Blu-Ray group officially declares victory over HD-DVD
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To soon to tell.
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I should declare my new paper disc format the winner. Because it would have just as much truth.
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Way to soon to tell. HD-DVD blew out of the gate with a bang. Blu started out with a whimper. Now, Blu is gaining some momentum, I'm sure HD-DVD will pick up speed here shortly.
No way is this format war going anywhere soon. Give it a couple of years then we may have a winner. Both companies have invested way too much to just roll over and die off.If...
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Definitely too soon to tell. As Ron said, HD-DVD was stellar from the get go and Blu-ray was very underwhelming. Now Blu-ray is beginning to flex its muscles and show that it can match if not exceed the image quality of HD-DVD. (Thanks to higher bit rates and larger capacity.) It is going to be a long while before anyone can determine a winner. So many people are heavily invested in DVDs and HD playback is a very niche market at this point.// Panasonic AE8000 // Pioneer SC-57 // Polk Audio RTi A9 // Polk Audio CSiA6 //
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HD DVD has lost some steam. I see it out in the field. Blue Ray players are selling, I can't remember the last HD DVD player I Installed.
Both formats do look great. I perfer to own both. I'd like to see them both make it. They both off so much.
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mantis wrote:HD DVD has lost some steam. I see it out in the field. Blue Ray players are selling, I can't remember the last HD DVD player I Installed.
Both formats do look great. I perfer to own both. I'd like to see them both make it. They both off so much.
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Notice they based that off of the 1 million PS3's that SHIPPED. OK there is no way Sony sold all off those PS3's, almost every store I go to has them getting dusty on the selves.
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Even Blue Rays most optimistic forecasts have HD-DVD at 14% market share in 2009. They are bragging because they have the best vaporware and are currently lagging behind HD-DVD and need to self generate some good news.
To me, I think HD-DVD will have a hard time fading if only because of the name. Right now its still early adoptors, but as more and more J6P people buy into HDTV, they will naturally want HD-DVD, after all, they didn't buy a blue ray TV.There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin -
jdhdiggs wrote:Even Blue Rays most optimistic forecasts have HD-DVD at 14% market share in 2009. They are bragging because they have the best vaporware and are currently lagging behind HD-DVD and need to self generate some good news.
To me, I think HD-DVD will have a hard time fading if only because of the name. Right now its still early adoptors, but as more and more J6P people buy into HDTV, they will naturally want HD-DVD, after all, they didn't buy a blue ray TV.
I whole heartedly agree with this. There's so much in a name, and Blu-Ray not only has the wrong name, it hit the market late, -
I think it's a bit unfair for Blu-Ray to declare victory over HD-DVD, base on numbers since their total is based upon PS3 game consoles also.
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Betamax declares victory!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have fallen into the big dark pit on this one and am not buying either this year.
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So far in audio / No where in video...
It like the balloon thing squeeze one end the other end GETS really BIG but the end Squeezed is ZILCH.
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Doesnt matter to me. I cant afford either, so Ill be happy with my "normal" DVD's for now.polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
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The rich get richer and poorer get poorerer.
I ask people what they own, the poor, "i can't afford either". The rich, same question, "i own both 360with HD Drive and PS3".
Blu-Ray is banking on storage capacity. It's the age we live in. Games, media and HD movies will all benifit from the larger storage. -
Since very few movies these days keep me awake more than for about the first 20 minutes, I'm not sure I'm going to be able to tell the difference between regular DVD and the HD/Blue formats. I'll wait it out, I'm still amazed at the PQ I get with a decent DVD player and my Sony CRT!DKG999
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dkg999 wrote:Since very few movies these days keep me awake more than for about the first 20 minutes, I'm not sure I'm going to be able to tell the difference between regular DVD and the HD/Blue formats. I'll wait it out, I'm still amazed at the PQ I get with a decent DVD player and my Sony CRT!
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That human slingshot thing was a hoot! Most of my effort goes into my 2 ch system. I just don't find very many movies that will hold my interest for the whole show. Not enough **** going boom!DKG999
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Too bad they can't both be boycotted to show them that we as consumers deserve better for our hard earned dollars than to be embroiled in yet another format war.
