When will there be a winner?? (hd-dvd vs blu-ray)

i guess i could get the hd-dvd now and then if blu-ray ends up winning in a couple of yrs ill just wait for those blu-ray/hd-dvd players go down so then i could just use both.dcowboys3315

That's what I did.  I went ahead and got the add-on because $200 isn't that much money, and if it fails 2-3 years from now......1) It will still play the movies that I have for it.....and...2) Blu-ray only players or combo players will be much cheaper, maybe only $200 - $300 by then so it's not that big of deal.

With my luck though, they will both turn out to be like my SACD's and DVD-A's :(

I think it may be a couple of years before the war is truly over...unless something crazy happens in the interim.

Most people don't care about HD. Most people don't even know how to hook up their equipment properly. Heck, I'd imagine most people with DVD players the past few years only had them hooked up to their TVs with the included composite cables. These people obviously are not concerned with image quality, they only care about two things - price and convenience. These people are responsible for studios still selling fullscreen versions of movies!

HD-DVD and Blu-Ray offer nothing new in terms of convenience, since they're the same basic digital format as DVDs. DVDs were huge because they didn't wear out like VHS and you didn't have to rewind them. All they offer is picture quality. I would say bonus features due to increased size, but when you've got stuff like the extended LOTR or Kingdom of Heaven 4 DVD sets...I don't think it's an issue.

I'm mostly curious how fast the HD formats will even move, since I don't see them being as big a hit as DVDs. Not when you have to buy a whole new TV to benefit.

I have a feeling that the price of HD-DVD/Blu-ray combo players are going to drop in price enough for the average consumer to buy before the next gen war is over, and people will just end up adopting both technologies. There're just too many studios backing each format, and no one wants to be the first to switch sides.dmanrevived

I think it may be a couple of years before the war is truly over...unless something crazy happens in the interim.

Most people don't care about HD. Most people don't even know how to hook up their equipment properly. Heck, I'd imagine most people with DVD players the past few years only had them hooked up to their TVs with the included composite cables. These people obviously are not concerned with image quality, they only care about two things - price and convenience. These people are responsible for studios still selling fullscreen versions of movies!

HD-DVD and Blu-Ray offer nothing new in terms of convenience, since they're the same basic digital format as DVDs. DVDs were huge because they didn't wear out like VHS and you didn't have to rewind them. All they offer is picture quality. I would say bonus features due to increased size, but when you've got stuff like the extended LOTR or Kingdom of Heaven 4 DVD sets...I don't think it's an issue.

I'm mostly curious how fast the HD formats will even move, since I don't see them being as big a hit as DVDs. Not when you have to buy a whole new TV to benefit.

DJ_Lae

I think it may be a couple of years before the war is truly over...unless something crazy happens in the interim.

Most people don't care about HD. Most people don't even know how to hook up their equipment properly. Heck, I'd imagine most people with DVD players the past few years only had them hooked up to their TVs with the included composite cables. These people obviously are not concerned with image quality, they only care about two things - price and convenience. These people are responsible for studios still selling fullscreen versions of movies!

HD-DVD and Blu-Ray offer nothing new in terms of convenience, since they're the same basic digital format as DVDs. DVDs were huge because they didn't wear out like VHS and you didn't have to rewind them. All they offer is picture quality. I would say bonus features due to increased size, but when you've got stuff like the extended LOTR or Kingdom of Heaven 4 DVD sets...I don't think it's an issue.

I'm mostly curious how fast the HD formats will even move, since I don't see them being as big a hit as DVDs. Not when you have to buy a whole new TV to benefit.

DJ_Lae

HD-DVD and bluray offer more than just better picture quality, if you use HDMI and have a good receiver they also offer far superior audio.

[QUOTE="dmanrevived"]I have a feeling that the price of HD-DVD/Blu-ray combo players are going to drop in price enough for the average consumer to buy before the next gen war is over, and people will just end up adopting both technologies. There're just too many studios backing each format, and no one wants to be the first to switch sides.laez