Posted by asj on 04/22/06 03:38

Got this email ad from Sony...the Blu-ray desktop looks awesome!

- and the blu-ray player looks fine too ;-)

http://www.blueboard.com/phone/bluray/2006_4_21.htm


L Leed wrote:
> http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/#film2
>
> Consumer electronics writers have begun to weigh in on the new HD DVD
> players distributed by Toshiba this week, and most are unimpressed.
> Several cite an intolerably long boot-up period, a confusing menu
> system, and incompatible sound. But nearly all express disappointment
> in the picture. On smaller sets, the writers agree, the difference
> between HD DVD and a conventional DVD is virtually undetectable.
> "Bottom line is that HD DVD is great, but will you notice?" asks Ben
> Drawbaugh on HDBeat.com. Writing in the Los Angeles Times David Colker
> remarked that on larger screens he could detect a subtle difference. He
> added: "I tested my perceptions by switching between the two formats. I
> asked a colleague to close his eyes while I chose a version, then had
> him open them and guess: DVD or HD DVD? He got it right only about 75%
> of the time. So, yes, it's better. But don't expect the dramatic leap
> in quality that came with the transition from VHS to DVDs in the
> 1990s."
>
>
> asj wrote:
> > Research firms (e.g. Forrester Research) note that Blu-ray will most
> > likely win in the format war:
> >
> > "Blu-ray has several advantages that will help it win the day, Schadler
> > said. HD DVD is a one-trick pony for video playback, but Blu-ray is
> > also designed for games and computers, he said. Indeed, its inclusion
> > in millions of Sony's next-generation video game consoles is a factor.
> > And when former HD DVD loyalist Paramount endorsed Blu-ray, it shifted
> > the movie studio momentum. Finally, although Blu-ray manufacturing will
> > cost a little more initially, it offers more capacity and employs a
> > proven technology, Java, for interactive features."
> >
> > http://www.cnet.com.au/desktops/storage/0,39029473,40057660,00.htm
> >
> > Informal Polls show same:
> > http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=451395
> >
> > I have informally talked to people as well. They note Sony lost betamax
> > because it did not license it out. In this case, Blu-ray is supported
> > by a large number of vendors. This is not just Sony. This is Panasonic,
> > and Disney, Warner, Fox, and Sun, and IBM, and.....
> >
> > Also, people wondered why they would buy the much smaller Toshiba disc
> > when the Blu-ray can hold so much more data.

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