Ok, which will win the format war? No one wants to the the one with the Betamax owner!
HD DVD ~vs~ Blu-Ray; a Lounge Discussion
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Neither. Sony will chug along with Blu-Ray and everyone else will make players that can read both.
i dont have a hd dvd player... are they all the much better than standard?
The porn industry has apparently chosen to support HD DVD. The choice has been made for us.
damn pornographers!
Its VHS vs Beta all over again. My money is on the HD DVD... Its what people are accustom to (i.e. DVD and HD). Really though its all about the companies that make the movies, what they publish on is what the standard will become.
You won't get a true HD image without one...even if your current player upscales it's not the same. I'm waiting it out. Our DVD player crapped out last month and I replaced it with a cheap Sony. I'm not willing to put my money on either format right now. Universal players would remove some shyness about upgrading to HD/Blu , but probably not the most ideal remedy.
Im still waiting for one that can read a ham sandwich.
You suck at basketball.
Yes, because you should just be allowed to copy a raw digital signal as it comes down the line...no DRM at all means you would get a PERFECT 100% master of the original you could copy endlessly without any degradation. They would be stupid to let it happen.
99% of 1080p Tvs have HDCP compliancy. HDCP only blocks 1080p on non hdcp compliant devices...so it isn't really a problem unless you have some no name POS lcd or something anyways.
Nice. pick on the jew.
As of now I'm going with the Blu-Ray. I've been asking around to the high end audio/video geeks and so far Blu-Ray is the favorite.
There's some information out that says they aren't all they claim to be. The LG BH100 for instance allegedly doesn't include the HDi features.
Broadcom is developing a chip that is supposed to play both and players were estimated to be on shelves by this summer. Marantz has a universal player I hope they add HDDVD/Bluray to.
I haven't been impressed with the reliablity of anything I've seen made by LG.
4K.
4K is the new HD and will replace Bluray.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4K_resolution
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2014/01/vizio-new-tvs-ces/
4K is the new HD and will replace Bluray.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4K_resolution
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2014/01/vizio-new-tvs-ces/
streaming is the new format and will kill physical media. or at least make it irrelevent
Blu-Ray is a physical media type, not a resolution. 4K is a resolution, not a physical media type.
Mmmkay?
so ur sayin bluray can output 4k?
no, i'm saying that discs/phsycial media won't be killed by new discs/physical media anymore.so ur sayin bluray can output 4k?
A) Yes. All they need is more storage space, which is being addressed by 4-layer discs.so ur sayin bluray can output 4k?
B) Even if they couldn't, a resolution can't replace a physical media. It's like saying, "gasoline is obsolete. Electricity will replace Ford F150s."
resolution is one parameter of the format. can it be changed? sure. but streaming is taking over. it's just more convenient than physical media.
worth noting: netflix is already starting to stream a very very few titles in 4k
coorection: netflix is going to start streaming 4k this year. house of cards is the first confirmed.
oh i bet they look great next to your betamax players
By the time I streamed a 4K video in Australia 32K res would be out, buying discs is the only option for good quality video here. I am happy enough with old DVD discs, though I am still bummed DVD A never took off, wasted $1100 on that gamble haha!
With all these new standards Shimano might have to start thinking about making appliances.
With all these new standards Shimano might have to start thinking about making appliances.
4K hasnt been the highest resolution for several years now. its just a stepping stone for 8K. hell, my old company had 4K demo sets nearly 8 years ago. and yes, BD's will support UltraHD shortly
DVD-A and SACD formats were doomed from the start
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