Sony, Shunning Porn Producers, May Hurt Blu-ray Sales

[jaguarr]

I don't swing that way. well, I can bat both ways in baseball, but..yeah.

Don't ask, don't tell.

jag

 

[enterthemadness]

Don't ask, don't tell.

jag

I've heard that in a tv show.

 

[jaguarr]

I've heard that in a tv show.

I'll bet you have.

jag

 

[enterthemadness]

I'll bet you have.

jag

well I got things to do...it was nice talking to you and inadvertly(sp?) hijacking this thread.

 

[jaguarr]

well I got things to do...it was nice talking to you and inadvertly(sp?) hijacking this thread.

There was nothing inadvertent about it, but have a good day!

jag

 

[Movies205]

Please note that we're in a different economic landscape. When Betamax vs. VHS came out it was really the beginning of the home video market, so in terms of pornography, this was huge to watch porn in your home. But flash forward 20-30 years later, when the internet has come out and the advent of whole another home video medium, does Pornography on one type of format hold as much water? Time will tell...

 

[Crooklyn]

^ Good point, but it certainly doesn't hurt to have as much studio support as you can. So this is good news for the HD DVD camp.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

My wife and I both enjoy porn. Together. It's fun. Why is this so mind-shattering to so many people here?

jag

mainly for a few reasons

1.it has to do with a girl so that confuses them right from the get go
2. the fact that someone who posts here has got a girl
3.the universe hand book states that girls do not like or watch porn

it just fubars there little minds up

 

[Movies205]

Blu-Ray has Disney and Sony... That's enough support considering that the aquisition of MGM by Sony was just for it's library(which doesn't include anything prior 1980 due to the Ted Turner buy, however it does include the many aquisition by MGM over the years such as Orion)... So Sony has quite a bit of support so it's really anyone's game at hte moment.

But to be honest the only real difference between HD and Blu-Ray is storage capacity, in the beginning there were other difference but as time went on and the sheer amount of competition, they've become very similar. Both technologies use a blue-laser, the storage capacity comes from the size of laser and other things. So Blu-Ray has a higher storage capacity, is near scratch resistence, and has a better anti-piracy measures. The problem is Blu-Ray is more expensive due to it costing more to upgrade dvd factories to Blu-Ray. So it doesn't make a big difference which wins, as long as one wins. Though blu-ray has the ability of going up to 200 gigs a disc

 

[jaguarr]

I don't know if the economic conditions of today's climate versus the 70's is that big of a differentiator. People have more disposable income these days, but they're still going to be watching the market to see which of the emerging formats is the most cost effective, backwards compatible, and has the biggest available catalog of movies for them to access and that includes porn. Porn is still a HUGE revenue generator in the home video sales market, so I have to believe that it will influence consumer purchasing habits if it's more widely available in one format than another.

jag

 

[jaguarr]

mainly for a few reasons

1.it has to do with a girl so that confuses them right from the get go
2. the fact that someone who posts here has got a girl
3.the universe hand book states that girls do not like or watch porn

it just fubars there little minds up

Hahaha! Post of the week.

jag

 

[04nbod]

this row does not affect me in the slightest

 

[Movies205]

I don't know if the economic conditions of today's climate versus the 70's is that big of a differentiator. People have more disposable income these days, but they're still going to be watching the market to see which of the emerging formats is the most cost effective, backwards compatible, and has the biggest available catalog of movies for them to access and that includes porn. Porn is still a HUGE revenue generator in the home video sales market, so I have to believe that it will influence consumer purchasing habits if it's more widely available in one format than another.

jag

It is huge, 4.2 Billion dollars worth to be exact. However will the jump from DVD to HD be enough? Early reports are saying many people are jumping to HD pretty quickly, however I don't think it's going be as big a factor as it was in the Betamax wars since it's not as prominent.

 

[jaguarr]

It is huge, 4.2 Billion dollars worth to be exact. However will the jump from DVD to HD be enough? Early reports are saying many people are jumping to HD pretty quickly, however I don't think it's going be as big a factor as it was in the Betamax wars since it's not as prominent.

