dipstick

I can't say I really cared who would win but since all I can play is DB (ps3) I'm kinda glad it came out on top

Judas

did hd-dvd suddenly break..

now i can't play my HD-DVD using the same version of PowerDVD that i've been using all the time.... on the same movies..... full screen @ 2560x1600.... when i enter full screen it just goes to the 1920x1080 within a massive black bordered area.... wtf

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mike2h

while im not a big fan of sony, you do got to give them kudos for that.

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MooN*FiRE

The main reason I wanted blu-ray to win is cause it seemed at the time you could put more on them. 25 GB's a/side is alot of space for backup. Instead of those 4.7 GB disc for saving info etc you have a 25 Gig disc to play with. The only bad thing about blu-ray and hdddvd in the first place is the slow burn speed. 4-6x isn't good at all. Now that there is one champ maybe leaps and bounds in burning speed will get better, 18x burning would be nice.

Mousey

Quite frankly i don't really care about "High Definition" because it offers nothing appealing to me as a consumer. If i want "High Definition" i'll fire up CoD4 with max settings :/
The massive premium you have to pay to get the extra content doesn't seem justified to me and as such i don't think it's worth it.
But that's just my opinion.

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mike2h

mousey what does watching hd movies have to do with gaming? hd isnt about extra content, it is about getting better visual & sound quality, period.
while i understand hd has no importance to lots of people, if you are going to have a negative(or pos) opinion about it at least make sure that your opinion has relevance to the subject.
not picking on you only mousey, just seen quite a few peeps around here express opinions on hd based on things that have little to no bearing on hd itself.
bty, i have little to no use for 'extra content' either. the little i have seen is pretty much what you get on the dvd releases. i believe this is changing tho. i think anybody that puts a premium on extra content should maybe get a life. jmo.

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Zardon

Have you ever seen a bluray or HDDVD at 1080p running on a 52 inch screen? I think you might change your mind. Although I don't even think your statement really makes sense. I think you are confusing Anti Aliasing and Filtering with screen/movie resolution (1920x1080px for 1080p) etc.

I couldn't even watch a DVD now the quality is so rubbish. Funny thing is even when I was buying DVD's I always thought they were pretty rubbish, I was waiting for HD for a long long time.

I have always been very discerning regarding quality however, guess thats why I started Driver Heaven so I could explore the inner geek.......

TenKen

I would say downloaded content if you just want the movie or whatever content, but if you the extras or just to own a physical copy then I would say Blu-ray will be the way to go. Hopefully when they do release to blu-ray, they put extras that make it worth while than just junk and also they give the consumer an option go interactive or just plain menu.

Zelig

Heh, I get flak from a lot of my friends for holding a similar opinion. Some content doesn't gain much in the HD transition, but a lot of movies are begging for the increased resolution and decreased compression.

I just watched an HD-DVD copy of A Scanner Darkly, great movie, and beautiful in 1080p.

Like OmegaRED said, full HD content is too large for feasible large-scale download services. You need about a 30mbit connection (and actual download rates to match) for full quality Blu-ray streaming to become realistic. Current premium HD movies offered via download are actually smaller in size than regular DVD movies.

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ExitiosuS

Eh, it makes me feel kind of out of the loop, or too poor, to actually get a 52" HD TV. I'm still using a 32" flat-screen and that runs my DVDs just great. Sit back and enjoy the show at little impact to my wallet.

I don't think I would notice too much of an improvement in order to justify the cost.

... Not yet, anyways. When I can afford a 52" screen, I'll probably need to re-educate my opinion... but with what I've got, I'd need to make too many upgrades in order to see what Blu-Ray has to offer --- and I don't even watch the extra content already on DVDs, I practically watch it much the way I watched VHS -- put it in, wait for all the crap to go by, and then hit Play. When the credits start, the TV goes off and I go to bed or do whatever it was I planned to do afterwards. lol

Lowfat

Very disappointed HD-DVD lost its support. As a video disc, it was definitely the better format. Cost for movies and players are considerably cheaper as HD-DVDs could be made in DVD plants with very little hassle compared to Bluray.

Also the fact that all HDDVD menus and features were standardized was very nice.

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ChaosMinionX

I have to agree 100%..... My Aquos 46" with blu-ray/HD channels looks amazing, makes regular TV look terrible and reg DVDs are also terrible in comparison. I would think after you've experienced HD Mousey, you would change your thoughts on the matter in a jiffy

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CDsDontBurn

thx man! much appreciated

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Necrosis

For some movies HD really doesn't matter, I have to agree.

I found out another problem with owning HD content. Not only do I value the quality of a movie, but I almost value the quality of video just as much. There has been quite a few releases on Blu-Ray or HD DVD that I like the movie but the IQ wasn't there. I didn't buy those movies just for that reason. Funny thing is this wasn't that big of an issue w/ DVD's. You had the occasional botched job of post processing with video artifacts but now it's easily apparent.

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wiskerbizkit

I think the people who really lost here are the consumers. i don't like sony one bit.