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Adult Film Industry Moving To HD DVD

Posted by kdawson on from the BetaMax-deja-vu dept.

profet writes "One of the heavyweights in the war between BlueRay and HD DVD has chosen its format. Various members of the adult film industry have decided on HD-DVD. The article says the reasons seem to be based primarily on cost of manufacturing. History has shown that the porn industry can be a driving factor for technology, as it was in deciding for the VHS format over BetaMax." Heise reports that US BlueRay press plants are refusing the adult industry's business (in German).

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  1. I'm not sure I want my porn in HD by Average_Joe_Sixpack · · Score: 5, Funny

    Too much detail can be a bad thing ... unless you're into that sort of thing.

    1. Re:I'm not sure I want my porn in HD by wizzard2k · · Score: 5, Funny

      I can just see one of the first shot for HD DVD porn's title being....

      1080pee

    2. Re:I'm not sure I want my porn in HD by rucs_hack · · Score: 5, Funny

      we should indeed want our porn released in HD. Then when it's ripped and stuck on torrent sites, the playback quality will be better.

    3. Re:I'm not sure I want my porn in HD by shadow349 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm a little disappointed.

      They have many references to a movie where the lead character was "Jack Sparrow", I was expecting the lead in this version to be "Jane Swallows".

    4. Re:I'm not sure I want my porn in HD by Maxo-Texas · · Score: 3, Funny

      I must visit the wrong torrent sites. I don't see a lot of adult material torrents.

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  2. So in other words by k31bang · · Score: 5, Funny

    So in other words, Blu-ray is...erm Fucked.

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  3. Credit Card ready by meta-monkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whew! Thanks for this news, Slashdot! Now I can finally feel confident buying an HD-DVD player!

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  4. Profit? by zappepcs · · Score: 5, Funny

    1.Create rootkit
    2.Create new HD Disc spec
    3.Shoot feet
    4.??????
    5.Profit

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  5. Oh noes!! by mcknation · · Score: 4, Funny



    I've got Blu-Balls!

    /ducks and runs

    /McK

  6. Re:Protect Reputation or Shoot Foot? by UnknowingFool · · Score: 4, Funny
    I'd always said that the porn industry was fully capable of going both ways

    Must. Resist. Urge to comment.

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  7. Right on by James_G · · Score: 4, Funny

    HD-DVD DVDA! I can hardly wait.

    (Anyone who doesn't know the reference should watch this)

  8. Re:It's Over by bman08 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's jergens, kleenex and HD-DVD over Neutrogena, an old sweat sock and blu-ray by a landslide.

  9. PS3 has no porn then.... by yeoua · · Score: 3, Funny

    So does this mean that the PS3 is a kiddy system because it won't actually have any "adult media" while the XBOX360 can?

  10. It's just wrong, wrong, wrong by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    As a Republican I would like to publicly state my strong opposition to HD-DVD.

    If we let HD-DVD win, we let the pornographers win.

  11. Re:It's not bad, really. by drinkypoo · · Score: 3, Funny

    DVD porn already makes women look substantially worse. Google around, I'm sure you can find an adult film company talking about it. Flaws that you wouldn't even see on VHS are going to look like another orifice in HD.

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  12. Obligatory by Guppy06 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "She's there, she's naked, presumably she wants to fuck you"

    You must be new here.

    Why else do you think pr0n technology makes headlines around here?

  13. Re:HD-DVD will win over "Blu-Ray" because of names by Rogerborg · · Score: 4, Funny
    Average consumer: "WTF is HD-DVD?"

    Answer: "It lets you watch high-definition porn DVDs."

    Isn't that HD-DVDA?

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  14. Re:Protect Reputation or Shoot Foot? by Carnildo · · Score: 3, Funny
    Just me or is that a big hypocritical? On the other hand, I'm sure there is a "business philosophy" disconnect between the HD DVD and music groups/divisions.


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  15. Re:It's not bad, really. by aztektum · · Score: 4, Funny

    Then you rebrand it as "Hentai"

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  16. Re:It's not bad, really. by SQLGuru · · Score: 4, Funny

    What I like about watching sports in HD vs SD:

    1. I can actually read the coach's clipboard (especially the ones that print it instead of writing it on a whiteboard).
    2. The crowd looks like real people instead of a blur. You can see the thrill of victory and agony of defeat. Entertaining, really.
    3. And probably most important....you can see the cheerleaders in more shots.

    Layne

  17. Re:one big difference by BumBiscuit · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm not sure whether HD-DVD discs have a scratchproof layer out of the box, but the discs containing porn will gradually acquire a thin veneer of transparent goo that should provide some protection.

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  18. Re:It's not bad, really. by hotdiggitydawg · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let me put it this way: It's like a real woman. Just because you can whip out a microscope and examine every inch of her body (every pimple, every blemish, every hair), doesn't mean you do. She's there, she's naked, presumably she wants to fuck you, so why are you counting the hairs in her landing strip? She's there, she's naked, presumably she wants to fuck you, and the object you choose to whip out is... a microscope. You, sir, are one nerd who is overdue for a promotion.
  19. Re:History repeats by lysergic.acid · · Score: 3, Funny
    they're ugly sisters whose only saving grace is the amount of capacity they offer.

    i think i saw that porno once. thanks for making me relive the horror, asshole.

    oh god, the things they did with that 6 foot sub...

  20. Re:I just don't get it by Lane.exe · · Score: 4, Funny
    Quoth: Christ, if detail really turns you off that much why not just confine yourself to viewing hentai?

    You do realize that you just posed this question to Slashdot members, right?

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  21. Re:I just don't get it by computational+super · · Score: 3, Funny
    What happens when you guys see a naked woman in real life?

    I got married five years ago. So I can't remember.

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