Monkey Mania Posted February 16, 2008 Posted February 16, 2008 http://www.crn.com/digital-home/206504481 Finally! Poor HD-DVD owners... (including me)
IG-64 Posted February 16, 2008 Posted February 16, 2008 Poor HD-DVD owners... Yeah I was thinking the same thing. Sucks for people who chose early and chose wrong. I think a lot of this is due to PS3, even though the PS3 isn't as popular as they thought it would be. As for myself, I made a point not to pick a side yet. That PS3 is looking a bit better now.
TiE23 Posted February 16, 2008 Posted February 16, 2008 Well, a lot more people bought PS3s than HD-DVD drives or 360 attachments. I'll be waiting for MS to make a Blu-Ray drive for the 360.
jon_hill987 Posted February 16, 2008 Posted February 16, 2008 Such a pity, now Sony have got their way we can expect them to jack up the price of films by at least 50% and probably add extra "anti piracy" software that will f*** up peoples computers.
RoxStar Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 **** the whole war. I really think they pushed the next generation of media format way too early.
Char Ell Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 Since I don't own an HDTV it's not that important to me right now. But at least I know what high-definition format I'll need to go with when I do decide to lay down the cash for an HDTV.
Monkey Mania Posted February 17, 2008 Author Posted February 17, 2008 VHS lasted 30 years, DVD will last about 10-15 years, Blu-ray will last about 5-10 years. This sux.
swphreak Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 I doubt that. DVD is here to stay the course. I can assure you that I'll "upgrade" to Bluray over my dead body. First of all, I don't notice any freakin' difference between standard and hidef. Second, I don't have any HD tech, period. And finally, Bluray (and other HD tech) is too expensive. If the prices ever manage to drop down to what DVD is now, I'd could probably be convinced to convert.
Master_Ginn Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 I doubt that. DVD is here to stay the course. I can assure you that I'll "upgrade" to Bluray over my dead body. First of all, I don't notice any freakin' difference between standard and hidef. Second, I don't have any HD tech, period. And finally, Bluray (and other HD tech) is too expensive. If the prices ever manage to drop down to what DVD is now, I'd could probably be convinced to convert. If you don't have a hd-tv of course you're not gonna see any difference. But I can say that it is totally worth upgrading to one. I love my hd-tv, 360, and the HD-DVD player attachment. Absolutely worth the money (since I only payed about $100 for the dvd attachement). It makes my PS3 purchase pretty much inevitable and I was only gonna buy it the first place so I could have both formats. If you're ever in Colorado look me up and I'll show you the difference. It may just change your mind.
MrWally Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 You don't even have to go to Colorado. To be honestly I used to think relatively the same thing, SWP. I hadn't done a side by side comparison but I was perfectly content with DVDs as they were, so I didn't see the purpose in hi-def. But not too long ago I just walked into the television section of my local TigerDirect and they were showcasing their HDTVs all playing Blu-ray versions of Spiderman 2. It was so crisp and clear that I was shocked. At first it was so different that I almost didn't like it, but after sitting and watching for a while on one of the nicer television models I was astounded at the difference. And while I definitely would agree with you that I personally won't have the money to upgrade to hi-def for a while, I must admit that Blu-ray is absolutely astounding and simply leaps and bounds ahead of DVDs.
Jeff Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 Damn, I was really pulling for HD DVD. Now we're going to have to deal with more of Sony's bull****.
Tyrion Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 Meh. To tell you the truth, I'm perfectly fine with dvd. The problem Sony's going to have in getting Blu-ray to take over dvd is that the format leap isn't that large. Going from VHS to DVD was huge - you went from an analog medium to a digital kind. Greatly improved quality, no rewinds, easier copying, better structural and data integrity, smaller size, ect. Blu-ray, however, is essentially a dvd with just more memory. It's a noticeable improvement, sure, but only if you upgrade the rest of your system to accommodate it. Aside from the improved quality, the differences between the two are minor, with the exception that regular dvds don't have their dirty, greasy, and ultimately venereal infested way with your wallet, unlike blu-ray. This is going to be the major hurdle for Sony to overcome.
Miltiades Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 I doubt that. DVD is here to stay the course. I can assure you that I'll "upgrade" to Bluray over my dead body. First of all, I don't notice any freakin' difference between standard and hidef. Second, I don't have any HD tech, period. And finally, Bluray (and other HD tech) is too expensive. If the prices ever manage to drop down to what DVD is now, I'd could probably be convinced to convert. Same here. Too expensive now, but if in the future the prices drop, I may convinced eventually. I waited a long time to buy a DVD-player, too.
Monkey Mania Posted February 17, 2008 Author Posted February 17, 2008 Same here. Too expensive now, but if in the future the prices drop, I may convinced eventually. I waited a long time to buy a DVD-player, too. The same thing was said about DVD.
TiE23 Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 Meh. To tell you the truth, I'm perfectly fine with dvd. The problem Sony's going to have in getting Blu-ray to take over dvd is that the format leap isn't that large. Going from VHS to DVD was huge - you went from an analogy medium to a digital kind. Greatly improved quality, no rewinds, easier copying, better structural and data integrity, smaller size, ect. Blu-ray, however, is essentially a dvd with just more memory. It's a noticeable improvement, sure, but only if you upgrade the rest of your system to accommodate it. Aside from the improved quality, the differences between the two are minor, with the exception that regular dvds don't have their dirty, greasy, and ultimately venereal infested way with your wallet, unlike blu-ray. This is going to be the major hurdle for Sony to overcome. Yeah, but you forgot the blue coloring on the discs, now that's cool!
Tyrion Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 Yeah, but you forgot the blue coloring on the discs, now that's cool! It makes such pretty colors when spinning in the tray.
IG-64 Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 So going from VHS to DVD is like going from NES to Wii, and Blu-Ray is like a PS3... Blu-Ray is a PS3. I love my analogy.
RoxStar Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 I wish we could just circumvent discs altogether.
Ratmjedi Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 It sucks cause I was pulling for HD DVD. But I guess it was bound to happen with either HD or Blu Ray winning. I own a HD attachment and admit it sucks but atleast the prices of HD DVD's on the shelves will drop and those who have already purchased the HD players will be able to stock up and still enjoy HD at a cheap price. I'll buy the Blu Ray attachment when the 360 comes out with one or just get a stand alone player if prices are good enough then.
Ray Jones Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 I got The Mambo Kings on Laser Disc And my friend has like a hundred at home.
PoiuyWired Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 Laserdiscs guys!! ...no? .. 8track guys!! ...no? .. Or Betamax.
Monkey Mania Posted February 18, 2008 Author Posted February 18, 2008 35mm film reel guys!!! ...no? .. Ok
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