Now I admit, I am an HD-DVD supporter and I own the 360 drive. But seriously, this guy really knows what he's talking about. This wasn't just marketing babble. The issue of price is pretty much fact. Yes the combo discs are more expensive (honestly I wish they'd just get rid of them) but the players are cheaper, especially if you already have a 360. If I hadn't had one, I wouldn't have an HD player right now.The best thing about Blu-ray is the size. Obviously 50GB is more than 30GB for storage. But when it comes to just holding a movie, it just doesn't matter that much. If you know anything about compression, you know there is an upper limit to the quality, and 30GB is plenty, even for a 1080p movie.He's right about specs too. There are plenty of PS3 fans who rail on the 360 for not having a hard drive standard. And they're right. But then they also support a disc format which has the same issue where content producers are not guaranteed as to which features they can use. So they don't use them (see 300, The Matrix).Now when it comes to studio support, I'll admit Blu-ray has the edge. But so far for me, it hasn't mattered at all. My Netflix queue is full of HD movies, plenty of which I wouldn't be able to get on BR. If just one more studio would switch to HD-DVD, I think Sony is in big trouble, especially if it is Fox or Disney.
dcstewiegAug 23, 2007
Now I admit, I am an HD-DVD supporter and I own the 360 drive. But seriously, this guy really knows what he's talking about. This wasn't just marketing babble. The issue of price is pretty much fact. Yes the combo discs are more expensive (honestly I wish they'd just get rid of them) but the players are cheaper, especially if you already have a 360. If I hadn't had one, I wouldn't have an HD player right now.The best thing about Blu-ray is the size. Obviously 50GB is more than 30GB for storage. But when it comes to just holding a movie, it just doesn't matter that much. If you know anything about compression, you know there is an upper limit to the quality, and 30GB is plenty, even for a 1080p movie.He's right about specs too. There are plenty of PS3 fans who rail on the 360 for not having a hard drive standard. And they're right. But then they also support a disc format which has the same issue where content producers are not guaranteed as to which features they can use. So they don't use them (see 300, The Matrix).Now when it comes to studio support, I'll admit Blu-ray has the edge. But so far for me, it hasn't mattered at all. My Netflix queue is full of HD movies, plenty of which I wouldn't be able to get on BR. If just one more studio would switch to HD-DVD, I think Sony is in big trouble, especially if it is Fox or Disney.