Which HD format will win??

Weasel · **Posted:** Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:21 am

Which format wins in your opinion?

Blu-Ray has scope for larger capacity and PS3 support...
HD-DVD has ample capacity and has the backing of Microsoft amongst others...

Toozey · **Posted:** Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:40 am

Blu-ray have banned porn from that format since Sony won't allow it, which pretty much means theres going to be a massive hole in their market. So I'd say HD-DVD will win.

Minions Engage · **Posted:** Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:49 pm

I really don't know which will. but it kind of sucks not knowing because if you buy the wrong player then you're fucked.

but since the ps3 and the 360 both have a shelf life of about 10 years i think most people will own a 360 and a ps3 once they become cheaper and more affordable, so it will just come down to whichever one people feel like buying

Dungeon Shaker · **Posted:** Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:05 pm

Matty_T · **Posted:** Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:43 pm

Minions Engage · **Posted:** Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:58 pm

Weasel · **Posted:** Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:30 pm

From my own experience of Blu-Ray discs, the differences mainly become apparent when your HD screen is larger than 32". I have seen this on a friends' screen.

Larger than this and you can see the limitations of DVD encoding whereas Blu-Ray (with a decent transfer) looks good on even a 65" screen.
So if your screen is smaller I would stick to DVD for now and buy an upscaling player (which you can get dirt cheap now).

As for £25 a disc - this is only the case if you decide to patronise rip-off high street shops like Virgin and HMV. They did the same with DVD, which were also £25 when they first arrived in shops. If you shop around online you can get Blu-Ray for as little as £12.

To be honest at the mo the choice isn't that great so it's best to wait anyway unless you've already bought a PS3.
Having said that, all you Arnie fans will be pleased to know that Total Recall and the first 2 Terminators are already out on Blu-Ray hehehe :twisted:

Minions Engage · **Posted:** Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:35 am

yeah, i'm waiting on buying my ps3 there arent a lot of good games or good movies at the moment.

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Minions Engage · **Posted:** Fri Aug 10, 2007 7:29 am

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