# The Continuing War Between Blu-Ray & HD-DVD **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 5, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572 "2008-01-05T11:54:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![claymanSRT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@claymanSRT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/claymanSRT)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/41 "2008-01-10T06:21:53Z")
> [@X-box live gamertag thread\*\*edited with list\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/x-box-live-gamertag-thread-edited-with-list/22265/1101): > > Who remembers: > \*The TV stations… every single one of the 4-5 of them total in existence… would all play the national anthem and shut off at 2am. > \*Being the remote control for your dad. “Hey, get up and chnage the channel for me”. > \*Adjusting the foil on the rabbit ears or turning the dial on the contraption that rotated the chimney-mounted antenna? > \*Having “pong” on Atari hooked through you 19" TV made you the baddest ass on the block? I don’t remember pong, but I did have Colecovision ---
**Author:** ![Quik83Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik83z/32/6042_2.png) [@Quik83Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik83Z)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/42 "2008-01-10T07:11:17Z")
> [@X-box live gamertag thread\*\*edited with list\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/x-box-live-gamertag-thread-edited-with-list/22265/1101): > > Who remembers: > \*The TV stations… every single one of the 4-5 of them total in existence… would all play the national anthem and shut off at 2am. > \*Being the remote control for your dad. “Hey, get up and chnage the channel for me”. > \*Adjusting the foil on the rabbit ears or turning the dial on the contraption that rotated the chimney-mounted antenna? > \*Having “pong” on Atari hooked through you 19" TV made you the baddest ass on the block? \*Watching “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color” on a B/W TV! ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/43 "2008-01-10T17:27:54Z")
i dont’ know… i honestly dno’t even care anymore… but geez theres alot of assumptions and mis-information in this thread… i know who cares… but yeah… storage capacity is not really limited… plenty of technologies: [http://www.gizmowatch.com/entry/teradisc-pushing-the-limits-of-optical-storage/](http://www.gizmowatch.com/entry/teradisc-pushing-the-limits-of-optical-storage/) its’ the lasers in the readers and burners… the media is obsolete, it just defines which technology is being used… the trick is making a multi-layered disk that can be read by common and _existing_ lasers… also… 1080p is no limit… duh… : " Japan Broadcast Corporation (NHK) recently demonstrated a live relay of a 4k x 8k resolution Super Hi-Vision program broadcast over a 161 mile distance by a fiber optic network. And Dolby 5.1 surround sound? Ha. Super Hi-Vision has 22.2 multichannel audio. At 7680 x 4320 pixels, Super Hi-Vision is 16 times the resolution of High Definition Television’s 1920x1080 pixel resolution. NHK knows a thing or two on this field; it was the first to demonstrate high definition programming in the late 1970s, with 1,125 scanning lines of resolution (compared to the 525 scanning lines in standard broadcast TV) and support for 16:9 format. For the demo, NHK developed a Super Hi-Vision camera equipped with 8 megapixel CCD image sensors to film the 4k x 8k images. In the demonstration, an uncompressed 24GB signal was broken into 16 161.5 Gbps HD-SDI signals and sent over a dense wavelength division multiplex fiber optic network. But don’t worry, your HDTV set isn’t ready for the ash heap. NHK says this audio/video technology is for movie theaters and wouldn’t be commercialized for at least a decade. " ---
**Author:** ![BMXpaperweight](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bmxpaperweight/32/6043_2.png) [@BMXpaperweight](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BMXpaperweight)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/44 "2008-01-10T19:13:57Z")
I like blue-ray the most, very nice picture ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/edb3f5/32.png) [@imported\_Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Jon)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/45 "2008-01-11T07:01:30Z")
VHS always had a pretty nice picture. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_showtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@imported\_showtime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_showtime)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/46 "2008-01-11T07:22:05Z")
> [@Watch Crew: What to buy?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/35): > > its’ the lasers in the readers and burners… the media is obsolete, it just defines which technology is being used… the trick is making a multi-layered disk that can be read by common and _existing_ lasers… there is technology that give HD with the use of the old red laser (standard DV) i read about it one of my issues of high def magazine. [http://www.highdef.com/](http://www.highdef.com/) they do have it but it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. if i can find the article i’ll post it ---
**Author:** ![fah\_quad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac91a4/32.png) [@fah\_quad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fah_quad)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/47 "2008-01-12T08:31:19Z")
And now the fine print comes out. Now they are saying that unless you have a PS3 (which I guess is pretty much everyone anyhow), you are going to have an obsolete BR player that can’t play the latest editions of BR movies. So, HD DVD WAS better until now, because HD DVD had features that BR wasn’t able to handle at the time with BR version 1. BR was rushed out of production early so HD DVD couldn’t grab a foothold, and was released without these features. Now, they are finally updating the BR features to BR version 2.0, but if you’d bought a stand alone BR player prior to the release of BR 2.0, it won’t even be able to play the newest BR titles. So, now you’e got to buy another BR player to handle BR 2.0. Busted. BR gets everyone on the bandwagon, gets everyone gung ho that they win the war, and then tells you your player is obsolete and you have to go buy another one. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/48 "2008-01-12T08:49:40Z")
