Technology Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive to cost $400 USD
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Out dated and wrong.
HD DVD supporting studios
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Paramount Pictures,
Warner Bros.,
Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
New Line,
The Walt Disney Company,
HBO,
DreamWorks,
Image Entertainment,
Magnolia Pictures,
Brentwood Home Video,
Warner Music Group,
Ryko,
Goldhil Entertainment,
Studio Canal,
and Universal Studios and all their sub divisions EXCLUSIVLY, Universal is huge come on.
Three layers HD DVD's = 90GB.
And have been for more months.... We'll see.
Of course it proves its all just hype, Sony advertising that it HAS a 200gb capacity but really all they've managed to do is 25gb, that is hype. Saying it is "Beyond High Definition," that is HYPE! And if it can not deliver, then it is over hyped.
HD-DVD only had a month and a bit head start. It has more movies out and more units sold.
Look, Blu Ray is great tech, probably better than HD DVD theoretically, but its more expensive, over hyped, has more problems, harder to make and in my opinion it will simply flop.
Incorrectly.
HD DVD supporting studios
-----------------------------
Paramount Pictures,
Warner Bros.,
Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
New Line,
The Walt Disney Company,
HBO,
DreamWorks,
Image Entertainment,
Magnolia Pictures,
Brentwood Home Video,
Warner Music Group,
Ryko,
Goldhil Entertainment,
Studio Canal,
and Universal Studios and all their sub divisions EXCLUSIVLY, Universal is huge come on.
Three layers HD DVD's = 90GB.
And have been for more months.... We'll see.
Of course it proves its all just hype, Sony advertising that it HAS a 200gb capacity but really all they've managed to do is 25gb, that is hype. Saying it is "Beyond High Definition," that is HYPE! And if it can not deliver, then it is over hyped.
HD-DVD only had a month and a bit head start. It has more movies out and more units sold.
Look, Blu Ray is great tech, probably better than HD DVD theoretically, but its more expensive, over hyped, has more problems, harder to make and in my opinion it will simply flop.
Incorrectly.
Well i was listing the major movie corporations,but if you want to list the little guys too,theres a huge for the blue ray,but that list magically disappeared from wikipedia since a few days ago,hmmm.Sure HD DVD has universal exclusively,but blue ray also has its exclusives like 20th century fox,which is also huge.
one layer is 15GB. 3 layers is 45GB. you're probably talking about double sided discs,which dont count as single discs.If you have to flip it, I consider it as 2 discs.
No,hype would be if they advertised something,and it never came out,ever. If the 50GB discs don't come out,I agree with you,the talk would have been hype,and trust me,i would never buy a blue ray disc player ever.But just because they are a little late doesn't mean it was proven to only be hype. It's like you expect things yesterday with technology,but that doesn't happen most of the time. Yea Sony is a little too cocky,but that's what you have to be like when running a business. I can give a shit about whether a company goes under or not, it doesn't affect me. The only thing I care about is a good robust product.
But blue ray has made almost %50 more money. Come the day the ps3 is launched,that's half a million more units in one day. PS3 undoubtfully will sell out at launch. 1.2 total units by years end. 6 million by march 07. Bundling blue ray with the ps3 was a smart move. How many people will flock to buy the 360 hd dvd addon? If you didn't force it in the bundle,you are taking a chance. But like I said,it is not microsofts format so they dont give a shit if it sells or not.
Buy the hd dvd addon,you end up paying more than you did for the ps3 with the blue ray included.
$499 = ps3+blue ray
$399 + (lets just say $200 for hd dvd addon,I dont even want to argue about that anymore but i think it will be more) = $599
Now I am in no way comparing console prices,im comparing console with next gen player prices. Tell me which package looks more appealing for people interested in a next gen console and next gen video player?
