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Latest Blu-ray News!
Just thought that maybe there'd be a few people who are interested in this Yahoo News story titled [B] Companies approve New High-Capacity Disc Format.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...tech_bluray_dc
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...tech_bluray_dc
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I have a strong feeling that this format war will weigh heavily on the next generation videogame console wars.
Sony has stated that they'll be putting Blu Ray in the PS3.
MS has not said if they will be putting HD-DVD into the Xbox 2.
If MS does, then the Xbox 2 will sell like crazy. It will be the first next generation system to the market. People will want an affordable HD-DVD player, and it will also play video games.
If they don't include it, Sony will have a leg up on them. The PS3 and Blu Ray would become the dominant format/consoles.
Sony has stated that they'll be putting Blu Ray in the PS3.
MS has not said if they will be putting HD-DVD into the Xbox 2.
If MS does, then the Xbox 2 will sell like crazy. It will be the first next generation system to the market. People will want an affordable HD-DVD player, and it will also play video games.
If they don't include it, Sony will have a leg up on them. The PS3 and Blu Ray would become the dominant format/consoles.
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Originally posted by TomOpus
Yeah, and the wrong format won
Yeah, and the wrong format won
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Luckily this format war will involve a mostly-interchangable format. So there will be multi-players.
With VHS/Beta this was impossible.
Still, one format will be less confusing- but SACD and DVD-A both still exist, even though most of us thought one would go away by now.
With VHS/Beta this was impossible.
Still, one format will be less confusing- but SACD and DVD-A both still exist, even though most of us thought one would go away by now.
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It also comes down to content and BLU-RAY already has a major advantage with Sony owning Columbia and possibly even MGM if they outbid Warners. With next-gen consoles including these formats I think we'll be seeing this take off much sooner than expected.
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Still, one format will be less confusing- but SACD and DVD-A both still exist, even though most of us thought one would go away by now.
Still, one format will be less confusing- but SACD and DVD-A both still exist, even though most of us thought one would go away by now.
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I sure as heck won't be buying one of the formats until we are assured a winner. I'm not going to get stuck with a dead and dying format right off the HD bat.
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Will HD DVD and Blu Ray both be able to play the DVD's we have now? If not,I'm so sure either format will take off. Everyone has already bought DVD's to replace their VHS videos and laserdisc. I can't see people embracing a new format so quickly if they have to buy everything all over again in such a short period of time.
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Originally posted by RickB
Will HD DVD and Blu Ray both be able to play the DVD's we have now? If not,I'm so sure either format will take off. Everyone has already bought DVD's to replace their VHS videos and laserdisc. I can't see people embracing a new format so quickly if they have to buy everything all over again in such a short period of time.
Will HD DVD and Blu Ray both be able to play the DVD's we have now? If not,I'm so sure either format will take off. Everyone has already bought DVD's to replace their VHS videos and laserdisc. I can't see people embracing a new format so quickly if they have to buy everything all over again in such a short period of time.
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From what I remember, HD DVD will be backwards compatible while Blu Ray will not be.
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Originally posted by RickB
Will HD DVD and Blu Ray both be able to play the DVD's we have now? If not,I'm so sure either format will take off.
Will HD DVD and Blu Ray both be able to play the DVD's we have now? If not,I'm so sure either format will take off.
Try to imagine a DVD player that didn't also play CDs. Has anyone ever seen one? Why would the move to HD-DVD or Blu Ray be any different?
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Aren't CDs and DVDs ( and in the future HD-DVDs ) read by a laser in the red end of the light spectrum , while Blue Ray will/does read in the blue end ? I wonder how easy , or cheep , it is to manufacture lasers that can swithch from one to the other .
HD-DVD looks like more of a software solution making it easier to be backwards compatible , while Blue Ray is more of a hardware change .
As ckolchak said it's kinda wierd that this could all be decided by X-BOX vs Playstation . Should be one hell of a fight .
HD-DVD looks like more of a software solution making it easier to be backwards compatible , while Blue Ray is more of a hardware change .
As ckolchak said it's kinda wierd that this could all be decided by X-BOX vs Playstation . Should be one hell of a fight .
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BTW, Blu-ray and HD-DVD both use a blue-laser technology.
I'd like all this backwards compatibility stuff proves to be real but if it is not, I can't see enough reasons as to reject one format or another.
I'd like all this backwards compatibility stuff proves to be real but if it is not, I can't see enough reasons as to reject one format or another.
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Originally posted by digitalfreaknyc
Raise your hand if you EVER use your DVD player to play cd's?
Is it just me? I don't think I ever have.
Raise your hand if you EVER use your DVD player to play cd's?
Is it just me? I don't think I ever have.
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Originally posted by Burnt Thru
Aren't CDs and DVDs ( and in the future HD-DVDs ) read by a laser in the red end of the light spectrum , while Blue Ray will/does read in the blue end ? I wonder how easy , or cheep , it is to manufacture lasers that can swithch from one to the other .
Aren't CDs and DVDs ( and in the future HD-DVDs ) read by a laser in the red end of the light spectrum , while Blue Ray will/does read in the blue end ? I wonder how easy , or cheep , it is to manufacture lasers that can swithch from one to the other .
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Originally posted by Josh Z
Blu-Ray players will have two laser assemblies, one with a blue laser for Blu-Ray and another with a red laser for regular DVDs.
Blu-Ray players will have two laser assemblies, one with a blue laser for Blu-Ray and another with a red laser for regular DVDs.
Every Blu Ray and HD-DVD deck manufactured, at least for the first 5 years, will include a red laser assembly and full DVD/CD compatibility, guaranteed.
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There is still a big part of me that views Blu-ray turning into the same niche market that laserdisc was, but of course, I could be wrong.
I wouldn't transition over until it was the standard, though, so I view that as being many, many years down the line, if at all.
I wouldn't transition over until it was the standard, though, so I view that as being many, many years down the line, if at all.
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As usual ill wait till the price drops enough to make it worth while. i dont like buying the first release of any new technology as it's usually got bugs and is stupidly expensive (and out of date before you get it out of the box )