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Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the soemthing-to-think-about dept.

Michael S writes sent in a good story which sumarizes the current status of the battle between Blu-Ray & HD-DVD. There still isn't really a clear victor... or is there? I for one can't wait for this crap to get settled out so we can just enjoy having huge discs.

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  1. Re: problem solved! by spungebob · · Score: 5, Informative

    but wont they get scratched/ruined easily? ... as reported previously on slashdot

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  2. Clear winner by bonch · · Score: 5, Informative
    There still isn't really a clear victor... or is there?


    Spec-wise, Blu-Ray wins. Blu-Ray also has the support of Sony (and therefore will be in the PS3), has Apple supporting it (and therefore will be in future Macs by default...and Macs are used in the media content industry), and it supports all the codecs and specs that HD-DVD supports. In addition, it has larger storage space. Even Dell and Disney are supporting it.

    HD-DVD's only benefit is that there won't be a need to alter today's manufacturing processes as much as Blu-Ray will require.

    I predict (and hope) Blu-Ray will win. I know people love to cite Betamax in these articles, but just because Betamax died out doesn't mean the better format will die out in this case either. There's a lot of important backing for Blu-Ray.
  3. Re:Blu-ray durability? by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 5, Informative

    The plastic layer to the label side is something like 1mm thick, the laser side is 0.1mm thick. So the label side is safer.

    Scratches on the laser side, on the other hand, are a different matter. The Blu-Ray group is requiring the use of a particular anti-scratch material that supposedly won't scratch with steel wool. It was used on the PSP face plate and some journalists reported the only way to scratch it was to take a knife and dig into it.