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Posted by Jay G. on 06/18/06 11:31
On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 11:09:11 +0100, wandrinandz wrote:
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> Oh, yeah... what they didn't announce is that Samsung also have a combo
> hd-dvd and bluray player in development for release early next year. Talk
> about loyal support for bluray.
Samsung has backed out of that device. And "loyalty" by the manufacturers
isn't as critical as the backing from the studios. People are going to buy
a HD format for the content, not necessarily the hardware brand.
> The thing that I cannot get through to
> people is that bluray is not that different from hd-dvd, yet is more
> expensive.
The *players* are more expensive, not the discs. And the PS3 will be
capable of playing back Blu-Ray movies at the same price-point as the
cheapy Toshiba.
Blu-ray's not terribly different, but it is different. Blu-Ray does have
60% more storage capabilities, which may or may not become a factor.
The larger factor would be in terms of support by manufacturers and
studios. Here, Blu-Ray has an edge.
> The results are the same, and hd-dvd can be easily upgraded to
> 1080p should the need arise.
Really? Existing HD DVD players can be easily upgraded to 1080p? Why
don't they do that then?
> Where did all the dvd enthusiasts go that were around in 1997/98, at
> least they were sensible and knew what they were buying.
They were buying a new video format that may or may not succeed, but at
least had a good level of support. And even then, a few chose to purchase
DIVX.
-Jay
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