Blu Ray Technology

Stop Ranting:

Neither is “better”. The questions is going to be which is going to win the HD war.

Wombat:

I suspect that in the long run, most HD players will be dual-format. The early models are all going to be imperfect and expensive, so you might as well buy the cheapest one and expect to replace it with a dual-format model in a year or two. That would be my reasoning for buying an HD DVD player now. Plus, HD DVD discs are more durable and will survive scratches that would kill a Bluray disc.

Are there movies that you MUST have that are only available in one of the formats? If so, the decision has been made for you.

Mr.Know-It-All:

Both look equally good to me when I was looking to buy HD-DVD or Blu-Ray. I didn’t want to pick one and miss out on those movies that were exclusively made for the other format. So, I’m waiting for the combo HD-DVD/Blu-Ray/Standard DVD players to come out. There are a few of the combo players out, but those are in the $1,0000 price range. I think that by summer of 2008, they will be cheaper.

So, which is better? Neither one, picture quality-wise. Like The AnswerMan says, the size of the disc wars goes to Blu-Ray. My only problem is, it only takes 1 1/2 to 2 hours to see a movie in the theater, but with HD-DVD or Blu-Ray, you will most likely have 4-10 hours more of movie content to see. And to think that there only 24 hours in a day.