Blu-ray Forum - View Single Post - HD VMD camp claims their format has better PQ than Blu-ray or HD DVD

Footloose301 · 09-13-2007, 05:15 AM

In all honesty I think all of these HD DVD, DVD, upscaling, and HD VMD is just going to confuse the average joe....

Its going to be interesting. I want to see what kind of quality these actually put out. I'm thinking its going to be like the low quality K-Mart brand stereos that tell you 300 watts and its actual is around 10watts haha. I'm thinking this "1080P" is going to be more like 480 or 720. Mark my words

I just don't see them producing a competitive, quality product at the same price. Even if they use red laser.

And as far as everybody keeps saying that its too late in the game. No. I don't believe so. I have a lot of neighbors. We live in a community in southwest florida and the average home cost is $450,000. Guess what? I'm the only one on my street that has an HD player. The rest have upscaling DVD players. On my street theres 22 homes. The people I have talked to say that they aren't buying anything because the players cost too much right now because one of them is going to be the winner and they don't want to make the wrong choice and blow all that money. They all have HDTV's and HD Cable. With this new technology coming out I have a feeling that people that are sitting on the hedge right now are going to just "wing it" and buy something that is not expensive at all because if it does go downhill then they don't have much invested.

Obviously this is just my $0.02 and I think it goes without saying because some of you are thinking it too. But, I hope HD VMD crashes and burns. Blu-ray should win this anyways. But Sony better get off their ass and get some commercials around. Especially during the superbowl and even better would be right before thanksgiving. They need to let the people know about Blu-ray before HD DVD gets package deals around and lowers prices for "Black Friday". Thats the biggest shopping day of the year and the time when my family buys ALL of their Christmas presents. If Sony doesn't do something before Thanksgiving then they're just shooting themselves in the foot.

Heck! Come Black Friday I might just go to Best Buy and Circuit City while everybody is standing in line at 5am and start promoting Blu and telling people that HD DVD is closing up shop and not coming out with any more movies after Christmas because Toshiba is switching to Blu-ray haha

09-13-2007, 05:15 AM	#18
Footloose301 Special Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Fort Myers, FL Home Theater Gallery:38 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:2 Blu-ray reviews: 1	In all honesty I think all of these HD DVD, DVD, upscaling, and HD VMD is just going to confuse the average joe.... Its going to be interesting. I want to see what kind of quality these actually put out. I'm thinking its going to be like the low quality K-Mart brand stereos that tell you 300 watts and its actual is around 10watts haha. I'm thinking this "1080P" is going to be more like 480 or 720. Mark my words I just don't see them producing a competitive, quality product at the same price. Even if they use red laser. And as far as everybody keeps saying that its too late in the game. No. I don't believe so. I have a lot of neighbors. We live in a community in southwest florida and the average home cost is $450,000. Guess what? I'm the only one on my street that has an HD player. The rest have upscaling DVD players. On my street theres 22 homes. The people I have talked to say that they aren't buying anything because the players cost too much right now because one of them is going to be the winner and they don't want to make the wrong choice and blow all that money. They all have HDTV's and HD Cable. With this new technology coming out I have a feeling that people that are sitting on the hedge right now are going to just "wing it" and buy something that is not expensive at all because if it does go downhill then they don't have much invested. Obviously this is just my $0.02 and I think it goes without saying because some of you are thinking it too. But, I hope HD VMD crashes and burns. Blu-ray should win this anyways. But Sony better get off their ass and get some commercials around. Especially during the superbowl and even better would be right before thanksgiving. They need to let the people know about Blu-ray before HD DVD gets package deals around and lowers prices for "Black Friday". Thats the biggest shopping day of the year and the time when my family buys ALL of their Christmas presents. If Sony doesn't do something before Thanksgiving then they're just shooting themselves in the foot. Heck! Come Black Friday I might just go to Best Buy and Circuit City while everybody is standing in line at 5am and start promoting Blu and telling people that HD DVD is closing up shop and not coming out with any more movies after Christmas because Toshiba is switching to Blu-ray haha Last edited by Footloose301; 09-13-2007 at 05:18 AM.