HD DVD ~vs~ Blu-Ray; a Lounge Discussion

[N8]

Ok, which will win the format war? No one wants to the the one with the Betamax owner!

[moff_quigley]

Neither. Sony will chug along with Blu-Ray and everyone else will make players that can read both.

[N8]

Neither. Sony will chug along with Blu-Ray and everyone else will make players that can read both.

i dont have a hd dvd player... are they all the much better than standard?

[reflux]

The porn industry has apparently chosen to support HD DVD. The choice has been made for us.

[N8]

The porn industry has apparently chosen to support HD DVD. The choice has been made for us.

damn pornographers!

[golgiaparatus]

Its VHS vs Beta all over again. My money is on the HD DVD... Its what people are accustom to (i.e. DVD and HD). Really though its all about the companies that make the movies, what they publish on is what the standard will become.

[bballe336]

Both are retarded. The amount of DRM bull**** and HDCP computer compliance needed are ridiculous. Anyone who buys into either format at this point in time is a moron.

[LordOpie]

Its VHS vs Beta all over again.

no it's not.

dual-format players are already on the way to the market.

[moff_quigley]

i dont have a hd dvd player... are they all the much better than standard?

You won't get a true HD image without one...even if your current player upscales it's not the same. I'm waiting it out. Our DVD player crapped out last month and I replaced it with a cheap Sony. I'm not willing to put my money on either format right now. Universal players would remove some shyness about upgrading to HD/Blu , but probably not the most ideal remedy.

[BurlyShirley]

Im still waiting for one that can read a ham sandwich.

[golgiaparatus]

no it's not.

dual-format players are already on the way to the market.

You suck at basketball.

[Transcend]

Both are retarded. The amount of DRM bull**** and HDCP computer compliance needed are ridiculous. Anyone who buys into either format at this point in time is a moron.

Yes, because you should just be allowed to copy a raw digital signal as it comes down the line...no DRM at all means you would get a PERFECT 100% master of the original you could copy endlessly without any degradation. They would be stupid to let it happen.

99% of 1080p Tvs have HDCP compliancy. HDCP only blocks 1080p on non hdcp compliant devices...so it isn't really a problem unless you have some no name POS lcd or something anyways.

[Transcend]

i dont have a hd dvd player... are they all the much better than standard?

1080p vs 480i - yes, it is a pretty damn big difference with either "standard" at the moment.

[LordOpie]

You suck at basketball.

Nice. pick on the jew.

[Brian HCM#1]

As of now I'm going with the Blu-Ray. I've been asking around to the high end audio/video geeks and so far Blu-Ray is the favorite.

[LordOpie]

why not wait and buy the hybrid?

[Qman]

no it's not.

dual-format players are already on the way to the market.

There's some information out that says they aren't all they claim to be. The LG BH100 for instance allegedly doesn't include the HDi features.
Broadcom is developing a chip that is supposed to play both and players were estimated to be on shelves by this summer. Marantz has a universal player I hope they add HDDVD/Bluray to.
I haven't been impressed with the reliablity of anything I've seen made by LG.