I think it will still be a pretty big factor but not like the Betamax war days. The 'net has changed things a little bit where porn consumption is concerned, making it even more anonymous and accessible on demand.

I do agree with you that the Blu-Ray format is technologically superior in terms of capacity. I think many studios are shying away from it, though, simply for the fact that they don't want Sony to have a stranglehold on licensing of the format and the DRM'ing of their content.

jag

 

[Crooklyn]

Blu-Ray has Disney and Sony... That's enough support considering that the aquisition of MGM by Sony was just for it's library(which doesn't include anything prior 1980 due to the Ted Turner buy, however it does include the many aquisition by MGM over the years such as Orion)... So Sony has quite a bit of support so it's really anyone's game at hte moment.

Which should be a surprise since BD has like 3x the studio support that HDDVD does. Universal is the only one holding up HDDVD, doesn't hurt that they have the second largest movie catalogue either. Anyway, just the fact that HDDVD is cheaper and looks to be on par, and not too long ago even surpassing BD in terms of quality...I've aligned myself with them.

But to be honest the only real difference between HD and Blu-Ray is storage capacity, in the beginning there were other difference but as time went on and the sheer amount of competition, they've become very similar. Both technologies use a blue-laser, the storage capacity comes from the size of laser and other things. So Blu-Ray has a higher storage capacity, is near scratch resistence, and has a better anti-piracy measures. The problem is Blu-Ray is more expensive due to it costing more to upgrade dvd factories to Blu-Ray. So it doesn't make a big difference which wins, as long as one wins. Though blu-ray has the ability of going up to 200 gigs a disc

The 200 GB storage is just a proposal though, I highly doubt it'll ever reach mass-market production. All that space is simply unneeded. On the other hand, HDDVD is about to propose the triple layer 51 gig disc, which if approved, would put it on level with the double layer BD discs out right now.

 

[Movies205]

Which should be a surprise since BD has like 3x the studio support that HDDVD does. Universal is the only one holding up HDDVD, doesn't hurt that they have the second largest movie catalogue either. Anyway, just the fact that HDDVD is cheaper and looks to be on par, and not too long ago even surpassing BD in terms of quality...I've aligned myself with them.


The 200 GB storage is just a proposal though, I highly doubt it'll ever reach mass-market production. All that space is simply unneeded. On the other hand, HDDVD is about to propose the triple layer 51 gig disc, which if approved, would put it on level with the double layer BD discs out right now.

HD-DVD is supported by the computer industry including microsoft. As for how much storage is needed at hte moment a 15 gig disc barely holds a full HD-Movie. You can never have too much space

 

[Super_Child]

HD-DVD is the way to go anyway.

 

[Addendum]

So why is Blu-Ray better than HD-DVD, or HD-DVD better than Blu-Ray? Neither has convinced me that they're necessary to enjoy watching a movie

 

[Crooklyn]

HD-DVD is supported by the computer industry including microsoft. As for how much storage is needed at hte moment a 15 gig disc barely holds a full HD-Movie. You can never have too much space

Good thing they've been using dual-layer 30GB discs for the past 5 months or so.

 

[Super_Child]

All im aware of is that they can both hold 30-50gbs of data as opposed to a normal DVD, and that the picture quality is much better ( I have seen it in the shops ). I dont really know the difference between HD and BR tho, only that Blue Rays currently hold more data. I say HD-DVD is the way to go because of the computer industry support and my obsession with burning movies off to disc with my PC.

 

[Kritish]

Porn is what destroyed Beta Max, people are going to go with HD instead.

HD ****.

 

[Crooklyn]

Just that much easier to see the surgery scars.

 

[Movies205]

Just that much easier to see the surgery scars.

Don't you hate that

 

[jaguarr]

Not everyone in the computer industry supports HD, though. The following companies support Blu-Ray:

* Apple
* Dell
* HP
* Hitachi
* LG
* Mitsubishi Electric
* Panasonic
* Pioneer
* Philips
* Samsung
* Sharp
* Sony
* Sun Microsystems
* TDK
* Thomson
* Twentieth Century Fox
* Walt Disney
* Warner Bros.


jag

 

[Crooklyn]

WB isn't a BD exclusive.