Will HD dvd's eventually become the next VHS?

Question

With the Playstation 3 having Blue Ray, and alot of the movie companies making Blue Ray Dvd's, how long before they announce that they will stop making HD dvd's.

Answer 1

Hi Rodney,

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.

Norm

Answer 2

HD DVD won't be the next VHS; it will be the next Beta.  Back in the 1970s, there was a VHS vs. Beta war, which VHS won.

Answer 3

No - nothing will ever replace VHS.  I mean have any of you people actually watched your VHS on your HDTV?  I have and it looks better than BluRay or HDDVD and you can fast forward past all of those stupid warnings and previews!  I have yet to come across a SCRATCHED or unplayable VHS!  There are no pesky region codes to stop playback either.  They are flawless - once you get the tracking dialed in anyway and clean the heads.  Anyone one who "burns" their VHS to DVD needs their head examined.

:o)

Answer 4

i second the notion of betamax

HDisnt going to go as far as to be a home standard

dvd is already the next vhs, but HD will probably just always be the "extra optional equipment"