stanton heck
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Will you buy a HD-DVD or Blue-Ray DVD
I do not know what to buy? The Sony Blue Ray DVD or the other HD-DVD? I know I might waite until one format takes off and becomes the consumer choice. However no matter what format is the clear winner I'll waite until the price drops to under $500. How about you?
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i won't buy any
I'll get blu-ray by default when I pony up for a PS3, but I could care less about either format, theyre too restrictive.
Not any time in the near future. Maybe never.
I'll buy some of them for my PS3.
I recently got a Toshiba dvd player from a discount food store for $43. The quality of this player beats the hell out of my first Toshiba and my current Sony. The picture is crisp and the sound it great. Why would I pay more for a new format that is going to cost about 30 to 40 times the cost of that player? Within four years the format that wins this war will most probably have good players on the market for under $200---maybe even under $100. Besides, if one of these players fails to sell it will go the way of the Betamax.
Wait for the format war to be over first maybe?
Not sure if this will be viewable for everyone, but here's a quick summary from BBC's Click programme covering the two new formats:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ukfs_news/hi...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ukfs_news/hi...
Thank you for the link. I will waite until there is a "winner" in this new format war.
There will be no winner. I predict that the only people who are going to buy either of the two formats will be:
1- Technophiles who get whatever gadget they can
2- PS3 owners
3- Fanboys
I hope both fail and DVD is around for a long time. VHS was around for 20+ years, why can't we stick with this for just as long?
1- Technophiles who get whatever gadget they can
2- PS3 owners
3- Fanboys
I hope both fail and DVD is around for a long time. VHS was around for 20+ years, why can't we stick with this for just as long?
I wouldn't mind a blu-ray burner. The amount of stuff I download would be handy to burn on a 25gb disc rather than 15gb.
Looks like HD-DVD wont have region coding and Europe is getting it far earlier than expected, sounds promising:
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/08/euro_hd...
Blu-ray's restrictive nature may kill its appeal in terms of movies.
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/08/euro_hd...
Blu-ray's restrictive nature may kill its appeal in terms of movies.
Donnie_Darko wrote: i won't buy any
hehe, same here
hehe, same here
I won't buy any either!!
I am siting this war out
YODA: Begun, this format war has!
I wont buy any, I'm happy with DVD for now (i even have several VCRs and a decent collection of VHS) I'm not about to fall into "theres a new format, therefor you must have it" hole
I am sitting this war out
I f**king hate Sony and their propriety formats. How well has UMD and their c**ppy ATRACK format done?
I'm not wasting my money.
I still don't know
I'm definitely going with HD-DVD, better selection, and better quality.
Just get a player that does both formats!!! I'm sure it won't take long for someone to make one...
I hope the price drops fast on hardware units but then I don't even have an HD-TV
Heck, the thought of it is just a p**ser. Too expensive and I can only imagine the disappointment in the DVD quality regarding the transfers, especially older movies. You know, heck with the quality, I want mo money! I have lost the excitement that I originally had regarding high def. I'm looking at a future flop, or maybe wishing it would flop. I've not been happy overall, with what happened when DVD came to the market...broken hopes and promises.
I'm tired of advertising on DVD and the sacrifice of quality. Huge profits over what profits were made with VHS. How many ads do you remember seeing on VHS? Oh dare, Betamax.
DVD is the most successful format in history.
I'm tired of advertising on DVD and the sacrifice of quality. Huge profits over what profits were made with VHS. How many ads do you remember seeing on VHS? Oh dare, Betamax.
DVD is the most successful format in history.
In a nutshell
Vhs Vs. Beta VHS won
DVD Vs Dvd Divx ( A Circuit City Thing) DVD won
Cassette Vs The 8-Track The cassette won
Laserdisc Vs VideoDisc Laserdisc won
HD-DVD Vs Blue-Ray DVD ?
I've heard nothing but nightmares on both HD-DVD and Blue-Ray DVD. I am willing to waite until the bugs are worked out of both formats and the format war is over with a clear winner.
Vhs Vs. Beta VHS won
DVD Vs Dvd Divx ( A Circuit City Thing) DVD won
Cassette Vs The 8-Track The cassette won
Laserdisc Vs VideoDisc Laserdisc won
HD-DVD Vs Blue-Ray DVD ?
I've heard nothing but nightmares on both HD-DVD and Blue-Ray DVD. I am willing to waite until the bugs are worked out of both formats and the format war is over with a clear winner.
Dog v Cat? Dog won.
Rock v Paper? Paper won.
Alien v Predator? Damn. I've seen the film and I don't know.
Rock v Paper? Paper won.
Alien v Predator? Damn. I've seen the film and I don't know.
Predator won.
No plans at the moment, or plans to make plans at the moment to get either one.
Probably HD cable TV or Verizon's fiber optic line will win. I'm tired of all these f**king wars.
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