Confirmed HD-DVD sucks

[Mr. Credible]

why do people still think they're going to have to replace their dvd collection when blu-ray/hd-dvd becomes the norm?

 

[GothicPowerMix1]

I don't know. It will obviously be YEARS from now before either Format take off & DVD is not wanted.

 

[GoldGoblin]

-Blu-ray will hold more than regular dvds,so they can have more special features than regular ones.That is one reason people might start buying them,and of course the better picture quality.

 

[XwolverineX]

-Blu-ray will hold more than regular dvds,so they can have more special features than regular ones.That is one reason people might start buying them,and of course the better picture quality.

HD-DVD aswell.

 

[GoldGoblin]

HD-DVD aswell.

^Yeah but people are going to buy playstaion 3 no matter what and now they will get a Blu-ray dvd player built into it,so they will buy Blu-ray dvds for it.

HD-dvd might of had a chance if they would of done that with X-box 360.

 

[GothicPowerMix1]

-Blu-ray will hold more than regular dvds,so they can have more special features than regular ones.That is one reason people might start buying them,and of course the better picture quality.

The Normal Movie Goer do not care about Special Features. They just want the Movie & will go for whats cheapest & DVD should go down in price when HD-DVD & Blu Ray gets released

 

[GoldGoblin]

The Normal Movie Goer do not care about Special Features. They just want the Movie & will go for whats cheapest & DVD should go down in price when HD-DVD & Blu Ray gets released

^I agree most people don't care about special features,but the picture will be in HD,and people now adays do like HD.

 

[imdaly]

I really wish I could find some old articles on the web of people's first thoughts of when DVD first came out. I don't doubt for a second that people said the same thing about switching from VHS to DVD. "The picture quality isn't even really noticable", "there's no way I'm going to ditch my huge collection of VHS for this new format", etc etc.

Here's a great thought:
LOTR...Extended Editions...all together on a single disc...in High-Def.

Come on. TELL me that's not exciting!

 

[XwolverineX]

I really wish I could find some old articles on the web of people's first thoughts of when DVD first came out. I don't doubt for a second that people said the same thing about switching from VHS to DVD. "The picture quality isn't even really noticable", "there's no way I'm going to ditch my huge collection of VHS for this new format", etc etc.

Here's a great thought:
LOTR...Extended Editions...all together on a single disc...in High-Def.

Come on. TELL me that's not exciting!

It's not exciting. Because LOTR is over hyped.

 

[<(o_o)>]

I really wish I could find some old articles on the web of people's first thoughts of when DVD first came out. I don't doubt for a second that people said the same thing about switching from VHS to DVD. "The picture quality isn't even really noticable", "there's no way I'm going to ditch my huge collection of VHS for this new format", etc etc.

Here's a great thought:
LOTR...Extended Editions...all together on a single disc...in High-Def.

Come on. TELL me that's not exciting!

Maybe Lucas will edit all the Star Wars movies into one gigantic movie. That would at least save time in between getting up to change out one disc with another.

 

[Mr. Vice]

Oh well... I'll just stick with the PS3

 

[GothicPowerMix1]

Here's a great thought:
LOTR...Extended Editions...all together on a single disc...in High-Def.

Now I would definitely buy that LOTR all together in One Edit the way it should be

& with Blu Ray it will be more easier with the Space for when they release old Series that have more then 3 Seasons

 

[GoldGoblin]

I really wish I could find some old articles on the web of people's first thoughts of when DVD first came out. I don't doubt for a second that people said the same thing about switching from VHS to DVD. "The picture quality isn't even really noticable", "there's no way I'm going to ditch my huge collection of VHS for this new format", etc etc.

Here's a great thought:
LOTR...Extended Editions...all together on a single disc...in High-Def.

Come on. TELL me that's not exciting!

^I know what you mean,people did have the same reactions over VHS and dvd when it first came out.

 

[GoldGoblin]

HD-DVD can store as much as 30 gigabytes of data while a Blu-Ray disc can pack in a whopping 50 gigabytes.In the lab, techies already are working on several-layered discs that could allow more than 100 gigabytes of storage on one disc. That's enough for several HDTV movies, special features and compelling interactive content. Or a content provider could put more than 100hours of standard-definition quality programming on one DVD. All 180 episodes of Seinfeld on one disc.

Blu-ray will give consumers major shelf space.10 seasons of a show onto one disc.

