Blu Ray vs HD DVD

[Moxie]

How's that for a non-scuba question? Which one is going to win? Which one will better play back your home movies from Belize (or maybe it really is a dive question).
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[ScubaToys Larry]

My bet would be Sony since they bought up major studios...

[cummings66]

The answer is HD-DVD. The reason is price. Price trumps quality, witness Beta vs VHS, C band vs pizza box.
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<DIV>In this case HD-DVD is half the price of blu-ray and it will win by that reason alone.</DIV>
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<DIV>In my case I've chosen HD-DVD for my personal format at home, I have a collection started and certainly hope it wins.</DIV>
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<DIV>I know at my service schools that there's a lot of weight behind the Blu-Ray design and it does seem technically to be the one to choose. But, specs alone are not enough to win.</DIV>

[the gooch]

I wish HD-DVD would win the format war but I have a feeling it will be Blu-Ray in the end.

[Moxie]

I'm just going to wait it out... but it sure is taking its sweet time!

[Queen]

I don't pay attention to tech stuff very much...does this mean I have to replace my dvds?[img]smileys/smiley19.gif[/img]

[Cichlid]

Originally Posted by ScubaToys Larry

My bet would be Sony since they bought up major studios...

This is why Bluray will win, content is everything. The technology and
price of HD-DVD is better, but no one cares about that. I am/was
pulling for HD-DVD, but I don't think they'll have a chance. I own
both, and both are excellent, but most of the time the movies I like
are on Bluray.

[tc_rain]

I believe blu-ray will end up winning but it will be a while yet. Blu-ray will start to come down in price as the HD starts to pick up consumers. Blu-ray will then take over the competition.

[Lucky(AR)]

hd dvd because the price i think will factor in

[Black-Gorrilla]

well... who cares whats gonna win... in the end... one is gona end up just like laser discs.
but for now, i stick to DVD-REGULAR cause i watch them on my REUGLAR-TV on my REGULAR-SAMSUNG DVD PLAYER
and in the end, i can only hope we all go back to reg. DVD's