# Playstation 3 **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 27, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/playstation-3/184533 "2006-08-27T00:08:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 30
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/playstation-3/184533/30 "2006-08-31T08:30:46Z")
> [@license & points questions.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/license-points-questions/23979/19): > > There is a battle between blu-ray and hddvd discs. They are two different formats. They are both Hi-def dvd’s, but different companies are supporting each. Not all dvd’s will be available in both formats. I have a Netflix account, and they are supposed to be supporting hddvd’s, not blu-ray discs. Unless they recently changed their mind. So don’t bank on one or the other. VHS and BETA had a battle. Alot of people banked on BETA, but VHS won. I want REAL high def dvd’s just as much as the next guy with a hi-def 60inch wide screen, but I’m gonna give it a year or so before I spend the kind of money and commitment it’s gonna take to get true hi-def dvd’s. > > P.S. Just in case everyone didn’t know, HDMI is one of the best connections for hi-definition video and sound. I paid $80 plus tax just for a 3 foot cable. > > HDMI=High-Definition Multimedia Interface I realize the difference between mediums. And right now I am still up in the air with which will be better. The past has shown sony sucks with new technology so I am going to be the HDDVD wins. On a side note Blu Ray Discs are available at wal mart. I like most others will give it a few years till it sorts out. Remember when PS2 came out, people took to them because of the DVD capabilites. at that time not every home had a dvd player so the PS2 function as both a game system and a media player. I am guessing thats what they are trying to do with PS3… could be just a tad to early though --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/playstation-3/184533)._