Can Sony now declare victory?

Question

Warner Bros. which is the leading distributor of DVDs has finally gotten off the fence and deciced to support the Blue-Ray format exclusively. Is there any chance that the HD format of Toshiba will be able to overcome this latest setback?

Answer 1

Hi crosseyedlemon,

I don't really think Sony has won - yet.

HD DVD (Toshiba) vs Blu Ray (Sony).

The battle rages and it looks like consumers will have to face a dual format much like the dash R and plus R DVDs.

Samsung & LG already offer dual format machines and others will follow. This probably means both formats will survive.

Both use interactive menus but differences are – Blu-Ray capacity is 50Gb and HD-DVD is 30Gb. HD-DVD is region free while Blu-Ray is divided into three regions. (Figures Sony will try to stick it to the consumer) A disadvantage to HD-DVD is they are not all hard coated as are the Blu-Ray. HD-DVDs scratch as easily as regular DVDs while the Blu-Ray are more scratch resistant.

Unless Blu Ray captures all the hollywood movie and p**n markets both formats will be around for a long time.

Norm

Answer 2

Doubful that HD can overcome it.  It is apparent the format war will be chosen by who is willing to write the biggest payoff check, and not what the consumers want.