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Paramount, Dreamworks back HD DVD, drop Blu-ray
patrickl:
I've seen some blue ray disks played and they looked staggeringly much better than standard DVD. If you don't see the difference then you haven' t seen it on a Full HD TV or the disk wasn't Full HD.
Besides it's not like you need to replace a perfectly good playing TV and DVD player now, you can replace it when you need to. I'm buying all new stuff when I move into my new house. I will most definately be installing a HD DVD or Blue ray then.
Jeff AMN:
Like I said above, I have both HD-DVD and Blu-ray in my home. The wife and I never watch regular DVDs anymore if an HD counterpart is available in either format. The difference for us is HUGE, but we're using a 1080p 61" TV. HD-DVD and Blu-ray (when they're not craptasitcally transferred) look even better than broadcast HDTV.
Eventually one format will win, but the fight is going to be longer than what we saw with the Beta/VHS war. This will probably last through this holidays and all the way through next year before anything is settled.
divemaster127:
Jeff since you have both, which one do you like better
dm
Jeff AMN:
I actually prefer HD-DVD. In early releases HD-DVDs looked significantly better than Blu-ray, but now that BD is using the VC1 codec it's pretty much the same picture from BD to HD-DVD. Studios aren't going to spend the time to do two separate masters when both HD-DVD and BD use the same codec now.
Right now HD-DVD discs have better features on them. That's a fact. Blu-ray players are going to receive an update down the line that will improve the disc features functionality, but currently if a movie is available on both formats, HD-DVD is going to be the better release in the end.
Add into the mix that HD-DVD is cheaper, I think it's just a better buy. The exclusivity BS kind of messes the scene up though. You have companies pledging exclusive support to one format or another, so you have to look at the libraries closely before choosing.
patrickl:
A week ago I read an article that claimed that Blue ray is outselling HD-DVD 2 to 1. So that would mean Blue ray has a much bigger market share already.
Personally I hope blue ray wins. Simply because of the bigger disksize.
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