Thread: Which one HD-DVD or Blu-ray?

Me and a buddy did some investigating, looks like the dvd war is about to begin and it's all about jumping on the right bandwagon. Right now it seems blue ray is winning with tons of support and backers, and hd dvd might fall through. But then I heard that Hd-dvd might be getting backed by walmart and a few other powerhouses to compete with blue-ray. After all this, you don't want to buy something that's going to fall through in a few years.

So we bought a PS3 with blue ray for $400, we watched in 1080p and it was amazing, better than movie theaters! By getting a PS3, if blue ray ever falls through, we still have a great gaming system, plus you can browse the net on the ps3. Why buy a $300 player that only does one thing?

If you go hd dvd, I personally think it may be hard to find to find hd-dvd's later on.

I have a blue ray. I feel both are going to be around for awhile to come.

I have been pondering on this myself and have thought about getting a PS3. I have seen both HD-DVD and Blu Ray movies and 1080P is 1080P My tv only supports 1080i so it doesnt really matter to me as they are both more than enough. I dont keep up much on this stuff other than going to consumer reports online now and then to compare things and then check local listings for sales here and there. I know that the PS3 has lower pricing now and also I think the harddrives are different sizes than what came out on the initial release. Does anyone know the differences of the PS3s? I have heard the cheaper one does not do everything the $100 more expensive model can do, but again I dont know and this is why I am asking. I feel Blu-ray will have more movies and I see that more than HD-DVD stuff around here but its probably a coin toss overall.

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Originally Posted by Trannyman95

I have been pondering on this myself and have thought about getting a PS3. I have seen both HD-DVD and Blu Ray movies and 1080P is 1080P My tv only supports 1080i so it doesnt really matter to me as they are both more than enough. I dont keep up much on this stuff other than going to consumer reports online now and then to compare things and then check local listings for sales here and there. I know that the PS3 has lower pricing now and also I think the harddrives are different sizes than what came out on the initial release. Does anyone know the differences of the PS3s? I have heard the cheaper one does not do everything the $100 more expensive model can do, but again I dont know and this is why I am asking. I feel Blu-ray will have more movies and I see that more than HD-DVD stuff around here but its probably a coin toss overall.

I have a PS3 and it's a GREAT Blu-Ray player. The difference between the 40gb and 80gb pretty minimal, especially if you're using it mostly as a Blu-Ray player. The 40gb does not include any backwards compatability for Playstation 2 games, but can still play PS1 games. The 80gb model has backbards compatibility through software emulation, and is said to be about 80% compatible with PS2 games. That model includes a copy of Motorstorm, while the 40gb model I believe comes with a Blu-Ray copy of Spider-Man 3.

As a side note, I saw today at Best Buy that Sony dropped the price of one model of their Blu-Ray players to $299 if you just want to play movies.

What the heck is wrong with laserdisc?

For that matter, whats wrong with minidisc? I have a portable minidisc recorder and a stand alone shelf unit. Both work great still and I have used them extensively, well the portable mini-disc anyway. Its what I have used to record the sounds of thunderstorms for a number of years. Though admittedly there is no real easy way to transfer that to a PC, but I manage.

Until someone cracks the intricate copy protection on either of them.... I will be sticking with DVD's.

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