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March 04, 2008
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HD DVD's End Is Fresh Start For Blu-ray - 2/25/2008 - TWICE
For those who don't know HD-DVD's biggest supporter, Toshiba, withdrew it's support mid February as reported by Twice magazine.
What does this mean now? It means Blu-Ray is the next HD Format winner. For those of you who already have an HD-DVD player, I'm sorry. At least it's not as bad as having a betamax player.
I've only recent began looking at the smaller differences between the two. I already knew that Blu-Ray could hold more data. Then I learned that only HD-DVD players had required built-in ethernet support for the fairly popular online content that comes bundled with the new HD discs, while Blu-Ray players didn't have said requirement until recently.
While bonus content and such is nice, i haven't really looked at any bonus content in a while, and I'll probably look at online bonus content even less. From what I've been reading only about 33% or less of consumers actually look at the online content.
With the HD format battle over perhaps more people will begin to get HD TVs and Players which in turn brings prices down and so on. Now if they can just convince people(me included) that HD movies are really that much than regular DVD movies. Cause from what I've seen to really see/hear the difference I'll need a good sized HDTV and at least a 5.1 surround system. So to upgrade to HD is a big money sink. I think I'll hold out for now.
Posted by adrian at March 4, 2008 01:58 PM
Well, I'm only about $200 into my HD-DVD player. I got one for $99 at WalMart back before Christmas, and have only purchased 2 movies for it.
But, the best thing about the network connection on it is the ability to do firmware updates without having to download a disk image and burn a DVD to perform the update.
As for image quality, you do need a reasonable size TV. And a lot depends on what you watch. For dramas and other such things, HD quality doesn't really stand out. But for Sci-Fi and other action movies, it is a lot more apparent.
If you really want to see what HD video can do, pick up a copy of the BBC's Planet Earth. That will give you a truly impressive look at what 1080p resolution really gives you.
Posted by: John at March 4, 2008 03:03 PMHey, I have an idea. How about you buy me an HDTV for birthday/Christmas and I'll finally be able to experience HD first hand! :P
Posted by: Valkyrie at March 4, 2008 06:01 PM