03-28-2006, 12:01 PM
elcoholic Wrote:Well, I'll believe it when I see it on the shelf. That thing will be very expensive and it remains to be seen if the two camps will allow it. At any rate in a few years half of that machine will be useless.
1. MS is backing it on paper. If they'd really backed it they would have put it in the 360 and then things would turn arround 180 degree's. You'd have a few million users right now. Also i'm not sure if ms is backing HDDVD or just want bluray to fail. Also MS is powerfull but sony is not the only company making bluray.
2. I never heard about manufacturing errors but I'll take your word for it. I do know that they're very scratchproof.
3. Then i wonder why most studio's still back bluray. Btw, there's not 1 studio in that link of yours,just sony ceo. And it doesn't say anything about the cost of HDDVD. DVD's were expensive in the begining and that came down nicely. No sorry, this point is not valid.
4. Yes, more restrictions and movie companies love that. Its actually one of the reasons they're backing bluray. But how about HDDVD? You only list negative things about bluray but nothing positive about hddvd.
Why do you think they'll win? Now come my points.
1. More storage. 30 gig v 50 gig. 50 gig wins.
2. Its in the ps3 for less money than a standalone hddvd. Instant user base of ten million+ in a few months and might attract people to buy a ps3.
3. Supperior studio support. They might switch but then again, they might stay exclusive. Right now all we know is bluray has more backing.
It'll be interesting but I'd be truely amazed if HDDVD wins. Most analists are predicting victory for the bluray camp aswell.
Well that was before alot of companys either swapped camps or now supporting both..
Good article / slightly scewed though it does have some info that Blu-ray has told them.. like one point i like "In fact, Blu-ray admitted to BetaNews that most discs won't go beyond the 25GB mark."
http://www.betanews.com/article/HD_DVD_B...1136673259
Fujitsu also following with duel player
http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/10/fujit...d-blu-ray/
And article about Microsoft backing HD-DVD
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/bizfocus...2003294774
Disney once a big blu-ray supporter may embrace HD-DVD
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060313-6374.html
Also Blu-ray may be MORE prone to scratching. As it originally was going to be used with a cartidge. we will see how this special protective coating actually works.
However, in order to store a full 25GB per layer, Blu-ray has adopted a 0.85 aperture, meaning the divots on the optical layer are smaller and more prone to error.
Additionally, the smaller aperture requires a thinner disc and smaller layer spacing, which makes the medium more vulnerable. Initially, Blu-ray was designed with an external cartridge to protect the disc. But now, the group is utilizing a special protective coating that has not yet been finalized due to disagreements.
Now my actual standing is i want both formats to loose. I want digital downloads and HD movies via downloading off the internet instead of pysical media.
But why i like HD-DVD atm is that it is a less restrictive format and i can do more with it as a consumer compared to Blu-ray
You are correct on 3 though. I think with the gamers embracing the PS3 this will give Sony a big foot hold for Blu-ray players when otherwise people would wait for prices to come down on the Blu-ray players.