Blu-ray vs HD DVD - an interesting comparison

[aperio]

I found a pretty interesting article about the war between blu-ray and hd dvd technologies... For some unknown reason I continue to find myself fascinated to see which technology will end up the victor and the end of all this. I'm only going to include a snippet here, and if this is something that is of the most remote interest to you, i'd urge you to go take a read through the article.

Studios and Retailers

HD DVD:

• First Look Studios
• The Weinstein Company
• X Box 360
• Universal
• Viacom (Paramount, DreamWorks, MTV, Nickelodeon)

Blu-ray

• Sony Pictures
• Blockbuster Stores
• 20th Century Fox
• Playstation 3
• Disney
• MGM
• Buena Vista
• Lionsgate
• Target will sell only Blu-Ray standalone players, but both formats in their DVD selections

On first glance, it may seem like Blu-Ray has a clear advantage here. But, It's important to keep in mind that Paramont has the largest market share (16.81%) and the highest gross ($1,193,497,557) of all the movie studios in 2007. So getting an exclusive deal with Paramount is big for HD DVD. Also, New Line Cinema and Warner Brothers appear to be supporting both formats. Also noteworthy is that pornographic dvds will not be available in Blu-Ray, which could be a deciding factor for some.

The other big decision to make when talking about high-def DVDs is not not only what movies you will watch, but how you will watch them. Here's a quick rundown of HD DVD and Blu-Ray players.
When comparing HD DVD and Blu-Ray players, you can quickly see that HD DVD players are more affordable than their Blu-Ray counterparts. According to products listed on CNET.com, you can get an OPPO DV-970HD HD DVD player for $149 on Amazon.com. Other affordable options are the Xbox 30 with an HD DVD player built in–you can find this for under $200 at several places online (view a comparison of cheaper HD DVD players here). In addition, OPPO and Toshiba offer several other HD DVD players for under $300. On the other hand, Toshiba and LG have some high-end options where you can spend almost $1,000 on an HD DVD player.

On the Blu-Ray side, you'll be hard-pressed to find a standalone player for under $500. The most affordable option listed on CNET seems to be the Samsung BD-P1400 for $469.99 at Circuit City.

[ Read Entire Article at Bivings Report]

[nachoman]

Hey aperio,
I'm right along with you in watching this battle play out. It's not every day you get to watch the latest technology emerge and shape our future viewing habits and hardware. I really thought Sony was going to pull this off for a while, but after reading that article, I am back to feeling like HD DVD may end up pulling it out of their *%$ at the very end of all this. Really it depends on which moment someone asks me because my mind is always changing.

I find it curious about Sony not supporting the adult film industry. On the one hand, I have super respect for that and it *almost* makes me want to see Sony win. I'm curious why they have made this choice, because it's hard to believe that any huge corporation has any morals or cares other than the bottom line, so I'm really interested to know what the actual motivation behind that decision is.

[aperio]

Actually scratch all that info in my original post... evidently some of those movie companies that supposedly were committed to HD DVD only found some loophole and have stated that they will be releasing Blu Ray versions (I believe it had to do with the Viacom properties, but not 100% sure on that).

Almost is starting to look like Blu-Ray is going to pull this one off...

[CopyCat]

I think you Florida people think a lot alike... But what caught the CopyCat's eye here was nachoman's reference to the adult film industry... So I have to put my 2 cents in here... Nothing would make me happier than if they were to outlaw adult films and magazines... But by the same token they should outlaw all hand held vibrators... I can assure you that if they were to do these things, we would all live much happier, exciting, gratifying sex lives... Not to mention the fact that the sells of condoms and conderceptives would skyrocket...

[aperio]

.... copycat... I'm just....
well...

speechless?

[CopyCat]

Well you know sometimes I have my moments of inspiration...



And then other times I just sit around with a soup pot on my head...