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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. History repeats by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It really is VHS vs. BetaMax all over again. And it's even Sony again pushing the more expensive and less open option!

  2. one big difference by arazor · · Score: 5, Insightful


    In the VHS vs Beta days you couldn't get high quality porn for free. I want HD DVD to win as I have invested in it but I just don't think this will be a big push for team HD DVD.

  3. Oh its really hacked now... by tgatliff · · Score: 5, Insightful

    With the porn industry behind HD-DVD now, there is little doubt that the HD-DVD format will be hacked into oblivion. Nothing inspires developers more than the possability of free porn....

  4. It's not bad, really. by SanityInAnarchy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    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?

    Same thing with HD. Yes, if you pause it and zoom in, it may look much worse. But you've got a giant HDTV and some nice surround sound; again, why count the hairs in her landing strip when you can just sit back and enjoy the show?

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    1. Re:It's not bad, really. by teal_ · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I don't get that. You want a woman right? Above the age of 11?

    2. Re:It's not bad, really. by imkonen · · Score: 5, Insightful

      How is that different from anything else in HD? I'm not going to miss any action in a football game on a regular cable broadcast, but if I'm to believe the ads for comcast HD I see everyday, I ASBOLUTELY MUST GET HD so I can REALLY appreciate the game. If you think you can see too much of a porn star on HD, why the hell would I want to watch a game populated by 350 pound linemen in HD?

  5. Re:I'm not sure porn was that big a factor by Osty · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Most people could not see the quality difference between the two formats.

    The OP was not suggesting that Beta had higher quality pr0n. He was suggesting that in the VHS v. Beta war there was no interweb. When you can get (legally or illegally) high quality pr0n online, who cares if you can get high quality pr0n on HD-DVD as well?