The End of HD DVD?

[gemz23]

hey people ur probably sick of waiting which format will win in the future between HD dvd and Blue ray. well there was a major announcement by toshiba today that they will Discontinue the businesses of HD DVD, which effectively killed HD DVD,killed single format HD player and XBOX360 HD upgrade.

heres the full story:
The End of HD DVD?

 

[jordan23]

hey people ur probably sick of waiting which format will win in the future between HD dvd and Blue ray. well there was a major announcement by toshiba today that they will Discontinue the businesses of HD DVD, which effectively killed HD DVD,killed single format HD player and XBOX360 HD upgrade.

heres the full story:
The End of HD DVD?

HD DVD is only a slight upgrade on the normal DVD. I don't see the point of having that format since only Toshiba supports it.

 

[adhunt99]

HD DVD is only a slight upgrade on the normal DVD.

where'd ya get that idea?

 

[jordan23]

where'd ya get that idea?

Well what's your opinion than???

 

[Dr. Curlytek]

Dual layer DVD = 8.5 Gb

HD-DVD = up to 30 Gb

Blu-ray = up to 50 Gb

I'd hardly rate HD DVD as a slight upgrade, but being less than Blu-ray it was always going to be the underdog in the new format wars.

 

[jordan23]

Dual layer DVD = 8.5 Gb

HD-DVD = up to 30 Gb

Blu-ray = up to 50 Gb

I'd hardly rate HD DVD as a slight upgrade, but being less than Blu-ray it was always going to be the underdog in the new format wars.

Yeh i kinda of hate when they have so many DVD formats. They should just stick ene only......................blu-ray was always gonna to be the choice since nearly all the companies supported that format.

 

[adhunt99]

Well what's your opinion than???

The HD DVD was just as capable of holding a movie in full HD quality as blu ray - so there was no difference in terms of movies, or quality. Storage capacity is the only real difference.

 

[jordan23]

The HD DVD was just as capable of holding a movie in full HD quality as blu ray - so there was no difference in terms of movies, or quality. Storage capacity is the only real difference.

Ahhhh ok mate i get ya . Must of been confusing this with the XBOX 360 disc format.Thks

 

[WoobieZarz]

I hear also fella's that HP are going to do away with HD altogether, and their new line of PCs/Notebooks will be Blu-Ray.

Talk about a cheap Blu-Ray player since it's in a PC!

Still, I'm in no rush to want to run out and get one, I'm happy playing our old standard single/dual layer DVDs. When you're only using an 81cm telly, what's the point in going to "crystal clear pictures"....

 

[JZA]

yeah, it was kinda apparent a while back that sony had won the war with blu-ray, after studios like warner bros stopped catering to HD they were up **** creek. oh well, sont lost the beta max war, they win this one, it all evens out.

 

[Allstar cards inc]

Also helps that PS3 supports Blu-ray.....

 

[A_Iverson_I]

yeah, it was kinda apparent a while back that sony had won the war with blu-ray, after studios like warner bros stopped catering to HD they were up **** creek. oh well, sont lost the beta max war, they win this one, it all evens out.

Not really!

Betamax was the superior of the two back then...... & HD-DVD was the superior this time...... seems to be the trend is the sh*t format always wins.... guess it's a game of "whoever pays off who the most" wins.

 

[superman75]

There still will be HD-DVD buttrags around scooping up teh HD-DVD bargains.