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i think (personally) for wide adoption (which neither format is even close... i mean BR has sold a TOTAL of 1.6 million disks... big deal, more DVD copies of 300 were sold than total BR disks) and wide adoption = win... we have to see a $99 player, i think thats when "normal" consumers will start to consider it...
remember most people want the "deal" if DVD looks good enough, they are NOT going to justify spending a whole boat-load of money on a HD player...
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Interesting, eh? The thing is, that if one format 'wins' (too much has been invested by too many for one side to just bail out) by the time this happens, the players will be down to <$200, so the price of early adoption is quite small.
This is good news, however, having bought a HDDVD player, more content is always nice.
Like I told my friend about getting the 360 HD-DVD drive:
If you are worried about the format dying, just buy your absolute favorite movies. You can continue to enjoy them even if the format dies. Just don't go too crazy buying other movies. It's not like after a format dies, they send a goon squad to confiscate your collection.
How else has vinyl survived all these years?
Well, I guess many here would argue that vinyl never died.
Both formats will NOT die. The HD consumers desire for HD content is too strong. And since I have HD-DVD right now, and HD-DVD keeps pricing better and better, any news for HD-DVD is good news.
BluRay is a bit silly in cost still, and the dedicated BluRay players are still mediocre at best. I was very close to buying BluRay myself, but the cheapest player at the time was a PS3 and I would get NO movies if I spent all my money on it. HD-DVD, half the price of the PS3 at the time, 5 free movies, and the extra cash went towards movies. Plus I don't have to use a loud and hot console to watch movies.
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HD DVD and Blu-Ray are both doomed, as many here have mentioned. DVD is ubiquitous and for most people, myself included, is good enough. The ridiculous rivalry between the two will kill them both just as the rivalry between DVD-A and SACD effectively killed both those formats off. I think on-demand video like Netflix and Comcast On-Demand are far more serious competitors to DVD than Blu-Ray or HD DVD can ever hope to be since they provide a truly revolutionary way to watch movies at home, rather than just an evolutionary way like the video quality increases in the HD movie discs.
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I agree more with redo, no matter what one of these formats will survive, I dont know if both will and I dont know which one will either. While I understand the point of view that it just costs so much people dont want to bother with either one especially since they are competing, I think eventually costs are gonna come down to a point where they will embrace it, its just a matter of time especially as 1080p TVs become more common. I thought hd-dvd was slowly losing but I dont know well just have to see.
personally, i won't wait until it happens. ive only recently begun ripping my dvd to mpeg4 or something similar to watch on my computer. i think by the time i adopt an hd format, there will be the next new thing on the horizon. cheers to the winners (but i hope bd does come out on top)
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I think comments that both formats are doomed is asute. However, this comment is right on the money:
Originally Posted by Redo
Both formats will NOT die. The HD consumers desire for HD content is too strong. And since I have HD-DVD right now, and HD-DVD keeps pricing better and better, any news for HD-DVD is good news.
Watching HD TV is great and I don't think my family or several of our friends will ever go back (they're old and like their HD golf). I was watching a couple of DVDs on my Dad's HDTV setup; there was friggn grain in the picture! Those sets are ruthless! As of right now there is massive global demand for HDTVs therefore I would expect one format to win. I wouldn't bet on which at this point.
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