Quizzes & Puzzles15 mins ago
Who is winning the HDDVD - Blu Ray race
8 Answers
Who is winning the HDDVD - Blu Ray race
Answers
Best Answer
No best answer has yet been selected by Homer55. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Blu-Ray
http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_HD_DVD_Format_F ree_Falling_After_Woolworths_Drops_Sales_13346 .html
It could change but I don't think it's going to.
http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_HD_DVD_Format_F ree_Falling_After_Woolworths_Drops_Sales_13346 .html
It could change but I don't think it's going to.
Some people think BluRay has already won.
Recently two film studios decided to stop producing HD DVDs and only produce Blu Ray. Many already only produce Blu Ray.
But this is not a sprint but a marathon so, like jno, I dont think it is fully over yet.
There is a lot on money floating around (some studios are being given money to "encourage" them to stick with one format or the other)
Microsoft are very keen for HD DVD to succeed because they wrote the software that manages it, whereas Blu Ray is run on Java software, and Microsoft have always been anti-Java as it is an undustry standard not owned by Microsoft.
So lets see how it pans out over the next year or so.
Recently two film studios decided to stop producing HD DVDs and only produce Blu Ray. Many already only produce Blu Ray.
But this is not a sprint but a marathon so, like jno, I dont think it is fully over yet.
There is a lot on money floating around (some studios are being given money to "encourage" them to stick with one format or the other)
Microsoft are very keen for HD DVD to succeed because they wrote the software that manages it, whereas Blu Ray is run on Java software, and Microsoft have always been anti-Java as it is an undustry standard not owned by Microsoft.
So lets see how it pans out over the next year or so.
call me cynical (ethel does ;-)
but the trades do agree with the others - blu ..... HOWEVER everyone agrees also that the takeup on the whole HD thing is virtually at a standstill (sky is still running only a few experimental chanels [more an example that a service] ) ....
production is stopping .... because no one is buying.
my opinion is it's because ppl don't sit with their noses pressed to the TX screen in the same way as to a PC monitor ..... as an old gimbert with failing eyes .... I can see there is a difference ..... but changing to the cartoon chanel gives a clearer picture in standard res ....
but the trades do agree with the others - blu ..... HOWEVER everyone agrees also that the takeup on the whole HD thing is virtually at a standstill (sky is still running only a few experimental chanels [more an example that a service] ) ....
production is stopping .... because no one is buying.
my opinion is it's because ppl don't sit with their noses pressed to the TX screen in the same way as to a PC monitor ..... as an old gimbert with failing eyes .... I can see there is a difference ..... but changing to the cartoon chanel gives a clearer picture in standard res ....
Microsoft has a long history of sticking with failed formats and using its dominance of the home computer market to push poor software which it has a proprietary involvement with.
Downloads are the future of film purchasing in the future, and will be viewable via computer on your television or hand held viewer. There will still be a market for a hi-Def DVD format that people can buy in the shops, but its potential market is diminishing before it has even arrived.
I suspect Blu ray will win as the finishing line is in sight at the moment, but it is a race that is increasingly looking pointless.
Downloads are the future of film purchasing in the future, and will be viewable via computer on your television or hand held viewer. There will still be a market for a hi-Def DVD format that people can buy in the shops, but its potential market is diminishing before it has even arrived.
I suspect Blu ray will win as the finishing line is in sight at the moment, but it is a race that is increasingly looking pointless.
Related Questions
Sorry, we can't find any related questions. Try using the search bar at the top of the page to search for some keywords, or choose a topic and submit your own question.