When you say it will flop because it's too expensive,do you actually believe that the introductory price is going to determine the fate of these formats? It's a known fact that when new tech is introduced, it's expensive at first. Have you forgotten about DVD? In a few years time, a blank blue ray or hd dvd will cost a buck. Players will cost 30 or 50 bucks at walmart. Don't you think capacity plays a big role in a consumer's desicion? I would rather get a single disc with double,triple or quad capacity more even if it costs a few cents extra.
Of course many things have problems when they are new,but that's just the nature of technology. That's why these next gen players are equipped to handle firmware upgrades. Theres a problem? Hook up your ethernet cable to the back of the drive and upgrade the firmware. If you really think a product having problems when it comes out automatically means it will flop,you really don't understand technology. It's natural for that to happen. Early adopters are basically your beta testers. Release a product,early adopters end up testing it for you, you improve your product,your production gets rolling,you buy parts in larger quantity, you produce cheaper product,release new and improved product. It's called evolution of technology. You can't expect anything to be perfect because that's not how it works.
i don't think so
one layer is 15GB. 3 layers is 45GB. you're probably talking about double sided discs,which dont count as single discs.If you have to flip it, I consider it as 2 discs.
No,hype would be if they advertised something,and it never came out,ever. If the 50GB discs don't come out,I agree with you,the talk would have been hype,and trust me,i would never buy a blue ray disc player ever.But just because they are a little late doesn't mean it was proven to only be hype. It's like you expect things yesterday with technology,but that doesn't happen most of the time. Yea Sony is a little too cocky,but that's what you have to be like when running a business. I can give a shit about whether a company goes under or not, it doesn't affect me. The only thing I care about is a good robust product.
But blue ray has made almost %50 more money. Come the day the ps3 is launched,that's half a million more units in one day. PS3 undoubtfully will sell out at launch. 1.2 total units by years end. 6 million by march 07. Bundling blue ray with the ps3 was a smart move. How many people will flock to buy the 360 hd dvd addon? If you didn't force it in the bundle,you are taking a chance. But like I said,it is not microsofts format so they dont give a shit if it sells or not.
Buy the hd dvd addon,you end up paying more than you did for the ps3 with the blue ray included.
$499 = ps3+blue ray
$399 + (lets just say $200 for hd dvd addon,I dont even want to argue about that anymore but i think it will be more) = $599
Now I am in no way comparing console prices,im comparing console with next gen player prices. Tell me which package looks more appealing for people interested in a next gen console and next gen video player?
When you say it will flop because it's too expensive,do you actually believe that the introductory price is going to determine the fate of these formats? It's a known fact that when new tech is introduced, it's expensive at first. Have you forgotten about DVD? In a few years time, a blank blue ray or hd dvd will cost a buck. Players will cost 30 or 50 bucks at walmart. Don't you think capacity plays a big role in a consumer's desicion? I would rather get a single disc with double,triple or quad capacity more even if it costs a few cents extra.
Of course many things have problems when they are new,but that's just the nature of technology. That's why these next gen players are equipped to handle firmware upgrades. Theres a problem? Hook up your ethernet cable to the back of the drive and upgrade the firmware. If you really think a product having problems when it comes out automatically means it will flop,you really don't understand technology. It's natural for that to happen. Early adopters are basically your beta testers. Release a product,early adopters end up testing it for you, you improve your product,your production gets rolling,you buy parts in larger quantity, you produce cheaper product,release new and improved product. It's called evolution of technology. You can't expect anything to be perfect because that's not how it works.
i don't think so
Refer to post 20,i explained it. When using the same codec,picture is nearly identical. Apparently,studios have began using VC1 on blue ray. Take a look at this review of the exact same movie using the exact same codec on the exact same HDTVs. This is basically a real comparison as the earlier comparisons consisted of blue ray using MPEG2 on such small capacity while hd dvd used vc1.
http://www.highdefdigest.com/feature_blurayvshddvd_roundtwo.html
http://www.highdefdigest.com/feature_blurayvshddvd_roundtwo.html
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