> [@fah\_quad"](#): > > And now the fine print comes out. Now they are saying that unless you have a PS3 (which I guess is pretty much everyone anyhow), you are going to have an obsolete BR player that can’t play the latest editions of BR movies. > So, HD DVD WAS better until now, because HD DVD had features that BR wasn’t able to handle at the time with BR version 1. BR was rushed out of production early so HD DVD couldn’t grab a foothold, and was released without these features. Now, they are finally updating the BR features to BR version 2.0, but if you’d bought a stand alone BR player prior to the release of BR 2.0, it won’t even be able to play the newest BR titles. So, now you’e got to buy another BR player to handle BR 2.0. > Busted. BR gets everyone on the bandwagon, gets everyone gung ho that they win the war, and then tells you your player is obsolete and you have to go buy another one. betamax, Mini-Disk, HiFD :kekegay: ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/49 "2008-02-11T19:59:28Z")
I got an e-mail today from Netflix. Apparently they have decided to go strictly Blue-ray. > [@Netflix E-Mail](#): > > Dear John, > > You’re receiving this email because you have asked to receive high-definition movies in the HD DVD format. As you may have heard, most of the major movie studios have recently decided to release their high-definition movies exclusively in the Blu-ray format. In order to provide the best selection of high-definition titles for our members, we have decided to go exclusively with Blu-ray as well. > > While we will continue to make our current selection of HD DVD titles available to you for the next several months, we will not be adding additional HD DVD titles or reordering replacements. ---
**Author:** ![Neosmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bcef8e/32.png) [@Neosmurf](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neosmurf)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/50 "2008-02-12T10:20:17Z")
Blu-ray has won. Finding HD-DVD’s anywhere is getting harder and harder I have noticed, and now Netflix, who does more business than any other rental place, has dropped them, its over. Best Buy has also dropped them. Universal is now HD-DVD and Blu-ray. Game over. And the Sony BDP-S301 can be updated as well as the PS3. ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/51 "2008-02-12T10:51:53Z")
At least HD-DVDs can be found for half price at a few places. Most notably [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com). ---
**Author:** ![8Grand](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/8grand/32/5940_2.png) [@8Grand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/8Grand)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/52 "2008-02-13T10:28:25Z")
i cant wait till this faggoty format war ends. The fanboys are just annoying. ---
**Author:** ![The1SloR\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the1slor_t/32/5984_2.png) [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/53 "2008-02-16T09:33:04Z")
> **[Toshiba to exit HD DVD, end format war-NHK](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-toshiba-hddvd/toshiba-to-exit-hd-dvd-end-format-war-nhk-idUSL1627196120080216)** > > Toshiba Corp is planning to stop production of equipment compatible with the HD DVD format for high-definition video, allowing the competing Blu-Ray camp a free run, public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday. Blu-Ray has won ---
**Author:** ![noahTHEpurdy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@noahTHEpurdy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/noahTHEpurdy)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/54 "2008-02-16T09:37:03Z")
Whooptie fucking-doo. Can we end this thread now? ---
**Author:** ![imported\_showtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@imported\_showtime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_showtime)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/55 "2008-03-11T12:56:04Z")
> **[Amazon.com: Xbox 360 HD DVD Player: Artist Not Provided: Video Games](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JHO4L0?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=pricegrabber-vidgames-20&linkCode=asn)** > > You've experienced next-gen gaming on Xbox 360™ … now experience next-gen DVD movies with HD DVD. The Xbox 360 HD DVD Player is the most affordable way to jump into the next generation of DVD technolo ... LOL user for $39 & change. i heard rumor that xbox might make a blu-ray external. but probably will still be just a movie player & not read games. ---
**Author:** ![xlogic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/59ef9b/32.png) [@xlogic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xlogic)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/56 "2008-03-11T17:12:57Z")
im sitting here wondering…WHY the hell is this thread still alive… ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/57 "2008-03-13T08:02:05Z")
I hope HD DVD comes out as the winner, I hate Sony 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/58 "2008-03-13T08:30:05Z")
> [@Ls1 vs Honda CBR 1000](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ls1-vs-honda-cbr-1000/34759/20): > > I hope HD DVD comes out as the winner, I hate Sony > > 😃 you’re about a month late, and you’re out of luck. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/59 "2008-03-13T08:38:12Z")
They announced Warner Bros. is signing with Blu-Gh3y to produce their movies a while ago… what, thee largest dvd distributor in the world? The hands are down’ ---
**Author:** ![xlogic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/59ef9b/32.png) [@xlogic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xlogic)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572/60 "2008-03-13T10:04:09Z")
> [@Another 5.05% APY Online Savings (v.local bank)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-5-05-apy-online-savings-v-local-bank/35404/8): > > you’re about a month late, and you’re out of luck. :stupid: > [@Movie Torrent Sites....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/movie-torrent-sites/35386/25): > > They announced Warner Bros. is signing with Blu-Gh3y to produce their movies a while ago… what, thee largest dvd distributor in the world? The hands are down’ i have a second ps3 for sale if you need a blu-ray player… [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-continuing-war-between-blu-ray-hd-dvd/194572.md?page=4)