# Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 25, 2007, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd/23570 "2007-01-25T08:08:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 174
**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd/23570/174 "2008-01-15T23:19:10Z")
> [@RuBiCaNT](#): > > MS has not been that loud on the subject of HD-DVD. I think they are moving more towards online distribution of HD content rather than sticking to a physical format. Even though they are on the HD-DVD consortium (or whatever it’s called), I doubt they are as comitted as Toshiba. The thing with the online distribution is this: Even with today’s broadband, there isn’t enough bandwidth to do it effectively. To download even a 720P movie with full surround audio you are looking at over 8GB. It’s going to take several hours for that download to happen. I can drive back and forth to the video store in a lot less time than that. I was checking out Amazon unbox last night to see what was available, mostly because I was working during the second half of Sarah Connor Chronicles, and I noticed that what they offer is not the same as what I’m getting over-the-air. 2 channel stereo and not even 720P resolution. :rolljerk: They’ve still got a ways to go before on-demand distribution is viable, especially with HD TV standards. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd/23570)._