Finally: PS3 info and about time

[Schultz]

Well, you're correct that bluray players will have a red laser for dvd's (atleast the ps3 will). But that's a different kind of laser than the hddvd one. It would be a bit expensive to put both new formats in 1 machine and I doubt they would want to pay royalties to the competitor.

They'll probably be made but they'll be even more expensive. And its almost guaranteed that in 2/3 years there'll be only 1 format left. I put my bets on bluray for the supperior storage, its inclussion in the ps3 (instant user base of tens of millions of users) and its supperior studio support. Bluray has WAY more (exclusive) support. Plus hddvd will never have a full catalogue of movies due to sony having quite a few studio's that they own.

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/06/...dvd_plans/
actually they are already planning on making HD-DVD/blu-ray players.

Also i don't put my bets on Blu-ray
1.) Microsoft is backing HD-DVD and you know what they do to competitiors.

2.) Blu-ray discs are more prone to errors in manufacturing so manufactures will have more messed up discs in teh manufacturing process so they won't have as great as yields since more will go to waste.

3.) It seems most studio's say the Blu-ray discs are too expensive. http://www.homemediaretailing.com/news/h...le_id=8788

4.) Blu-ray also has more restrictions then you can shake a stick at. Means less choices for consumers with that format. I will hate when they implement the downsizing features because i don't have all new equipment that can support that stupid protected digital stream crap. (Can't remember the name for it like HCXP or something)

and the studio thing doesn't matter alot of studios wasn't on DVD's at launch and they still came around. I mean other companies was going for the Divx format (NOT DivX mp4 digital format) and also Laser Disc.