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- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -6/+31I doubt it. Today we have the Internet for porn.
- Phyltre, on 10/12/2007, -1/+24Sad? No.
Exhausting? Absolutely. - Dhalgren, on 10/12/2007, -1/+23Is this a rhetorical question? Of course I want to see close-ups of anal sex in HD.
I can see the label on the case now: "Resolution so high you can see the sperm in the cum shots" - Dhalgren, on 10/12/2007, -1/+22Depends on the chick. The one with ass acne, no not really. Otherwise, bring on the 1080p labia...
- Lumiras, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19but what do you think lead the way for streaming video on the internet? porn.
It's very true that so goes porn, so goes the industry. It lead the charge for cable TV and pay services like HBO, VHS over betamax, it lead to the triumph of DVD as a format. It will probably be the case with the next format war - doctechnical, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19It's absolutely true that porn does drive media technology. The fact of the matter is (and don't take my word for it, do some research) if it weren't for porn we probably wouldn't have the VCR industry. I mean really, how many times do you want to watch that Gilligan's Island episode?
When I first got a DVD player, I wanted to find a multi-angle disc to play in it. The only ones available were - you guessed it - pr0n. - fatcat, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17i agree with shii, but a 50 gig porno would be pretty sweet i must say
- longofest, on 10/12/2007, -10/+24Does anyone else think it's sad that porno's control our destiny?
- deusdiabolus, on 10/12/2007, -5/+16There is a point at which most trains of thought derail. For this topic, it would be the point at which you start to wonder what sort of porn would end up on Blu-Ray or HD-DVD. Do we REALLY want to see close-ups of anal sex in high definition?
- rudlavibizon, on 10/12/2007, -4/+15I, for one, welcome our new porno overlords.
- Phyltre, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10A little videogame history: (@ dnder two replies up)
The Sega Game Gear had a beautiful color screen, great sound...
in all aesthetic categories, it blew the GameBoy out of the water. The GB was a joke in comparison, and the industry openly laughed at Nintendo's handheld.
And yet, the GameBoy outsold the Game Gear handily--prolifically. It went on to define handheld gaming, and the Game Gear was essentially a failure by comparison. What was the deciding factor? Some say it was gameplay, but a closer look tells us that it was battery life. The Game Gear ate batteries for breakfast, which made it much less consumer-friendly. So it tanked.
In the end, it ain't about looks--especially in the video game market. - dvddesign, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8No it wouldn't. As someone who works in the video industry, I've been exposed, no pun intended, to HD porn productions. My former company has sold equipment to these companies for content for HDNet. The biggest drawback to HD porn are the actors themselves. HD tends to show a LOT more detail. Unless your chick in the porn is smoking hot, you'll see EVERY last problem with her body. Bruises, pores, body hair, pimples. Of the three test clips we were given to show off our HD platform's color correction capability, only 1 out of 3 would be decent looking in HD.
- cyssero, on 04/18/2009, -0/+8I agree. The only DVD I ever saw take advantage of multiple angles was a porno. An "interactive" one too - the porno industry really knows how to take advantage of formats.
- Poco, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11Yes
- Rickler, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Agreed, Before VHS you had to go to movie XXX theaters, there was a great demand for private motion picture porn. Now with the internet you have even more privacy (or so we think) not having to head out to the movie store as the single looser you are. (or now get porn in the mail, but not instant) Not only that but the selection is unlimited and watching is almost instant.
BTW I've never been to an XXX theater nor XXX video store. Heard it all from the great Adam Corolla. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8I want the picture so good it feels like I'm cheating.
- davidv, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7UPS and Fedex my friend....
- Xipher, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Damn, it's looking good for Blu-Ray so far.
Regardless of internet transfer, I'd think that the porn video rental industry isn't far off from standard hollywood movie rentals. - npacheco, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Of course I do.
- retral, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8I think sony is going to come out on bottom like they always have (memory stick, memory stick duo, umd........).
- sarcoma, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7be interesting to see the next generation interactive pr0n at 50gb
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8Blockbuster never had that. Your local video store may have, but NEVER Blockbuster.
They won't even carry NC-17 movies unless they edit it. Never have. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8We could have BOTH formats on a single drive, except that Sony forces the drive manufacturers into an exclusive deal where they aren't allowed to create dual-format drives... Thanks, Sony!!!
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http://www.neo-fight.tv - kloud213, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4i think the multi-angle thing would have been great for the commentary's. like the director would show diffrent shots he thouhgt about using during a scene
- davidv, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6I thought they already have that? I haven't been in a Blockbuster for years but I remember when I was younger, maybe 8 or so years ago, they had closed off sections with adult content. Of course this was the holy grail of every 10 year old on my block so I'm pretty sure they were there...
