HDDVD vs Blu-RAY

[Mucho]

Whichever is cheaper.

 

[Cutterhead]

HD-DVD

 

[inveterate]

Common people,, VCDs FTW,, who they hell cares about DVDs, gosh, 700mb all i need..

LOL

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

I like HD-DVD in this fight but the way things are going it might be "none of the above." The reason? Joe Sixpack. See... Joe can walk into his local Wal-Mart and see an HD-DVD player in action. And for $500, well, that's kind of spendy. And sitting right next to it is a $79 Samsung model that also puts out HD! (Nevermind the fact that it's using a cheap upconverter and won't play the new discs)

"Well glory be, Sally May, this one does the same thing for $400 less!"

If that doesn't seal the deal a quick question directed at the clerk sure will.

Joe: "Hey there, how come this one cost so damn much when this one here does the same thing?"

Clerk: "Good question."

The sad truth is that in the average comsumer's brain digital = HD. And since we all know that DVD players are digital, they must be HD, right? And heck, most of them say they are HD and they're way cheaper that the new machines.

After the initial clamor of the original release, I haven't had one customer ask about HD players and I haven't had one phone call about them. I don't think the new formats are doomed to the same fate as SACD or DVD-Audio, but they are not being accepted at the rate we thought they would.

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: Queasy
Yes, Blu-Ray has the clear content advantage with such upcoming Fox releases as:

Behind Enemy Lines
Fantastic Four
Kingdom of Heaven (Directors Cut)
Kiss of the Dragon
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The Omen (666)
Speed
The Transporter

Seriously, the Blu-Ray release have been pretty sucky recently. I know these studios have better movies than this.

Really? Because HD-DVD already has much better movies out.

The Last Samurai (2004), Warner Bros. (Release date April 18, 2006)
Million Dollar Baby (2004), Warner Bros. (Release date April 18, 2006)
The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Warner Bros. (Release date April 18, 2006)
Serenity (2005), Universal Studios (Release date April 18, 2006)
Apollo 13 (1995), Universal Studios (Release date April 25, 2006)
Doom: Unrated Extended Edition (2005), Universal Studios (Release date April 25, 2006)
GoodFellas (1990), Warner Bros. (Release date May 2, 2006)
Swordfish (2001), Warner Bros. (Release date May 2, 2006)
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005), Universal Studios (Release date May 9, 2006)
Cinderella Man (2005), Universal Studios (Release date May 9, 2006)
Jarhead (2005), Universal Studios (Release date May 9, 2006)
Rumor Has It (2005), Warner Bros. (Release date May 9, 2006) (Hybrid HD DVD and DVD version on dual sided disc)
Training Day (2001), Warner Bros. (Release date May 9, 2006)
Full Metal Jacket (1987), Warner Bros. (Release date May 16, 2006)
Unforgiven (1992), Warner Bros. (Release date May 16, 2006)
Blazing Saddles (1974), Warner Bros. (Release date May 23, 2006)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004), Universal Studios (Release date May 23, 2006)
The Chronicles of Riddick: Unrated Director's Cut (2004), Universal Studios (Release date May 23, 2006)
The Fugitive (1993), Warner Bros. (Release date May 23, 2006)
U-571 (2000), Universal Studios (Release date May 23, 2006)
Van Helsing (2004), Universal Studios (Release date May 23, 2006)
Constantine (2005), Warner Bros. (Release date June 6, 2006)
Firewall (2006), Warner Bros. (Release date June 6, 2006) (Hybrid HD DVD and DVD version on dual sided disc)
The Perfect Storm (2000), Warner Bros. (Release date June 6, 2006)
A View From Space with Heavenly Music (2006), Concert Hot Spot (Release date June 6, 2006)
16 Blocks (2006), Warner Bros. (Release date June 13, 2006) (Hybrid HD DVD and DVD version on dual sided disc)
Happy Gilmore (1996), Universal Studios (Release date June 13, 2006)
The Rundown (2003), Universal Studios (Release date June 13, 2006)
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005), Warner Bros. (Release date June 20, 2006)
Syriana (2005), Warner Bros. (Release date June 20, 2006)
Lethal Weapon (1987), Warner Bros. (Release date June 27, 2006)
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) (Release date July 11, 2006)
Enter The Dragon (1973) (Release date July 11, 2006)
Friday Night Lights (2004) (Release date July 11, 2006)
Pitch Black: Unrated Director's Cut (2000) (Release date July 11, 2006)
ATL (2004) (Release date July 18, 2006)
Sahara (2005) (Release date July 25, 2006)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) (Release date July 25, 2006)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) (Release date July 25, 2006)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) (Release date July 25, 2006)
Four Brothers (2005) (Release date August 1, 2006)
We Were Soldiers (2002) (Release date August 1, 2006)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) (Release date August 1, 2006)
U2 - Rattle & Hum (1988) (Release date August 8, 2006)
Æon Flux (2005) (Release date August 8, 2006)
The Italian Job (2003) (Release date August 8, 2006)
National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), Universal Studios (Release date August 15, 2006)
Ray (2004), Universal Studios (Release date August 15, 2006)
Unleashed (2005), Universal Studios (Release date August 15, 2006)


