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The Messiah
12-11-2007, 20:12
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Who will win this epic battle in the end?
I like Blu-ray but Transformers HD is tempting me.
mufcsean
12-11-2007, 20:15
HD DVD forever, though i don't see why we can't have both
Who will win this epic battle in the end?
I like Blu-ray but Transformers HD is tempting me.
Surely some one can rip a HD DVD of Transformers and put it onto Blu-Ray :unsure:
Blu - Ray ftw.
The Messiah
12-11-2007, 20:21
HD DVD forever, though i don't see why we can't have both
Some people won't be able to afford both unless they wait it out for the price to go down.
I remember when I first got a DVD player cost a small fortune & now you can get the in Tesco's for 20 sheets!
Internet will win in the end.
Pesgaming ftw. :huh:
HD DVD
Couldn't care less. As I'm not aware of both players' pros and cons an honest judgment cannot be given.
Both Blu-ray and HD-DVD use the same kind of 405 nanometer wavelength blue-violet laser. That means both can focus more sharply than the 650 nanometer red lasers used in current DVD players, and so both can store much more information on the same surface area of a disc.
But there are important differences between them.
Blu-ray packs data into a tighter single spiral on the surface of a disc than HD-DVD. That means a single disk can carry more digital “pits” – the tiny zeroes and ones that are translated into audio and digital content when a disc is played.
That means that a Blu-ray discs can carry more information "per layer" (or, if you like, "spiral"). But it also makes the two formats incompatible.
A standard double-layer DVD has 9 gigabytes (GB) capacity. HD-DVD is capable of holding 30GB of data – or a full-length high-definition movie, plus extras – on a double-layer disc, but Blu-ray launched with 50GB capacity.
It means that the two competing systems must use a different coating on their discs – HD-DVD uses a surface layer that is 0.6mm thick. Blu-ray’s is much thinner at 0.1mm.
This is the root of what makes Blu-ray more expensive to produce – the thinner surface means standard DVD plants need to be re-tooled. A special hard coating must also be added to protect the information stored on a disc’s surface.
Blu-ray is the more sophisticated format – and is being hailed as a “leapfrog” technology. That advance comes at a price, however.
The theory is borne out by a (very) quick search on the internet to compare prices of HD DVD players and their Blu-ray peers.
The cheapest Blu-ray player weighs in at about £450 (£399 if you count Sony’s PlayStation 3 console, which comes with Blu-ray on board). The cheapest HD-DVD player costs about £220 (or £110, if you count the add-on HD-DVD player for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 games console - though to use it, you must already have bought an Xbox 360, which now retails from about £180).
If you are willing to take the plunge and invest in a Blu-ray or HD-DVD player despite the current uncertainty over which will last the course, remember that though both will work with most new TVs, you will need a high definition TV with 1080 screen resolution to get the most from your player.
Most HD-DVD and Blu-ray players will play standard DVDs.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article2300109.ece
There is more about the Blu-Ray disc in the article. Actually it looks better but I think the lower price of the HD-DVD might triumph in the end.
i think in the end people will have to get both. it will not be long till the price comes down or till one of the big companys makes a dual player.
the reason people will end up have to get both is that lots of film companys have signed the one or the other and will only be making there dvd one or the other.
FutebolArte
13-11-2007, 16:09
there already is a dual player
there already is a dual player
and yes you are right my bad :tongue:
not very cheap. haha
The Messiah
13-11-2007, 16:24
You could just get a PS3 & HD DVD player.
I didn't think of a dual-player. When the price goes down, I think that'll be the wiser option.;)
Original?
13-11-2007, 21:53
To be honest both have far too much support from important areas to fail, the support is very interestingly split. The dual player has been invented and it will reduce in price resulting in both formats remaining for the duration.
So we're not going to see another Betamax?
First to get porn, wins!
The Messiah
14-11-2007, 00:38
So we're not going to see another Betamax?
First to get porn, wins!
HD porn is fucking nasty. Doesn't flatter most of the pornstars.
Erm, what's the big deal about it? Are the defects of the amateurs shown?
The Messiah
14-11-2007, 19:49
Erm, what's the big deal about it? Are the defects of the amateurs shown?
Have you ever seen HD in action? You see every spot & blemish! Now imagine a hairy anus in HD.
The Messiah
17-12-2007, 01:16
http://www.cornbread.org/FOTRCompare/index.html Run the mouse over the pictures.
Have you ever seen HD in action? You see every spot & blemish! Now imagine a hairy anus in HD.
That's just wrong. Very wrong. :no:
...does make me worry about what kinda porn you're watching mind you.
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