Blu-ray or HD-DVD -- what's winning?

[LINUS]

If I'm actually going to start buying HD movies, what format is looking like the way things are going to go?

I'd like a HD copy of '300', but not at the expense of picking the wrong format. It's like all the people that bought Beta, but VHS won despite being lesser quality as a source material, or so I was told.

Which way are all you HD guys swinging?

[jflip2002]

PS3... Madden 08 in 13 days, and blu ray. You cant go wrong with both, IMO. From what I hear, HD DVD is gonna be the Beta of the two.

[PiercedE30]

it's a little early to say, the porn industry hasn't made the switch yet, and it doesn't look like they will for a while.

[h0lmes]

it's a little early to say, the porn industry hasn't made the switch yet, and it doesn't look like they will for a while.

Haha the sad thing is that this is true. This whole hddvd vs. bluray thing will be decided by the likes of Ron Jeremy.

[fwappy]

PS3... Madden 08 in 13 days, and blu ray. You cant go wrong with both, IMO. From what I hear, HD DVD is gonna be the Beta of the two.

I disagree. Blu-ray is another proprietary media format from Sony, much like Betamax, DAT, MiniDisc, and MemoryStick. Sony tries to force everyone to pay them out the ass to use their technologies and it always ends up biting them in the ass.

There were only two great introductions from Sony: Walkman and the CD. And the CD was primarily Philips' idea, but was funded by Sony.

[jflip2002]

And the PS2... greatest game console ever.

Ive seen blue rays,and IVe seen HD DVD, and though theyre comparable, the blue rays seem cleaner. They dont seem to have the ocassional glitch that the hd dvd have.

I dont know, and honestly dont care too much. I bought the PS3 for madden, plain and simple. I just use it for the blue ray capabilities as a bonus.

[MattE30]

Well Blockbuster and Sony signed a contract ($800 mill?) to use Blu-Ray exclusivly.

HD-DVD needs to step up its advertising. Like anyone gives a shit about what Michael Imperioli uses.

[Jonathan M3]

Like anyone gives a shit about what Michael Imperioli uses.

Hah, I always say that to myself when I see that commercial.

I'm hoping blu-ray becomes the standard since I plan on buying a ps3 soon.

[eurostyl e30]

I really see no need for a new, DRM-infested format that requires specific equipment and (in many cases) an internet connection. I think most others seem to agree for the time being, as DVD sales haven't taken a huge hit since these formats have been on the market.

[James Crivellone]

I have both, and greatly prefer Bluray. Mainly due to player availability, as well as movie selection

[Jscotty]

I am hearing more about the Blue-ray than anything else. The other day I got an email from one of my vendors with an advertisement for a Blue-ray DVD burner. It was only $649 and came with 10 blank discs (5 of them re-writeable). I have yet to see an advertisement for an HD-DVD burner. I am not suggesting that it does not exist but I am not seeing anything about it being marketed.

My guess is that Pioneer is banking on the name recognition to carry them through. HD-DVD is more descriptive of what it actually is vs. the name "Blue Ray". I imagine it would be the same way with XM vs. Sirrius. You have AM, FM.. and then there is XM. Economists predicted that XM would be the more successful company even though Sirrius has an overall better product.

[smonkbmw]

and now samsung has a player that plays both formats....

[LINUS]

Hahaha - I knew it was some goofy reason VHS won back in the day - and that porn remark jogged my memory - it was the porn industry that made us all go VHS, wasn't it? That sounds really familiar anyhow.

I guess since Blu-Ray seems to be the fan favorite right now, and I have a PS3, I'll go that way - if there's already a ton of people doing Blu-Ray before porn executives try and decide, they may not be so successfull at being the "tail wagging the dog" this time around.

I don't even have a HD monitor yet, so I don't expect to see any real difference, just more me planning ahead for the TV purchase somewhere in the coming football season.

My only PS3 gripe is no vibrators in the controllers, but I suppose a stop at an adult store and a little superglue could fix that until they finally do something about it from the factory.

[MattE30]

Does anyone still buy porn videos when we have the internets?

Like I'm going to beat off in my living room to HD tits.

[Jscotty]

I still do. Porn is not as good when you watch it on your computer in 15 second clips. Its much better when you watch it in your dark family room while sitting in a nice soft chair or a comfortable sofa. Also, I still buy porn on VHS because when I want to rewind to search for a particular part, I can't do it on DVD the same way that I can do it with VHS tape. Tape can scroll backwards while DVD's have to skip backwards.

Also, the porn store gives you plenty to look at and choose from. On the internet, you can never really tell if you are going to get a movie, pics, or spam.