 

[GothicPowerMix1]

I would for sure buy that type of stuff. Imagine

Friends (10 Seasons)
Buffy (7 Seasons)
Seinfeld (9 Seasons)
Angel (5 Seasons)

& many other Shows on one Disc. That would be amazing I hope Studios take advantage of this

 

[SpiderFan17]

HD-dvd might of had a chance if they would of done that with X-box 360.

The 360 is getting an external drive, which when attatched to the 360 becomes a full-fledged HD-DVD player. I feel this plan is equally as good, simply because those who don't want anything to do with HD-DVD can simply not buy it, instead of paying an extra cost for the hardware for a format that they don't care about. As far as price goes, it's been established that a HD DVD-rom drive for the PC will be priced around $115, so an external drive for the 360 being in the range of 100 bucks isn't out of the question. When you consider that price, to get a 360 and a hd-dvd player, you're paying 500, which is the current rumored price of the PS3.

HD-DVD can store as much as 30 gigabytes of data while a Blu-Ray disc can pack in a whopping 50 gigabytes.In the lab, techies already are working on several-layered discs that could allow more than 100 gigabytes of storage on one disc. That's enough for several HDTV movies, special features and compelling interactive content. Or a content provider could put more than 100hours of standard-definition quality programming on one DVD. All 180 episodes of Seinfeld on one disc.

Blu-ray will give consumers major shelf space.10 seasons of a show onto one disc.

Perhaps you missed the articles where Toshiba said that HD-DVD is expandable to as many as 12 layers, without requiring a reworking of any hardware, so it's future proofed as well.

 

[<(o_o)>]

HD-DVD can store as much as 30 gigabytes of data while a Blu-Ray disc can pack in a whopping 50 gigabytes.In the lab, techies already are working on several-layered discs that could allow more than 100 gigabytes of storage on one disc. That's enough for several HDTV movies, special features and compelling interactive content. Or a content provider could put more than 100hours of standard-definition quality programming on one DVD. All 180 episodes of Seinfeld on one disc.

Blu-ray will give consumers major shelf space.10 seasons of a show onto one disc.

That would be one hefty price to pay for just one disc. Just 6 seasons of Seinfeld cost $140.05 through amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...ref=sr_1_5/002-4097468-0580868?v=glance&s=dvd By the time the other few seasons came out the set would be priced at over $200. Could you imagine people spending over $150 to $200 for 1 disc? Even though they would be able to cram all those episodes on 1 disc probably wouldn't make the price that much cheaper if any. DVD collecting is an expensive hobby, but I would never shell out that much money for something that I would probably only watch 1 time, but then there are some who probably would.

 

[THWIP*]

^I agree most people don't care about special features,but the picture will be in HD,and people now adays do like HD.

"PEOPLE NOWADAYS" MEANING LESS THAN 5% OF THE CURRENT POPULATION.

AND, THE BLU-RAY HD MOVIE CONTENT WILL ONLY BE VIEWABLE ON THE LATEST HDTV'S; IF YOU BOUGHT AN HDTV IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS.......LIKE I HAVE.......THE 'PS3' WILL ONLY BE USEFUL FOR THE GAMES, AND WATCHING STANDARD DVDS.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

That's your own fault for buying it too soon.

 

[GothicPowerMix1]

"ND, THE BLU-RAY HD MOVIE CONTENT WILL ONLY BE VIEWABLE ON THE LATEST HDTV'S; IF YOU BOUGHT AN HDTV IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS

You WILL be able to view Blu Ray Movie Content on regular TVs but you wont see a Quality Difference

 

[SpiderFan17]

You WILL be able to view Blu Ray Movie Content on regular TVs but you wont see a Quality Difference

To paraphrase Lewis Black

"That's not something to boast about, that's more of something you should keep a secret"

 

[hippie_hunter]

I personally think that both formats are going to flop hard. It's too soon to replace the normal standard DVDs. The only one that has a chance of succeeding is blu-ray because it has the most support and it is being sold with Playstation 3.

 

[WhatsHisFace]

That's your own fault for buying it too soon.

Why, do HDTVs explode after a few years?

I figure it's an investment.

 

[GothicPowerMix1]

To paraphrase Lewis Black

"That's not something to boast about, that's more of something you should keep a secret"

lol was just reminding THWIP because he seems to not know that part

 

[THWIP*]

lol was just reminding THWIP because he seems to not know that part

NO, DUMBASS.........I WAS POINTING OUT THE FACT THAT THE HD/BLU-RAY TECHNOLOGY WAS USELESS.......AND THEREFORE THE EQUIVALENT TO DVD.......IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE NEWEST HDTV.