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HD-DVD's Temporary Edge

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the new-format-incoming dept.

kukyfrope writes to mention a GameDailyBiz article speculating on the edge HD-DVD will have on Blu-ray in the near future. From the article: "Although Toshiba may take round one, in the long run 'complicating factors may shift the balance.' ABI predicts that by the end of 2006, only about 30 percent of the global hi-def movie player market will be controlled by Blu-ray, but that could quickly change as Sony launches its PlayStation 3 (which has a Blu-ray drive) worldwide this November. '...its large expected sales figures could change the market dominance picture dramatically,' notes ABI."

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  1. Typo? by c0l0 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Isn't the competing standard for next-gen optical storage media named "Blu-Ray", and not "Blue-Ray"?

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  2. This whole argument is so fucking stupid by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Face it. The results of this pissing match will be the same as the results of the DVD pissing match. Everyone's player will support everyone's format. It won't matter what format a disc is recorded in because it will play anywhere.

    This whole argument about "oh which technology is better and which one should we root for?" is crap and a smokescreen. The real argument is about who is building an easier remote control and more attractive cases. These are the things that matter to consumers. Points like which format is supported are moot because the machines will eventually support all the formats.

  3. Please enlighten me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Aren't all these crippled by DRM so we should just dismiss them anyway?

  4. yours is an appropriate nick by muyuubyou · · Score: 4, Informative

    This time around one of them is not backwards compatible (requiring an extra lens that would make players a lot more expensive).

    On the other hand, that same one offers a more advanced technology... although probably too soon and too expensive.

    We have quite an unpredictable match in front of us, with many variables... provider partnership, manufacturer partnership, success/failure of the PS3, user need for HD, HD-TV penetration...

    It's not farfetched to think HD-DVD could be dominant for some time, then Blu-Ray later... or not, if it was perceived as a loser and went belly up.

  5. Enough speculation already! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Geez, yet another "hd-dvd has the lead now, but who knows what will happen in the future, here are my guesses pulled out of my butt" article. Enough, all these stupid articles have absolutely nothing new to add. It's stop for the speculation to stop and time for the players and the consumers to start deciding. It's a waiting game now. Unless anyone actually chimes in with some interesting information (I'll repeat that, INFORMATION), not speculation, not wild-a** guesses, not yet another link to my blog to rack up adsense $$, I think that /. should declare a moritorium on these idiotic articles (not that I expect this to actually occur :( )

  6. Beta all over again by argStyopa · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'm a definite target-demographic for HD DVD.
    I don't watch TV, I watch DVDs instead - probably 20+ movies per month via Netflix. I don't have cable/satellite.

    I have a HD tv that I've been dying to see HD output on, and have an income level such that I could buy an HD DVD player without really batting an eye financially.

    But you know what? Until it seems to be resolved which HD format is going to finally be THE ONE that the market settles on, I'm not buying any hardware. Furthermore, since I'm not buying hardware, I'm not signing up for the Netflix HD-DVD service so I'm (microscopically) reducing immediate demand for HD DVD.

    Congratulations you bunch of selfish, greedy, dumbasses. Your pissing match over 'whose format is better' is no doubt causing hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of otherwise early-adopters like myself to wait to spend our cash on your equipment.

    BRILLIANT.

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  7. Blu-Ray Will Win by Glock27 · · Score: 4, Informative
    Blu-Ray has two big advantages.

    First, the PS3 absolutely will drive adoption. PS3 will probably sell 10 million units within two years.

    Second, Blu-Ray has already had every major studio but one (Universal I think) commit to releasing content on Blu-Ray. HD-DVD still has three or four studios to convince to support its format.

    Besides, Microsoft really likes HD-DVD...what more reason do you need to root for Blu-Ray? ;-)

    (As an aside, I thought the fit Microsoft threw when it found out Blu-Ray software was going to be Java was pretty funny...)

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