Comments on: As the Blu-ray, HD DVD Format War Drags On, We Lose http://www.jasonunger.com/2007/04/30/as-the-blu-ray-hd-dvd-format-war-drags-on-we-lose/ Welcome to my lifestream Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:37:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://www.jasonunger.com/2007/04/30/as-the-blu-ray-hd-dvd-format-war-drags-on-we-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Andrew Tue, 01 May 2007 22:42:53 +0000 http://s34902.gridserver.com/?p=129#comment-109 It'll end the same way the CD-R/CD+R format battle did, with a single player supporting both formats. Until then, why not just get an PS3 or XBOX360+HDDVD? They're roughly the same price as the standalone HD players anyway. It'll end the same way the CD-R/CD+R format battle did, with a single player supporting both formats. Until then, why not just get an PS3 or XBOX360+HDDVD? They're roughly the same price as the standalone HD players anyway.

]]> By: junger http://www.jasonunger.com/2007/04/30/as-the-blu-ray-hd-dvd-format-war-drags-on-we-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-108 junger Tue, 01 May 2007 12:01:48 +0000 http://s34902.gridserver.com/?p=129#comment-108 Interesting idea, Davis - although somehow I don't think Sony will agree to it, just like they won't ever adopt Warner's Total HD disc. Like with the SACD/DVD-A battle, I wonder if the ongoing lack of a standard will accelerate the feasibility of HD downloads. We'll be there in the next 10 years guaranteed, but if there's no viable HD media option, it might come sooner than we think. Interesting idea, Davis – although somehow I don't think Sony will agree to it, just like they won't ever adopt Warner's Total HD disc.

Like with the SACD/DVD-A battle, I wonder if the ongoing lack of a standard will accelerate the feasibility of HD downloads. We'll be there in the next 10 years guaranteed, but if there's no viable HD media option, it might come sooner than we think.

]]> By: davis freeberg http://www.jasonunger.com/2007/04/30/as-the-blu-ray-hd-dvd-format-war-drags-on-we-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-107 davis freeberg Tue, 01 May 2007 02:17:26 +0000 http://s34902.gridserver.com/?p=129#comment-107 Here is a brilliant idea, why not publish all films on both formats and let the consumers decide which one they want. Is it really all that expensive for a studio to put a digital file on one disc vs. two? This silly little war is about proprietary standards that punish consumers instead of letting us decide. As long as the studios refuse to cross license their films, I'm going to continue to ignore both blu-ray and HD-DVD. Here is a brilliant idea, why not publish all films on both formats and let the consumers decide which one they want. Is it really all that expensive for a studio to put a digital file on one disc vs. two? This silly little war is about proprietary standards that punish consumers instead of letting us decide. As long as the studios refuse to cross license their films, I'm going to continue to ignore both blu-ray and HD-DVD.

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