Blu-ray Vs. HD DVD: Living next to each other?
Posted on 21/12/07 13:56 by Tim Stork                             
Blu-ray Vs. HD DVD: Living next to each other?
Two days ago we used Screen Digest's forecast to tell you about next year's 'battle break-down'. The last year there was mainly a fight on price, and just a week before Christmas prices for a HD DVD player went under $300.

We could say that 2008 will be the year of decision making and the year of one bankruptcy, but maybe the two formats can live next to each other.
The Telegraph brought this news forward as it's still not known who will win, and the question is if there will be a winner?

Will the two have a winner like VHS versus Betamax, or exist side by side as petrol and diesel?

 

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By Quema34, Tue 25 Dec 2007 03:06
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Quema34HD-DVD player is currently $181 @ Amazon.com (Toshiba A3, IIRC).
By ebe (guest), Wed 26 Dec 2007 03:57
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every PS3 = on HD player, it's on the BlueRay camp.. so answer is simple and clear to me.. As the PS3 will regain its dominance on 2008 (thanx to system sellers named MGS4, Final Fantasy (alone), Killzone, Grand turismo, etc!) 2007 was the 360's year (incredible games), but 2008 will be sony's one and back to normal (with sony #1, Nintendo 2 (sadly), and MS 3)
By Electrox3d, Thu 27 Dec 2007 22:05
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Electrox3dHD-DVD players are cheap? wow, that must mean they'll win, oh except VHS players are cheap too, but they're not winning anything, and VCD players are cheap too, but you know what, I just don't think I'll buy those either, why? Because it doesn’t have the content I want. This is why Blu-ray is winning. It has the content, backing, and power to take high definition movies now and in the future.
This message was edited at: 27-12-2007 22:06
By jackyl2005, Fri 28 Dec 2007 02:35
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Better get youre facts together EBE.As of right now Nintendo is #1 outselling Xbox 360 and sorry ass Sony.Xbox 360 will prevail in 2008 just as it did in 2007.Its cheaper and majority of games are better graphics than the PS3 which also to mention killed itself with the prictah that it has.I wouldnt pay 600 for any gaming system especially one with a Sony badge on it.Sony equals overpriced garbage who always tries to lock consumers into propietry software so they have control on what you can and cannot do.The bad thing is people like you who support them which gives them control to do what they do.You might want to wake up and make some more educated decisions !
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By DukeNukem, Fri 28 Dec 2007 15:09
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DukeNukem"Sony equals overpriced garbage who always tries to lock consumers into propietry software so they have control on what you can and cannot do." Damn. That's what *I* was gonna say. Smilie
By Zod, Sat 29 Dec 2007 18:56
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ZodI still predict both formats will stick around. The price of dual format players will drop, and once that happens I can't see either one going away.
By DeadMan, Wed 2 Jan 2008 01:34
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DeadManThe only reason there is any 'battle' is because of PS3. If there was no PS3 then HDDVD would have already won. If there was no HDDVD there would be no battle and BluRay would have won but probably would still be tied up in DRM and even more overpriced taking even longer to get to consumer level.

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