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is blu-ray the next beta?

keepVHSalivekeepVHSalive 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&StonesPearls&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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  • darthvedder81darthvedder81 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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  • gleemonexgleemonex 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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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    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.
  • soulsingingsoulsinging 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!
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,329
    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.
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,329
    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.
  • thecrackedjackthecrackedjack 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.
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,329
    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
  • PJamGrunge10PJamGrunge10 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#1NOCODE#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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  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    What?!

    I just got a VCR!



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  • bostonloubostonlou 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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  • DOSWDOSW 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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  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    What?!

    I just got a VCR!



    J/K

    I dont know why I post these things here. Sometimes I read my replies later and realize I'm just not very funny. Sorry everyone. And to top it all off, now I feel like I'm talking to myself. Shit!

    For the record, I dont have a blu-ray or HD player yet. So There!
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,329
    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
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean 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.
  • markymark550markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,202
    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.
  • keepVHSalivekeepVHSalive Posts: 30
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    What?!

    I just got a VCR!



    J/K
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  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    that's how I feel too...they better not phase out dvds...What the hell is a blue ray anyway?

    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!
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  • PJamGrunge10PJamGrunge10 California Posts: 596
    libragirl wrote:
    that's how I feel too...they better not phase out dvds...What the hell is a blue ray anyway?

    You can still play regular DVD's on a Blu-ray or HD-DVD player. They are basically just DVD's with more space so high definition content can fit on one disk, but there is more to it than that.
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,329
    PJamGrunge10 wrote:
    You can still play regular DVD's on a Blu-ray or HD-DVD player. They are basically just DVD's with more space so high definition content can fit on one disk, but there is more to it than that.

    Yeah, I'm going to still buy regular DVDs until I get my PS3 or Blu-ray player. At that point I will get Blu-ray discs and keep my DVD collection as is.
  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    PJamGrunge10 wrote:
    You can still play regular DVD's on a Blu-ray or HD-DVD player. They are basically just DVD's with more space so high definition content can fit on one disk, but there is more to it than that.

    ah..well that's good to know.
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    who remebers LASER DISK? LMFAO :D
  • NCBRINCBRI Posts: 1,902
    I read a while back that at least one vendor is producing a drive that will play both new formats. The early reviews weren't so good, but Its reasonable to think that we may be able to buy players that are fully fuctional and play both in the future. Blu Ray and HDDVD have been slow to take off so maybe the player technology will catch up in time to avoid another VHS vs. BETA situation.
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  • Pearls&StonesPearls&Stones Posts: 585
    NCBRI wrote:
    I read a while back that at least one vendor is producing a drive that will play both new formats. The early reviews weren't so good, but Its reasonable to think that we may be able to buy players that are fully fuctional and play both in the future. Blu Ray and HDDVD have been slow to take off so maybe the player technology will catch up in time to avoid another VHS vs. BETA situation.


    I think they are already selling one that will play both. and honestly, it isn't terribly much more expensive than one that just supports one format.

    I nearly bought an HDTV a few weeks ago, but I am glad I hesitated. I really think I am going to not upgrade anything for a while. I am happy with my 27" standard-def flat screen Samsung, with a regular DVD player (S-Video) and a PS2 (component).
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,329
    Pearls&Stones wrote:
    I think they are already selling one that will play both. and honestly, it isn't terribly much more expensive than one that just supports one format.

    I nearly bought an HDTV a few weeks ago, but I am glad I hesitated. I really think I am going to not upgrade anything for a while. I am happy with my 27" standard-def flat screen Samsung, with a regular DVD player (S-Video) and a PS2 (component).

    Why not? Current HDTVs are amazing.
    Cable or Satellite broadcast in 1080i.

    My 50" Sony SXRD is one of the best purchases I've ever made. The thing is gorgeous!
  • NOCODE#1NOCODE#1 Posts: 1,477
    According to Home Media Research Sales Figures, Blu-ray Disc is the first next-gen DVD format to break the million-disc-sold milestone, an accomplishment less than a year in the making. According to the same sales data, Blu-ray accounted for 70-percent of the high-def movies sold in Q1 2007. Since both formats' launch, seven of the top ten selling HD-movies were Blu-ray releases.
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  • reeferchiefreeferchief Posts: 3,569
    libragirl wrote:
    that's how I feel too...they better not phase out dvds...What the hell is a blue ray anyway?

    Well a DVD has a red laser which reads the data, guess what colour a blue ray one is?:)
    Apparently it can read more data all so, about 25gb to a disc.:p
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