itwire.com.au — In what could be a telling moment in the high definition format war, a high level executive from a major movie studio has publicly come out in favour of the HD DVD format, developed by Toshiba and backed by Microsoft.
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yohowdySep 17, 2006
Of course Microsoft backs HD-DVD. They wouldn't be coming out with a 360 external drive if they didn't.
p5ychoSep 17, 2006
This is the most biased article I've ever read.
p5ychoSep 17, 2006
HDMI is NOT needed for 1080p output.The flag that prohibits 1080p output on something else then HDMI will stay off until 2011.
onidrakySep 17, 2006
"All this means is that people are wiser, and they're going to make choices that appeal to them, instead of having the industry tell them what to choose..."And how many people every time you go to Best Buy do you see asking the workers what to buy? People aren't much better informed then they were 5 years ago. It's much easier to become informed, but no one seems to realize that is a good idea to research before you buy.
nreynoldsSep 18, 2006
The picture quality problems with the first batch of Blu-Ray movies has been solved. They were using MPEG2 instead of VC1 whereas HD-DVD was using VC1 from the beginning. Most studios have now switched to VC1 and reports are that Blu-Ray looks better than HD-DVD. Also, Blu-Ray with Java players are coming out soon so that should make the extra content way more fun.
nreynoldsSep 18, 2006
@ darkwhoyou still don't get it. Blu-Ray and HD-DVD now BOTH use VC-1 for their video codec. Simple as that. You're wrong.
kiddsickurasSep 18, 2006
zybch:"BluRay and HD-DVD use the same DRM, AACS."HappyScrappy"BluRay does not go the extra mile to screw the customer any more than HD-DVD does."Wrong, Blu-ray has extra drm. Its the only reason the soul-less companies Fox and Disney joined, God I hate the moronic s**t that has been posted on this board. Many of the users here need to go over to avs.forums and get educated on the subject rather then get their info from sony's bs marketing strat.
lazydrumheadSep 18, 2006
from reviews I have read, they are as I stated.you are just making things up from your head. I read.
happyscrappySep 22, 2006
kiddsuckuras:I wrote it because it's the truth. BluRay doesn't have extra DRM. Just extra haters.I read avsforums from time to time. But if I want actual info, I don't go to internet chat rooms, including avsforums.