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How much benefit can I expect to see from HD-DVD (or Blueray) over standard DVD on a 50" tv from 12-14' viewing distance? I had thought I would not see much of a difference until I upgraded to a front projector. Is that an incorrect assumption?
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IMHO it sure is ...
Judging by your question I would assume ?! that you don't have HD cable or satellite ...
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There's a huge difference. It's the difference between black & white and color television to me.
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I do have an HD TV - (hitachi 50") and get some OTA hd information, but only watch one program each week in HD (heroes). I also do not have an optical cable going back from my TV to my Pre/Pro so I do not have 5.1 running when watching HD information.
I have never seen anything in HD that I could just switch to another input and see it in standard DVD so I am sure it is a case where I just am not aware of what I am missing. (Right now I would rather watch lost on DVD with 5.1 surround and no commercials rather than watch it in HD on the TV speakers with commercials. (no, I dont' have a DVR - standard or High Def.)
I am looking forward to the chicago (bloomington really) polk mini-meet just to get some perspecive how good or how much difference there is.
Hopefully I will get over to mikes house soon (he is hosting the meet) and be able to see what HD-DVD looks and sounds like. I have still not seen it in an actual home environment with a decent audio setup.
I am guessing that I am not the only one that is in the same boat. It is just to expensive to get into now (imo - and for my setup) when there is a 50/50 chance of a $600 player no longer being supported and any movies you purchase will have to be purchased again in a new format. If there is a good reason to believe that both formats will continue into the forseeable future or that one format will win over the other - I may go for it. (then again - if it is a big difference, I may go for it anyway)...
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howie777 wrote:Notice they based that off of the 1 million PS3's that SHIPPED. OK there is no way Sony sold all off those PS3's, almost every store I go to has them getting dusty on the selves.
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What's wrong with the ps3? It's a top quality piece of HT equipment with stuff even the $1000 players don't have.
I checked online. Frys and BB are sold out and are even running into shortages in stuff like controllers, games, and blu-ray movies. I had a helluva time tracking down a local place that still had black hawk down. And although circuit city still has them, they are the top seller at the moment even beating out ipods.
Could they sell 4 million instead of 6 million by the summer? Sure, and they would miss their sales targets if they did. But I wouldn't confuse an ease in supply constraints with gathering dust. They are still moving nationally even if you don't think they're moving where you live. They've easily sold over 1 million units by now. To suggest they haven't is just plain silly. -
cheddar wrote:What's wrong with the ps3? It's a top quality piece of HT equipment with stuff even the $1000 players don't have.
You could just as easily add every xbox360 into the HD-DVD camp. (although they would require an additional hardware purchase to play HD-DVD's where the PS3 does not.)
Anyway - victory will be proclaimed when all HD movies are offered in one format or the other and devepment stops on players for the losing format.
We are a ways away from that.
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I think this was the strategy all along. To flood the market with blu-ray players via the ps3. If you haven't tried one yet, you probably don't realize that it really is a top tier hd player. The PQ is equal or superior to the samsung and sony stand alones and it includes hdmi 1.3 which means deep color and Dolby True HD and DTS-HD pass through to hdmi 1.3 components to be released this summer. It does have draw backs such as no analog outs and a bluetooth remote instead of infrared so better range but no universal compatibility. But to compare it to the 360's clunky add-on with no hdmi support at all is not comparing equals. I'd say go ahead and include the 360 add-on sales anyways. They certainly won't approach the 4-6 million ps3s that will sell by this summer.
I, too, think that it's too early to declare a winner in the format war. But not including the sales of the ps3 in the blu-ray player figures is just silly IMHO. If they've got a set that will play hd games, they'll probably pick up some blu-ray titles at some point. The same crowd that would play resistance fall of man on a 50" screen with 5.1 sound effects screaming out of their speakers will probably want to see underworld evolution with kate hacking away at the undead.
Again, the ps3 is a very capable HT component. I have it and it is as solid and responsive as any other player I've ever had. Maybe even moreso 'cause I don't have to aim the remote at a little IR square all the time to get it to pick up the signal.
But keep it out of your player counts if you must. I don't see how that would give you anything but a very skewed picture of the total player market. I'm still playing games on my 360, but the next purchases I will make for my ps3 will all be blu-ray movies.