Blu-Ray Beats HD-DVD. The War Is Over!

[Explodingsims 3]

Crud.....I liked HD-DVD's...they seemed a lot better...

(Insert Beta Refrence 1456a)

[GingerBlokey 30]

To be honest I hadn't noticed there was a war on. Im a bit of a technophobe.

Can I askw aht's wrong with normal DVDs?

[patriots_1228 51]

Originally posted by: GingerBlokey To be honest I hadn't noticed there was a war on. Im a bit of a technophobe.

Can I askw aht's wrong with normal DVDs?quote>

 

there is no "i", "HD", or "blu" prefix in front of DVD.

[LarksTonguesInAspic 28]

I was waiting for the dust to settle before buying either. Now I will only wait another year or two before buying a Blu-ray.

[Godzillaman 21]

Good...this was a dumb war...

[GingerBlokey 30]

Originally posted by: Godzillaman Good...this was a dumb war...quote>

For me it's like having a war between a biro and a uniball.

[Boggy1 45]

I'm hoping this won't turn out like the betamax vs. VHS format war of the 80s. Betamax was a superiour product, and yet lost out to VHS still came out on top.

In the meanwhile, I'm going to stick with DVD's as long as I can. I just don't see the reason for buying a disk that can hold 50GB+

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: ILL Tonkso For all the Simtropolites who called me an idiot or buying the PS3, HAH HAH HAH IN YOUR FACE! WHAT DID I TELL YOU quote>

Honestly, I've never really cared about the whole HDDVD vs Blu-Ray "war", for me, my preference has been clear from day one: neither. Plain old DVDs suit me just fine, thank you. And you can play those with a whole slew of different things, and get all kinds of things in that format.

Besides, just because Blu-Ray has beaten HDDVD, it doesn't make you any smarter for having bought a PS3. The point still stands that it's too freaking expensive. If the price can come down into the $250 US range (the price of a certain other, far superior gaming console), then it'd be smarter. Sorry, but I just don't see the logic in paying twice as much money for the console and ten times as much money for the TV to be able to more clearly notice the individual hairs on someone's head. I have seen HDTVs, and they are certainly of superior quality, but the extra cost makes it simply not worth it- at least to me. Unfortunately, for a lot of people it's a pissing contest and a huge train of me too-ism. "Joe has a 40 inch HDTV? I need to go get a 42 inch one!", and this goes regardless of how capable they are of really affording the damn thing. People buy them even when they really shouldn't given their current financial state. But what can I say, boys will be boys....

[Zelgadis 638]

For a game console, yes, PS3 is expensive. As a Blu-ray player, it's pretty reasonable. I'll be getting one eventually.

But as for whether or not to buy one? Well, that depends on whether or not you're a videophile. I guess I get it from my mother, but I love high quality video. That's why I never fully embraced DVD. I always thought the chrominance and luminence of laserdisc was much better. But then, I notice these things.

So, hooray for blu-ray! Sony needed a win, big time. Beta, MD, Trinitron... FAIL

blu-ray... finally a win!

ISF

Duke, you should make an HD DVD player with a fork in it like you did with Giuliani.

[beebs 129]

Originally posted by: GingerBlokey To be honest I hadn't noticed there was a war on. Im a bit of a technophobe.

Can I askw aht's wrong with normal DVDs?quote>

It doesn't let you count the pores and hair follicles of your favorite actors.

[WeekendCityPlanner 19]

Hmpf, it figures the one with the cooler logo and to go away. Red beats blue in my book.

[LarksTonguesInAspic 28]

Duke: Right again...now you're scaring me.

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: zelgadis Duke, you should make an HD DVD player with a fork in it like you did with Giuliani.

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Well, since it wouldn't really be obvious looking at it that it's an HDDVD player and not a Blu-Ray or DVD player, I'm going to vary that theme a bit and go with something that sends the message more clearly:

And since this is an oh so popular idea, lemme put out a do it yourself kit. Here's the fork. Feel free to stick it in anything:

Let's make a meme out of it!

(I knew saving just the fork without Giuliani as a seperate file would come in handy...)

[Haljackey 17,398]

LOL, looks like the cosmetic industry is taking advantage of this win too:

Could this come at a more random time??  I saw an article about this when I was reading the newspaper. 

-Then again, I guess HD-DVD isn't a good name for make up.

-Then again, I'm a dude, so I really don't know anything about make up in general. 

[LarksTonguesInAspic 28]

Originally posted by: Duke87

Let's make a meme out of it!

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You mean a DNA decoding program? LOL! [link]

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: manticorefan

You mean a DNA decoding program? LOL! [link]quote>

Er, no. You don't know what a meme is? Here's a hint: All Your Base was a meme. Numa Numa was a meme. Of course, memes (is that the proper pluralization?) need not be so global, a site can have a local meme. So what I'm suggesting is basically that a fad of people sticking forks in things ensues. Got it?

[LarksTonguesInAspic 28]

I was joking, Duke. I am fully aware of what a meme is. C'mon, gimme some credit here! That's what i get for forgetting to add a 'j/k' to it. You're not the only brainiac here, y'know.

[LarksTonguesInAspic 28]

Is it over? A new contender emerges! [link]

[LarksTonguesInAspic 28]

But wait, there's more!

Sony is among 30 companies being sued for patent infringement on Blu-Ray technology.

[link]

[Zelgadis 638]

Seems like someone is always getting sued over some kind of technology. 95% of the time, the cases go nowhere. I don't expect that one to go anywhere either.

It'll probably get a lot of press attention though.

ISF