Harrington Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 So.. the Blueray and HD sections are getting much bigger at HMV lol. Think it's nearly time to begin the move from DVD onto the new format.... but which? No one wants to invest money in one particular medium that ends up disappearing. I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm pretty mad at whatever body decides what new formats should be used. I can't believe they've allowed us consumers to be put into a situation like this. Anyway, which format are you tempted to choose (or you may have done so already). Which format do you think will win the "war"?... and why? I'm really on the fence on this one... gonna wait a bit longer before I decide, and of course, wait for the prices to come down, not just for the players, but for the discs also. ARGUEMENTS FOR HD-DVD * Blueray disks have a thinner protective layer, making them more vurnable to scratches - Mechwariorx * HD Discs are region free - Mechwariorx (TBC, but it's looking good) * Adult industry has chosen this format - Mechwariorx (TBC) * HD players are currently generally cheaper - indy500fan * HD discs are cheaper to produce, thus cheaper to buy for the consumer - Mercifull ARGUEMENTS FOR BLU-RAY * Blueray discs have a higher capacity. - Mechwariorx * Blueray disc higher capacity might make it a winner with businesses which could save the format - Mercifull * The PS3 has a blueray player included Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
How2PK Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 I'm going for the hybrid option. If that's not the case I'm putting my money on blu-ray. I'm currently saving for a PS3, so i'll already have a blu-ray player. Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrington Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 I'm going for the hybrid option. If that's not the case I'm putting my money on blu-ray. I'm currently saving for a PS3, so i'll already have a blu-ray player. I was thinking about a hybrid player as well... but I don't wanna waste money on the actual discs too lol. If one format wins out eventually, then they may stop making hybrid players or perhaps they'll be too expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 It's a crapshoot either way you go at the moment. I don't have the money to waste on a format that doesn't win, so I have to stick to DVDs for now. Sticking to DVDs is also kind of a crapshoot, since they wont be made much longer after the new formats go popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrington Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 It's a crapshoot either way you go at the moment. I don't have the money to waste on a format that doesn't win, so I have to stick to DVDs for now. Sticking to DVDs is also kind of a crapshoot, since they wont be made much longer after the new formats go popular. Yer, damned if you do, damned if you don't. We consumers have really been let down by the powers that be :evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baronmaster Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 as long as u can play normal dvds on whatever wins, i dont mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechwariorx Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Great original topic, many kudos to you. HD DVD. HD DVD's have a 0.6mm protective layer, while the protective layer on a Blu-ray disk is 0.1mm. Even though the Blu-ray disk's protective layer is stronger, one scratch and you have ruined your disk. HD DVD is region free: buy a disk in Asia, play it in North America. "But 30GB isn't enough for me! I need 46GB!" My hard drive isn't even 30GB! (Kidding.) 30GB Is more than enough to hold a full-length movie in 1080p and then some. Last but not least, the American adult film industry has chosen HD DVD over Blu-ray. :anxious: I would chose HD DVD player over a Blu-ray player now; but the war is not over yet. Xbox 360>Wii>PS3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Great original topic, many kudos to you. HD DVD. HD DVD's have a 0.6mm protective layer, while the protective layer on a Blu-ray disk is 0.1mm. Even though the Blu-ray disk's protective layer is stronger, one scratch and you have ruined your disk. HD DVD is region free: buy a disk in Asia, play it in North America. "But 30GB isn't enough for me! I need 46GB!" My hard drive isn't even 30GB! (Kidding.) 30GB Is more than enough to hold a full-length movie in 1080p and then some. Last but not least, the American adult film industry has chosen HD DVD over Blu-ray. :anxious: I would chose HD DVD player over a Blu-ray player now; but the war is not over yet. I thought HD DVDs had regions, and I was pretty sure Blu-Ray is what the adult industry went with. It is not making nearly the amount of difference it normally would though, the Internet is taking that market share. HD-DVD players are cheaper at the moment, which will probably mean they will win. The cheap $300 (or was it $200?) didn't make as much a difference as it was supposed to either though. I think a lot of people are like me, just waiting it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechwariorx Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 I thought HD DVDs had regions, and I was pretty sure Blu-Ray is what the adult industry went with. It is not making nearly the amount of difference it normally would though, the Internet is taking that market share. HD-DVD players are cheaper at the moment, which will probably mean they will win. The cheap $300 (or was it $200?) didn't make as much a difference as it was supposed to either though. I think a lot of people are like me, just waiting it out. I will check up on both of those. I am leaning towards HD DVD now but my decision is not set in stone; we will see what the future holds! clicḫ̩̉̉> Xbox 360>Wii>PS3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Well if Wikipedia is to be believed, you are right about HD-DVDs being region free. That is enough to make my decision, if I decided to go ahead before the "war" is decided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryto Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Well