Whats better ? HD or Blu Ray ?

Question

Iv been looking around on some forums and from what iv seen, HD looks better and Smoother and Blu ray just as good but alittle bit more Gritty and Graney

Answer 1

Blu Ray has had more support from the film distributors and I agree that it's better than HD DVD.

Answer 2

Hi don't listen to the Blu-ray fan boys in here! I have Blu-ray & HD-DVD. To answer to your question which HD disk is better? Well I have HDTV & with 1080P resolution & to be honest, both HD-DVD & Blu-ray looks almost the same. Blu-ray & HD-DVD have "EQUAL" sound. Both could support up to 7.1 sound. And both formats supports "1080P" picture.

Yes Blu-ray they are winning the format war, BUT, the war it is NOT over yet.

-I support HD-DVD & Blu-ray.    :)

Answer 3

Blu Ray

Answer 4

Whichever you like better is the best.  However, Blu-Ray will win the war because they have the most backing in the high-def movie market as well as the rental market.

Answer 5

Blu-ray & HD-DVD are the same (Almost)

they both look super sweet... what makes Blu-ray better is everyone supports Blu-ray except 2 major studios, Paramount & Universal.

Paramount have hinted that they will be going Blu-ray only soon leaving only Universal making HD-DVDs.

So Blu-ray is better in that way... major support for it and little to none for HD-DVD.

Answer 6

The technical differences between the formats are detailed here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_...

In terms of potential film picture quality, however, there really isn’t anything to choose between Blu-ray and HD-DVD disks as they both use the same digital encoding. However, be aware that cheaper HD-DVD players are only capable of 720p/1080i output and not the full 1080p which the more expensive versions and all Blu-ray players can.

The main difference between the formats for home cinema is that HD-DVD uses Microsoft’s HDi for menus and other interactive features while Blu-ray users a version of Java called BD-J. HDi had an early advantage but has now been overtaken in terms of feature potential by the latest versions of BD-J. That’s good news if you have an upgradeable Blu-ray player (the PS3 can be which is why so many rate it above dedicated players). However, even if you have an old dedicated Blu-ray player it will still play the latest movies but just not with all the possible interactive options available.

The other benefit of Blu-ray is the lager disk capacity (50Gb) which in reality means more space for extras and/or higher quality sound. HD-DVD also supports High Def sound if there is enough disk space left over by the movie and other extras. I haven’t got it myself but I believe the movie Transformers didn’t get all the best possible sound options because of limited space (just 30Gb!!!). Given the 70:30 available movies advantage Blu-ray will enjoy come May (I’ll be surprised if it’s not 100:0 by the beginning of next year) there isn’t anything in HD-DVD’s favour except the current relative cheapness of the players. Whether that is Toshiba trying to buy its way back into the game or just a cynical marketing exercise to offload existing stocks before giving in to the inevitable remains to be seen.

Even if they are sincere, however, I still don’t think Toshiba has a cat in h***s chance. I don’t even think Microsoft is committed any more or they would have announced an xBox 360 Ultimate version with inbuilt HD-DVD drive at CES as widely expected before the Warner announcement.

Although Blu-ray has some clear advantages for home cinema use, I confess I support the format for the greater games potential it offers. In that respect the higher data transfer rate supported by Blu-ray (54 v 37 Mbits/s) is perhaps just as important an advantage for game play as the extra disk space. Imagine a 50Gb version of The Elder Scrolls V in two or three years time!!! By then, Blu-ray drives for PC’s will probably be down to £30 and I suspect that Microsoft will be as pragmatic as ever and have a Blu-ray drive for the xBox 360.

Answer 7

I have a Blu-Ray player and I am very happy with it.  The quality difference between the two is hardly noticeable.  Beside that, unless you have a 1080p TV, you will not notice any difference at all between them.  As far as the issue of movie studios, Warner just defected to Blu Ray exclusive so that only leaves Dreamworks and Universal as the two big HD DVD exclusive movie studios.  It's a much bigger risk to buy HD  DVD at this time because they are losing support.  They pulled out of the CES this year because of issues they didn't disclose.  Sounds like a bad sign.  Plus Blu-Ray is in ALL those Playstation 3's out there.  One thing I don't like about the new Blue Laser tech right now is the very long movie load times.  It takes forever.  Good luck on making a decision.

Answer 8

Blu ray is by far superior. There is no comparison.

Answer 9

blu ray is much better i run my blu ray on a sharp 1080p HD lcd and its superb..Also HD dvd's wont be around for much longer as they probably will become obselete soon as blu ray has taken off in a big way.

Answer 10

I would say in terms of picture quality they're both about the same. It the extra features and big name support that will decide which is best.

Answer 11

Blu-ray will win the day.

Back in the days of VHS or Betamax, Betamax was the better format but VHS won through because it was the p**n industry that ultimately decided it by their support. Today it will be blu-ray because it is the gaming market that will decide and Sony have the upper hand. So no matter which is better, Blu-ray will be the winner in this battle