blank tapes fell while Beta stayed higher. What do you find along with dvd recorders these days still? Most retail outlets still carry vhs units in their consumer electronics section while Beta has long seen it's day.
 
QACJared, you may well be right about backward compatibility but who wants to see video from a 720x480 source on a good quality tv when you are used to 1920x1080. Most HDTVs don't show at this res but it will come.

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GEE? What would I do with 720x480 resolution when I watch video and run most games in 1280x1024? If I wanted low resolutions like that I would go back running an old dos machine for Duke3D, Wolf3D, and some other 16bit? At least a friend's 24" monitor runs at 800x600 default and upto 1280x1024.

I am in agreement with magicman about 3D eventually being seen in video playback since you are seeing that to a limited degree in pc games already. However I wouldn't throw out the 3d glasses quite yet. Those will soon become collectors items as antiques.
 
I am excited about the bigger discs, just because I am a gamer and I listen to lost of music..I agree with the whole waiting thing on to see who wins. i heard the blue ray is bigger. Just seeing the trends of computers being sold with lager hard drvies 100g and plus seems to be the average these days. I know I would love store 20plus gigs of music on a Disc.
 
Have a camcorder at home and what to save a couple of hours of family fun on dvd? Some video captures from input like that can easily see an MPEG II about 13gb in size. Now try saving an entire vacation on disk? OOPS! you're just going to need what? Some more room if you want it on one disk to show your relatives and friends plus reflect at a later date. How about backing up data off of a pair of 400gb SATA drives? Bigger media longed for there!
 
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