Not to mention these are coming out

The Bone Collector (2001), Universal Studios (Release date August 22, 2006)
Caddyshack (1980), Warner Bros. (Release date August 22, 2006)
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2006), Warner Bros. (Release date August 22, 2006)
The Interpreter (2005), Universal Studios (Release date August 22, 2006)
The Searchers (1956), Warner Bros. (Release date August 22, 2006)
Spy Game (2001), Universal Studios (Release date August 22, 2006)
That's the Way of the World (1975), BCI Home Entertainment (Release date August 29, 2006)
Red Dragon (2002), Universal Studios (Release date September 12, 2006)
Seabisquit (2003), Universal Studios (Release date September 12, 2006)
Traffic (2000), Universal Studios (Release date September 12, 2006)
Backdraft (1991), Universal Studios (Release date September 19, 2006)
Dazed and Confused (1993), Universal Studios (Release date September 19, 2006)
End of Days (1999) (Release date September 19, 2006)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) (Release date September 19, 2006)
Galaxina (1980), BCI Home Entertainment (Release date September 19, 2006)
Golgo 13 (1977), BCI Home Entertainment (Release date September 19, 2006)
Land of the Dead (Unrated) (2005), Universal Studios (Release date September 19, 2006)
The Fast and the Furious (2001), Universal Studios (Release date September 26, 2006)
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), Universal Studios (Release date September 26, 2006)
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), Universal Studios (Release date September 26, 2006)
Army of Darkness (1993), Universal Studios (Release date October 10, 2006)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High ((1982), Universal Studios (Release date October 10, 2006)
Waist Deep ((2006)), Universal Studios (Release date October 10, 2006)
Slither (2006), Universal Studios (Release date October 24, 2006)
Mission: Impossible III (2006), Paramount Studios (Release date October 30, 2006)
The Ultimate Star Trek Movie Collection, Paramount Studios (Release date November 7, 2006)
The Sopranos: Season Six, Part One (1999), HBO (Release date November 7, 2006)
Poseidon (2006), Warner Bros. (Release date December 5, 2006)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Warner Bros. (Release date pending)

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: inveterate
Common people,, VCDs FTW,, who they hell cares about DVDs, gosh, 700mb all i need..

LOL

I... can't tell if you're being sarcastic
(because a lot of people do settle for 700 MB movies downloaded off Bittorrent)

 

[spacejamz]

do we really need another thread w/ poll about this??

Thread 1

Thread 2

 

[woowoo]

Beta was better but we wound up with VHS
Don't look at which one is better.
Follow the money........ (Blu-ray)