Comments on: The Format War: Blu Ray Vs. HD DVD, Part 1 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/15/the-format-war-blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-part-1/ The latest tech, mobile and gaming news Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:02:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mlanktonhttp://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/15/the-format-war-blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-144745 mlankton Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:01:41 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/15/the-format-war-blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-part-1/#comment-144745 Update: Format War over, Warner Bros ended it. Blu Ray won. Everybody can go home now. Update: Format War over, Warner Bros ended it. Blu Ray won. Everybody can go home now.

]]> By: grussuhttp://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/15/the-format-war-blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-144732 grussu Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:49:53 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/15/the-format-war-blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-part-1/#comment-144732 Only a fool, it would seem, would go with blu-ray. Now that the storage capacity isn't an issue. Has anybody lent a thought to the possibility that the big guns of the film industry are switching allegiances because its going to be financially beneficial for them. Since when did Sony give a crap about the consumer, anyone remember the program that they shipped with cds? You get nothing for free, never more true than with blu-ray. Only a fool, it would seem, would go with blu-ray. Now that the storage capacity isn’t an issue. Has anybody lent a thought to the possibility that the big guns of the film industry are switching allegiances because its going to be financially beneficial for them. Since when did Sony give a crap about the consumer, anyone remember the program that they shipped with cds? You get nothing for free, never more true than with blu-ray.

]]> By: The Format War: Blu Ray Vs. HD DVD, Part 3 | Connected Internethttp://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/15/the-format-war-blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-75268 The Format War: Blu Ray Vs. HD DVD, Part 3 | Connected Internet Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:07:25 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/15/the-format-war-blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-part-1/#comment-75268 [...] Round 1 Of Blu Ray Vs HD DVD we ran down what Blu Ray and HD DVD do and elaborated on the features. Round 2 focused on the [...] [...] Round 1 Of Blu Ray Vs HD DVD we ran down what Blu Ray and HD DVD do and elaborated on the features. Round 2 focused on the [...]

]]> By: The Format War: Blu Ray Vs. HD DVD, Part 2 | Connected Internethttp://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/15/the-format-war-blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-74486 The Format War: Blu Ray Vs. HD DVD, Part 2 | Connected Internet Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:31:50 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/15/the-format-war-blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-part-1/#comment-74486 [...] time in Part 1 Of The Format War: Blu Ray Vs HD DVD, we talked about the exceptional video and audio Blu Ray and HD DVD both offer. In addition, we [...] [...] time in Part 1 Of The Format War: Blu Ray Vs HD DVD, we talked about the exceptional video and audio Blu Ray and HD DVD both offer. In addition, we [...]

]]> By: Joseph Plazohttp://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/15/the-format-war-blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-73703 Joseph Plazo Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:45:29 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/15/the-format-war-blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-part-1/#comment-73703 I'm not a fan of piracy, but I have a strong feeling the winning standard will be that which lends itself to piracy most easily.Folks like to copy and share. This made CD and DVD based systems succeed (like the PS2) and the proprietary unpiratble formats fail (like the Nintendo 64) I’m not a fan of piracy, but I have a strong feeling the winning standard will be that which lends itself to piracy most easily.

Folks like to copy and share. This made CD and DVD based systems succeed (like the PS2) and the proprietary unpiratble formats fail (like the Nintendo 64)

]]> By: mlanktonhttp://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/15/the-format-war-blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-73638 mlankton Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:49:27 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/15/the-format-war-blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-part-1/#comment-73638 Felipe: Your concerns are valid, but HD DVD isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Remember that Paramount and Universal are both HD DVD exclusive, and both have nice back catalogs and lots of new releases coming out on HD DVD in the next year. One thing you may want to consider is getting a combo player. Samsung has a new one coming this winter that looks like a quality unit. Of course, combo units are expensive now, but that won't always be the case. I think a 360 add-on now is a good move. You can start enjoying HD DVD, and later, when combo player prices have come down, you can replace your stand alone units with one. If one format does fail, you are insured by having a player that plays both, and your library of discs in the failed format is insured because your player supports them. Felipe:
Your concerns are valid, but HD DVD isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Remember that Paramount and Universal are both HD DVD exclusive, and both have nice back catalogs and lots of new releases coming out on HD DVD in the next year.
One thing you may want to consider is getting a combo player. Samsung has a new one coming this winter that looks like a quality unit. Of course, combo units are expensive now, but that won’t always be the case. I think a 360 add-on now is a good move. You can start enjoying HD DVD, and later, when combo player prices have come down, you can replace your stand alone units with one. If one format does fail, you are insured by having a player that plays both, and your library of discs in the failed format is insured because your player supports them.

]]> By: FELIPEhttp://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/15/the-format-war-blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-73635 FELIPE Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:09:48 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/15/the-format-war-blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-part-1/#comment-73635 IT HAS BEEN A YEAR SINCE I BOUGHT MY SAMSUNG HD LCD... I CURENTLY INJOY HIGH DIFINITION THROUGH GAMING WITH MY XBOX 360 AND I HAVE BEEN SO CLOSE TO BUYING THE HD PLAYER ADD ON. BUT WHAT IF IN A FEW MONTHS HD DVD LOSES THE BATTLE?? ILL BE STUCK WITH A USLES PIECE OF HARDWARE. I WISH THIS BATTLE WOULD END SOON, BECAUSE I NEED TO BUY AN HD DVD PLAYER SO THAT I CAN TRULY ENJOY MY LCD. IT HAS BEEN A YEAR SINCE I BOUGHT MY SAMSUNG HD LCD… I CURENTLY INJOY HIGH DIFINITION THROUGH GAMING WITH MY XBOX 360 AND I HAVE BEEN SO CLOSE TO BUYING THE HD PLAYER ADD ON. BUT WHAT IF IN A FEW MONTHS HD DVD LOSES THE BATTLE?? ILL BE STUCK WITH A USLES PIECE OF HARDWARE. I WISH THIS BATTLE WOULD END SOON, BECAUSE I NEED TO BUY AN HD DVD PLAYER SO THAT I CAN TRULY ENJOY MY LCD.

]]> By: Micahhttp://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/15/the-format-war-blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-73618 Micah Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:57:19 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/09/15/the-format-war-blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-part-1/#comment-73618 I remember the Beta's very little, mostly I grew up with VHS. And of course cassette tapes. That seems like forever ago. Haven't boughten a Blu-Ray DVD player because of the high cost of DVD's. But this is a lot of good info. I remember the Beta’s very little, mostly I grew up with VHS. And of course cassette tapes. That seems like forever ago. Haven’t boughten a Blu-Ray DVD player because of the high cost of DVD’s. But this is a lot of good info.

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