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The consensus is that HDDVD will win. If you believe in history repeating itself, you will realize that currently it is repeating how VHS won over Sony's Betamax in the 80s. And for most non-tech consumers, HD DVD sounds like the ultimate upgrade to conventional DVD, which also goes with their new HDTV. Good luck!
Does anyone actually have that consensus? Right now, BRD has more companies and studios and more movies being released...If I were to think anyone would win, it would be BRD. I honestly think either both will win, both will fail, or BRD will win. The most likely occurance I see is them both failing due to another format.
Originally Posted by SuperNothing
I was big on HD over Blu-Ray but then my parents decided to turn the basement into a home theater and while they were at it we went dual format also. It is great because I don't have to worry about renting one over the other. Issue is we haven't been watching HD that much. We have been using this thing called Kaleidescape and had it hooked up to every TV in the house. Basically it allows you to import DVDs onto a server and then it streams them to a player hooked up at each TV and you can watch the movie on your TV without fumbling and searching for the disc. Also the system doesn't force you to watch the same movie on each TV. Every TV can play a different movie. Greatest purchase the family has ever made. It supports HD but something with the licensing doesn't allow them to activate it being able to import HD-DVD or BR.
How much are the movie player units in that system?
My father in law can't tell. In fact none of my family over the age of 60 can tell, and I often find them watching football games on SD on their HD screens. Show these people Corpse Bride on an upscaling DVD player and they're blown away. Show them the same movie in HD and they don't see the need to spend the money for HD. I'm talking source here - not TV. The 480p source is upscaled to 1080i for the HD TV.
I suggest you refrain from calling posts rubbish (other thread) or posters crazy when they don't agree with your thinking.
I've had an HD setup for over two years. I have lots of experience showing it to people. Many people are wowed. Many are not. Believe it or not, many people just don't care what the resolution of their TV is.
And to answer your question, my TV is a 50" Sony SXRD 1080p.
your bang on the head there overlord, who knows who will win,
i hope for hd-dvd having a grudge at sony, but blueray is the better format, more capacity its a no brainer, microsoft are backing hd-dvd so its got some strong support, but it depends, price wise hd-dvd is winning, but that doesnt mean it will in the end.
i dont hate them, but i dont think its a good idea to use a sony format. They sunk the minidisk by their own stupidity, and while their hardware is better than hd-dvd's their implemetation of HD is not as nice for the consumers. More drm, harder to decode, its basically a pain.
Plus the fact sony put rootkits on usb sticks... ever since then i've been a little annoyed with them.
and i'm not parading microsoft or toshiba, but i think toshiba has the beter implementation and has the better deal for consumers. heck both formats have problems.
your saying that "the improvments are subtle but real in many cases. " ??? are you crazy ? what's your tv?
Even with a bad 720p tv most people can tell. I just came back from home where my dad has a 1080i 42" LCD panel and we were streaming some test 1080i telestreams and they looked awesome.
I have a Samsung 1080P and yes, it is a great improvement over normal DVDs but if the transfer is not that great, nor are HDDVD or Blu-Ray
There are many cases where my god awful HD channels are miles ahead of a HD or blu-ray video, that has been transfered poorly.
Its also about how greedy or spoiled you become. To me, the Departed is one of the best Blu-Ray videos (for quality) I have seen. When I compare it to others, such as Big Fish, Blood Diamond, 300, etc they all look weak. But if you take out a movie you fancy then sure its all great I guess
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