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4If HD disks routinely have HD data on one sid and HD on the other it'll be a no brainer which (out of BD and HD) people will buy. Buy the HD movie now, play it on your normal $45 DVD player and then watch the HD version when HD players drop to sub $150 levels.
- Mesach, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Who's looking at thier faces?
- vhold, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Also, do people -really- want Hi Def porn? A lot of these people might not look so great upon closer inspection.
- robbh66, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6I'd imagine in this day and age people prefer to stay at home and download their porn in secrecy rather than go out and be seen walking into a shady shop.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Yeah, whatever format requires fewer disc swaps wins. Kinda recks the mojo when you have to sift through the stack of CDs/DVDs when in the middle of business.
- Euan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Could we get some examples of to two format? Maybe... 200 pics each?
- UNL1M1T3D, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Adam Corrolla rocks. I used to listen to him and Dr. Drew on Loveline all the time. I don't think the porn industry will have as big an impact as it did in the past. As far as porn goes I can't think of anyone of my friends that actually buys porn anymore. Most people just download it from the internet for free. Sure it isn't in HD, but I think I would take free over HD when it comes to porn.
- mrgreen4242, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Exactly. Porn doesn't need to be in HD. Chances are 90%+ of porn SHOULDN'T be in HD. Those actresses look OK until you can see the razor bumps and stretch marks and wrinkles. Is that what you want to look at while your ... um, enjoying your alone time? Dual layer DVDs provide plenty of length (4-6 hours without letting the compression get to bad), and a double DVD set is probably cheaper to make and better to market than a BD disc.
In short, I don't think Porn is going to be the big factor in this one. I do think that chinese factories and WalMart will decide who wins. I predict the first player to be available in WalMart for under $80 will win. My guess is that will be HD-DVD, but it all depends on licensing I am sure. If studios were smart they would buy a huge electronics factory in some 3rd world country and sell HD players at cost, just to get us to buy the same movies over again.
I suppose they would rather spend that money on lawyers, though. - ChileanGoD, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Yeah... they will have to recycle the same scenes over and over ... each "hump" will last an hour now.
- aaaaabbbbb, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4well, if pr0n is the decider then it's gotta be blu-ray... what else would an industry of blue movies choose?
- stokestack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3WTF are you talking about? The array of supported codecs is the same for both formats. There is no "Blu-Ray codec."
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I read years ago that most of the technology (such as streaming videos which Lumiras pointed out) was pioneered by the porn industry. Especially the technology of "pop ups".
- distrbnce, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Why don't you mention things like the Compact Disc or 3.5" floppy?
- KamikazeeDriver, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4@longofest
Perhaps once upon a time I did, then my wife and I split, got a subscribtion to some highspeed newsgroups.
What better HANDS to place our "future" HAHAHAHAHAHH - KamikazeeDriver, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@Shii
perhaps, but what will your burn your HD-DVD or Blu-Ray image file too if you want to watch on your HD widescreen without connecting your PC? - Trjn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@koshak, actually, in Australia, Blockbusters does have a porn section, they carry the two highest ratings without editing (those ratings are R18+ and X18+, X18+ being porn).
- Mesach, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Yes, now you are just some perverted couple.
- piratearggghhh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2They have something like that for porn, but it's super expensive. A friend of mine who went to a porn convention brought back a few flyers for it.
- vsujohn2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I think the Big question is: when will netFLICKs start offering porn rentals? Whichever format they choose for their HD pR0n will win in my book.
- SupaDupaMestizo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2And just like the battle between Betamax and VHS, whichever one is cheaper is the one that will bring you porno. Betamax was better all around but just more expensive. But porn chose VHS.
- Dhalgren, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Just take your wife/significant other with you. I feel a lot more comfortable renting porn when I have my wife with me. I feel less like I'm being judged as some fiend who is just buying some wanking material.
- frem001, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2apple sells quite a lot of editing stations and their pro software to the porn industry, and they are backing blu-ray, but i doubt that many people buy porn and in HD you'll be able to see everything, i mean EVERYTHING.
- mclose, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1hehe... Nice.
- donatj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I remember beta being the prime porn distrubion means in the 80's... am I wrong? Twice the video quality.
- zbeast, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I don't think that Porn buy itself was the deciding factor in the video tape wars.
VHS was the winner because you could make mutable copy's of a video with out that 4 gen copy looking like total ass. My friends and I would have the major dubbing sessions VHS was one of those
type types that after 6 gen recordings the video was still OK and because of its very short tape
path the tapes would suffer less damage and jams.
Well Porn may have been small factor in its success but I just think from a mechanical functions it was just better. oh and the decks and tapes were cheaper and longer. -
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