tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post3581406261768210955..comments2024-03-26T22:42:06.412-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Battling High Def FormatsSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-67270471885885031072007-08-22T08:48:00.000-07:002007-08-22T08:48:00.000-07:00Geeee! I won't be able to get Shrek on Blu-ray!! H...Geeee! I won't be able to get Shrek on Blu-ray!! <BR/><BR/>How will I ever sleep tonight!?!....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-36271298747470620822007-08-21T13:28:00.000-07:002007-08-21T13:28:00.000-07:00Like I said; sitting this one out until the dust s...Like I said; sitting this one out until the dust settles. My $40 DVD player is fine for now...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-25720784136014540172007-08-21T10:21:00.000-07:002007-08-21T10:21:00.000-07:00Wal-mart is ALREADY selling and promoting BD Playe...Wal-mart is ALREADY selling and promoting BD Players. Wal-mart has NOT announced they will be dropping BDs for HD-DVD, though Target has announced they will be promoting BD over HD-DVD. BD Players for under $500 HAVE BEEN announced, so obviously your contention that they won't do it is wrong as well. SO much wrong in so little space!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-55297088398987280022007-08-21T09:22:00.000-07:002007-08-21T09:22:00.000-07:00blu-ray is dead and here is why.walmart will start...blu-ray is dead and here is why.<BR/><BR/>walmart will start selling hd-dvd players at 299 this holiday season.<BR/><BR/>walmart will start stocking hd-dvds instead of blu-ray. we know they sell 40% of all dvds.<BR/><BR/>microsoft will slash xbox prices to $199 this fall. hd-dvd plugin will be $150.<BR/><BR/>blu-ray's only hope is to slash ps3 prices and drop their blu-ray players below $500. they are not planning to do this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-35910244920748851502007-08-21T08:00:00.000-07:002007-08-21T08:00:00.000-07:00It is said that VHS won over betamax because thank...It is said that VHS won over betamax because thanks to the support of the porn industry.<BR/><BR/> This time around, thanks to the internets, whatever the porn industry will support, I think, will be irrelevant.<BR/><BR/> As shallow as this will seem, I think people in general will choose Blu-Ray, simply because it sounds 'cooler" to say Blu Ray!!...yeah, I think people are THAT shallow....<BR/><BR/> While others will look into the specs and decide on that basis.<BR/><BR/>R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-5261122237718736852007-08-21T01:03:00.000-07:002007-08-21T01:03:00.000-07:00">What are the strengths of HD-DVD over Blu-Ray? A...">What are the strengths of HD-DVD over Blu-Ray? Anyone know?<BR/><BR/>At the moment it's $200-$300 cheaper."<BR/><BR/>As with most electronics... you get what you pay for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-19213124947553232212007-08-20T21:22:00.000-07:002007-08-20T21:22:00.000-07:00I'm laying odds that Blue Ray ends up the winner.S...I'm laying odds that Blue Ray ends up the winner.<BR/><BR/>Sony ain't going to be slammed twice.Steve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-58055464550390578762007-08-20T20:51:00.000-07:002007-08-20T20:51:00.000-07:00Ah...Well, let me pick. One player will let me wa...Ah...<BR/><BR/>Well, let me pick. One player will let me watch Ratatouille in 1080p. The other will let me watch Shrek the Turd... Hmmm....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-41607962298828860122007-08-20T13:51:00.000-07:002007-08-20T13:51:00.000-07:00>What are the strengths of HD-DVD over Blu-Ray? An...><I>What are the strengths of HD-DVD over Blu-Ray? Anyone know?</I><BR/><BR/>At the moment it's $200-$300 cheaper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-2797790137606504342007-08-20T13:33:00.000-07:002007-08-20T13:33:00.000-07:00Yeah, but with all of the studios save one support...Yeah, but with all of the studios save one supporting Blu-Ray, and with Blu-ray having higher bandwidth and bigger capacity and being the main standard for the next generation computer writable storage.... what's the deal with HD-DVD?<BR/><BR/>Can anyone explain to me why HD-DVD would be a compelling purchase, with the notable exception of being able to watch Shrek 3 in all of its high-definition glory? (yeah, that's sarcasm).<BR/><BR/>What are the strengths of HD-DVD over Blu-Ray? Anyone know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-25933994698234659102007-08-20T11:15:00.000-07:002007-08-20T11:15:00.000-07:00Reminds me of DVD and Divx back in the day. Like ...Reminds me of DVD and Divx back in the day. Like that format war, I'll sit this one out until the dust settles...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com