| It's looking dimmer for Blu-Ray, deadweight on PS3 | |
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| xbot | Aug 30 2006, 10:48 AM Post #1 |
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Ok so the PS3 will come with a bluray player whether you like it or not, but so far the war between HD-DVD and Bluray has become into Bluray just trying to catch up to HD-DVD now. What this means for the next-gen console wars is alarming for PS3, going out with a failed format will have more effect on the next-gen wars than the politics between the three systems themselves. This Bluray-HD-DVD sideshow will become the decider on PS3's fate, since the 360 has an optional add-on for their HD player. What may have worked for the PS2's in being a Trojan horse for DVD, DVD was already well established as the main format by the late 90s, PS2 only exceeded that. But it's a dangerous dark route for the PS3 with Bluray. http://www.pcauthority.com.au/feature.aspx?CIaFID=1465 Matt Codrington, Product Marketing Manager at Toshiba Australia highlighted HD-DVD’s ability to press a disc with a standard DVD format movie on one side and the same movie in HD-DVD format on the other side, creating a two-sided disc that’s compatible with both old and new generation DVD players. He also questions interactivity. ‘Additional interactive features (iHD) are mandatory on HD-DVD format, but not on Blu-Ray. So will they appear?’ he asks. Regarding disc layers, Mr Codrington stated that triple layer HDDVD ROM discs are already planned for release, with a capacity of 45GB on a single side (15GB per layer). He also notes that Toshiba are negotiating with several Hollywood studios to bring forward launch dates for HD DVD content for Australia and New Zealand, saying: ‘I’m confident that we’ll see the first HD DVD discs in plenty of time for Christmas Stockings.’ |
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| xbot | Aug 30 2006, 10:50 AM Post #2 |
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What HD-DVD succeeded w/ dual-layer discs, Bluray has not. http://www.dvdtown.com/article/beyo...-raystory/3914/ Beyond the Hype: A Blu-ray Story A look at the status of the HD war and the propaganda used to convince the consumer to buy in. Who just talk and who delivers? Will we ever see dual layered Blu-ray discs? By Henning Molbaek With the launch of HD-DVD back in April and Blu-ray in June, we have since seen the first battles in the HD format war. We have also seen something else that is very common in war: Propaganda. Both sides have told us again and again why they are superior and unbeatable. The slogan used for Blu-ray has been "Beyond High Definition." One might think that this meant that you would get "more" with Blu-ray compared with other HD alternatives, including HD-DVD. So the world held its breath when the first Blu-ray discs and hardware were launched in June. It was time for the format to speak for itself and show once and for all that it was "Beyond High Definition," and that HD-DVD was just a bump in the road before world domination. What happened is very much another story. The reviews for Blu-ray have been mainly negative, and the format's biggest sales argument--storage--is not yet a reality. Sony just can't get the technology to work properly, and currently Blu-ray has less storage than its competitor, HD-DVD. When asked by "Video Business" about the problem, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment worldwide president Ben Feingold said, "Sony will release at least two Blu-ray disc titles on higher-capacity 50GB discs this year." We have heard this before so forgive us for being a bit skeptical about the claim. Sony and others have been working on Blu-ray since the dawn of DVD, making sure they where ready with a new format when DVD was close to retirement. Strange that after ten years of development, they still can't get it to function outside the lab. However, it is a great way to buy some time for the company and keep the press busy writing about things that are coming instead of things that are. You can't help thinking that this is much like what Microsoft has been saying about VISTA for the last three years, and we are still waiting for that one. While Toshiba's HD-DVD has had problems, especially in the beginning, the company has been more effective in getting problems solved. Today, Toshiba and HD-DVD have hardware that works and discs that play. So it is hard not to recommend HD-DVD over Blu-ray at the moment. A person can buy an HD-DVD player for as low as $449; yet you have to pay $999 for the Blu-ray player. HD-DVD offers amazing picture quality and sound that is often better than current Blu-ray releases. It also offers a vast selection of extras on many discs, including new features like the in-movie experience, something we have not seen on Blu-ray, where you often get bare-bone releases. If the Blu-ray camp don't want to lose this thing before it gets started, they have to deliver and they have to deliver soon. I for one am starting to get tired of empty promises on how the technology should work. As an example, on the official page for the high-priced PlayStation 3, you find Sony saying that Blu-ray can hold 100GB of storage on a four-layered disc. My advise to Sony: Spend your money on getting your dual-layered discs working before advertising about theoretical four-layered discs. Stop the hype and let the product speak for itself. We are waiting patiently...but not forever, because there is another guy in town, and he actually delivers on his promises. |
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| kenshin | Aug 30 2006, 02:11 PM Post #3 |
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very nice read keep this bumped |
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| +_+ | Sep 1 2006, 10:33 AM Post #4 |
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the PS3 is just getting bad publicity |
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| Shaheer | Sep 1 2006, 10:34 AM Post #5 |
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Specs wise on the sheet it states that Blu Ray is much better but at this point the system itself is ineffective since there are no HDMI 2 for Blu Ray yet. So why get it? |
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| monkeyman | Sep 4 2006, 11:44 AM Post #6 |
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good post |
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