at least the adult industrty can make a decision.I dont really care, between the two. I can wait until theres a clear winner. When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. ~Jonathan SwiftWebsite Updates/Corrections here. WE APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT! Crewbie's Missions!Contributor of the Day!Thanks to artists: Destro3979, Guthix121, Shivers21, and Unoalexi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 HD-DVD is better for consumers. They are cheaper to produce and can be pressed with minimal additions and modifications at the factories compared to Bluray which needs all new kit. This makes the production phase cheaper and thus passing savings onto the public. HD-DVD spec was also written by the DVD consortium i belive. BluRay however has a higher storage capacity which i personaly feel makes it better suited for business use and storage. Its high capacity is ideal for backups and large databases. I feel this has a much greater commercial benefit than to the consumer who will end up paying far more than they really should do. In an ideal world sony would change the direction of their Bluray media, like they did with Betamax which ultimately ended up scaling down and turning into Video8/Hi8 which is still the leading camcorder media, and got for B2B leaving the consumer marker open to the cheaper and more flexible HD-DVD. Alas sony are committed to foisting thier expensive media onto consumers and I fear that it will eventually win out against HD-DVD. Even more bad news about this is that its not going to happen over night and its going to be several yars before one or the other conceeds and for the whole time this is going ahead the public just wont adopt it. Consumers remember the VHS/Betamax war and dont want a repeat. This competition is actually harming the market and stiffling demand for HD products. I am desperate to watch some kick [wagon] films on my nice big HD TV but im not forking out ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã500 for a player and loads of money for Bluray discs only for them to be obsolete in a few years. At the moment DVD is still king. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrington Posted October 8, 2007 Author Share Posted October 8, 2007 Some great arguements there peeps :) I've updated the various opinions on the first post. Personally, I'm leaning towards HD after reading all of these comments :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Both formats are HD, the correct term is HD-DVD Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrington Posted October 8, 2007 Author Share Posted October 8, 2007 Both formats are HD, the correct term is HD-DVD LOL, noted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Both formats are HD, the correct term is HD-DVD LOL, noted... Also it's Blu-ray, not Blueray (or abbreviated BD for Blue-ray Disc) :P . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Also it's Blu-ray, not Blueray (or abbreviated BD for Blue-ray Disc) :P .*giggles* Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Also it's Blu-ray, not Blueray (or abbreviated BD for Blue-ray Disc) :P .*giggles* Damnit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrington Posted October 10, 2007 Author Share Posted October 10, 2007 LOL, I stand corrected... yet again :wall: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Smither Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Well at least the adult industrty can make a decision.I dont really care, between the two. I can wait until theres a clear winner. Same here. I realy don't care as long as I watch it. Click for My Blog670th to 99 Smithing July 21st, 07 |743rd to 99 Mining November 29th, 07 | 649th to 99 Runecrafting May 18th, 08 | 29,050th to 99 Defence October 20th, 08 | 20,700th to 99 Magic November 8, 08 | 47,938th to 99 Attack December 19, 08 | 37,829th to 99 Hitpoints December 24, 08 | 68,604th to 99 Strength February 4, 09 | 27,983rd to 99 Range February 9, 09 | 9,725th to 99 Prayer June 8, 09 | 6,620th to 99 Slayer December, 12 09 | 4,075th to 99 Summoning December, 28 09 | 3,551th to 99 Herblore February 24, 10 | 3,192th to 99 Dungeoneering November 11, 10 | 146,600th to 99 Cooking December 29th, 10 | 11,333rd to 99 Construction June 7th, 11 | 16,648th to 99 Farming August 1st, 11 | 19,993th to 99 Crafting August 2nd, 11 | 89,739th to 99 Woodcutting Janurary 1st, 12 | 55,424th to 99 Fishing May 9th, 12| 60,648th to 99 Firemaking May 12th, 12 | 16666th to 99 Agility May 17th, 2012 | 24476th to 99 Hunter June 1st, 2012 | 57,881st to 99 Fletching June 1st, 2012 | All 99s June 1st, 2012 | 3183th to 120 Dungeoneering July 24th, 2012 | 2341st to 2496 Total level July 24th, 2012 | Completionist Cape July 24th, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironmaiden666 Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Blu-ray FTW, 5 of the 6 major hollywood studios have sighned exclusively to blu-ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Blu-ray FTW, 5 of the 6 major hollywood studios have sighned exclusively to blu-rayIts actually only 3 or 4. One of them recently abandoned Bluray in favour of HD-DVD. The rest are using both. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrington Posted October 13, 2007 Author Share Posted October 13, 2007 Blu-ray FTW, 5 of the 6 major hollywood studios have sighned exclusively to blu-rayIts actually only 3 or 4. One of them recently abandoned Bluray in favour of HD-DVD. The rest are using both. Yeah, they were making a big deal about Paramount jumping ship recently. They're now with HD-DVD :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan1114 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Eh besides storage capacity is there a difference? range: 64/80/80mage: 61/84/82atk: 46/77/60 str 41/82/99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medellin Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 For me? Neither. But in the future when they're a lot cheaper, BluRay. I don't understand why people would want an inferior technology Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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