Blu-ray and HD-DVD?

Question

What's better in your opinion?

Answer 1

blu-ray all the way cauze

hd-dvdead

Answer 2

hd-dvd is the beta of dvd technology.  better technology but no support.  blu ray will win just like vhs did.

Answer 3

The one movies will be available in. The war is really over.

As of Fridays announcement that Warner would make only BD movies after May '08, the winner of the war has been declared. Blu-Ray. I thought it might take a year for it to happen but now I think it will be VERY soon that HD DVD closes up shop.

HD DVD was hit hard and is scrambling to recover. They were surprised by Warners move to back BD and even cancelled the HD DVD event at this years CES.

http://www.cepro.com/article/warner_bros...

Warner chose to do this because Blu-Rays have outsold HD DVDs 2-1.

Many people beleive that this spells the end of HD DVD and a win for BD, me among them

http://www.avtruths.com/blurayvshddvd.ht...

Furthermore Paramount has a clause in their contract allowing them to pull out of HD DVD in the event that Warner went Blu-Ray exclusive. Well since that happened expect Paramount (and of course Dreamworks) to switch to BD. This leaves only Universal for HD DVD. (Giving BD about 85% of the movies being made in Hollywood.)

I know that HD DVD will fight back. Expect great deals and free offers from HD DVD. But realistically the war is over.

Ultimately the only way for consumers to win is for one of them to win so that all of the studios will make HD movies in a format accessable to everyone. I also expect that once Blu-Ray wins (or HD DVD if that happens) you will see second and third tier manufacturers to make players driving the price to $100 by 2009-1010. Funai just announce one for $299.

They have to make this happen or the window is going to close and internet HD movies are going to take over before BD has a chance to flourish. LG and Netflick have already announced an internet movie device and VUDU's machine is already available.

Buy now or buy later but buy Blu-Ray.

Answer 4

yeah hddvd is officially dead

Answer 5

HD DVD is not officially dead.....but it does look like Blu-Ray is winning though.

It's too bad because HD DVD had better compatibility, more features and better video quality. Blu-ray is now matching the quality of HD DVD but at first Blu-Ray had terrible quality for some movies. They actually had to release a remastered version of The Fifth Element because so many people complained about the terrible quality on its first Blu-Ray release.

If HD DVD had the support of all the studios it would have won....that is basicly the reason why Blu-Ray is winning now, Warner Bros decided to drop support of both formats in favor of Blu-Ray and New Line Cinemas will do the same soon since it is partners with Warner. Which leaves Universal and Paramount as the only big studios still with HD DVD.