is blu-ray the next beta?

keepVHSalive
keepVHSalive Posts: 30
edited January 2013 in All Encompassing Trip
i never see blu-ray in stores Sony just cant make video formats beta was theres and so is blu-ray
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  • Pearls&Stones
    Pearls&Stones Posts: 585
    keepVHSalive wrote:
    i never see blu-ray in stores Sony just cant make video formats beta was theres and so is blu-ray

    I've gotten the impression that the other format (HD-DVD) is the underdog.

    Not that I've done research on the subject, but that is what I've observed...
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  • darthvedder81
    darthvedder81 Posts: 688
    Could be. It's waaaaaay to early to tell right now. Both the HD-DVD and BluRay players are overpriced and extremely buggy so I'm waiting for the format war to be over be for I buy ANYTHING. More companies have thrown their support behind BluRay if that means anything.
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  • gleemonex
    gleemonex Posts: 848
    It's safe to say that if Blu-Ray is the next Beta than the PS3 is screwed! Personally I think they'll eventually make dual players and we won't have to worry about buying two different DVD players.
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  • LikeAnOcean
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    gleemonex wrote:
    It's safe to say that if Blu-Ray is the next Beta than the PS3 is screwed! Personally I think they'll eventually make dual players and we won't have to worry about buying two different DVD players.
    That was the thinking a few months back, but Blu-ray is out selling HD 2 to 1 now.
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    what the hell is the deal here? i finally get on board and build a dvd collection and now they're already going to phase that shit out for their fucking hd bullshit. damn the man!
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    That was the thinking a few months back, but Blu-ray is out selling HD 2 to 1 now.

    I've read many reports where Blu-ray is outselling HD-DVD 3 to 1 now.

    Considering Sony/Blu-ray has a lot more movie studios and production companies with a great deal more support for 3rd party software and hardware companies...I'd say the odds are Blu-ray will be the next popular format. HD-DVD hit the market first, but without as much support, it will probably exit first as well.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    soulsinging wrote:
    what the hell is the deal here? i finally get on board and build a dvd collection and now they're already going to phase that shit out for their fucking hd bullshit. damn the man!

    Both players support the current DVD technology. You're collection...and MY collection will work on next-gen systems.
  • thecrackedjack
    thecrackedjack Posts: 148
    I have a 100+ inch home theater setup, so I have both HD-DVD and Blu-ray players. It makes a HUGE different at these screen sizes, but I can't imagine the average person upgrading to any of these formats. On my friends tv's most can't tell the different between a good DVD player and an HD player.

    So, I imagine both will remain a niche market until we get super low prices or screens get really huge.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    thecrackedjack wrote:
    I have a 100+ inch home theater setup, so I have both HD-DVD and Blu-ray players. It makes a HUGE different at these screen sizes, but I can't imagine the average person upgrading to any of these formats. On my friends tv's most can't tell the different between a good DVD player and an HD player.

    So, I imagine both will remain a niche market until we get super low prices or screens get really huge.

    I dunno. A buddy of mine has a Blu-ray player and while it's nothing I can afford, it looks freakin' AWESOME.
    I watched Casino Royale at his place a week ago...my god it was sweet!! He has the same TV as me (only 5 inches bigger). I have a Sony 50" SXRD HDTV and if I had the cash I'd get a Blu-ray player tomorrow....or at least a PS3. :p
  • PJamGrunge10
    PJamGrunge10 California Posts: 596
    I see so much advertisement for Blu-ray, and especially support from Best Buy and Circuit City. They always have displays up for it. I hardly ever see any commercials about movies coming to HD-DVD, but tons for Blu-ray... I think that may be the problem with HD-DVD right now, not enough marketing.
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  • NOCODE#1
    NOCODE#1 Posts: 1,477
    keepVHSalive wrote:
    i never see blu-ray in stores Sony just cant make video formats beta was theres and so is blu-ray

    HD DVD adherents concede they missed a golden opportunity in 2006, when delayed Blu-ray hardware was stumbling into the marketplace.

    "We missed the holiday season" by not getting enough players into stores," Graffeo notes. "We were all disappointed by it."

    Blu-ray movie titles were selling twice as fast as those on HD DVD. "We're very rapidly going to see it become a one-horse race over the course of the year."

    "We're really starting to put some distance between (Blu-ray and HD DVD)," adds Sony Home Entertainment worldwide prexy David Bishop. "We project that ratio will only continue to widen."

    17 of the top 20 titles from 2006 were only available on blu-ray

    oh and it outsells hd-dvd players 3:1

    which basically solidifies ps3 and the winner of the next gen race not next gen sprint. (think SNES eventually beating Genesis)
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  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    What?!

    I just got a VCR!



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  • bostonlou
    bostonlou Posts: 2,849
    let's vote

    who has HDDVD?

    who has Blu-RaY?


    I have a PS3... so ... 1 for BluRay
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  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    thecrackedjack wrote:
    I have a 100+ inch home theater setup, so I have both HD-DVD and Blu-ray players. It makes a HUGE different at these screen sizes, but I can't imagine the average person upgrading to any of these formats. On my friends tv's most can't tell the different between a good DVD player and an HD player.

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  • JonnyPistachio
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    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    What?!

    I just got a VCR!



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    For the record, I dont have a blu-ray or HD player yet. So There!
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    bostonlou wrote:
    let's vote

    who has HDDVD?

    who has Blu-RaY?


    I have a PS3... so ... 1 for BluRay

    I will have a PS3 in the next couple months.
    So is it 1.5 now?
    :p
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    bostonlou wrote:
    let's vote

    who has HDDVD?

    who has Blu-RaY?


    I have a PS3... so ... 1 for BluRay
    They both are capable of 1080p, so I could careless. I just with one format would die already. This battle only hurts the consumer.
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,224
    I don't have either and won't get anything until I am forced to. Or until I save enough money to buy a PS3.
  • keepVHSalive
    keepVHSalive Posts: 30
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    What?!

    I just got a VCR!



    J/K
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