The situation Blu-ray vs HD DVD after PS3 release:
PS3 is out in Japan and USA and here is what is the situation now:
Sells:
Blu-Ray have sold more than 85 000 players in Japan, HD DVD not more than 10 000.
Blu-Ray outsells HD DVD 8:1.
Blu-Ray have sold more than 250 000 units in the USA, HD DVD have sold ~40 000.
Blu-Ray outsells HD DVD 6:1.
Blu-Ray wins.
Hollywood:
Blu-Ray: 20th Century Fox; Buena Vista Home Entertainment; Electronic Arts; MGM Studios; Paramount Pictures; Sony Pictures Entertainment; The Walt Disney Company; Vivendi Universal Games; Warner Bros.
HD DVD: Buena Vista Home Entertainment; New Line Cinema; Paramount Pictures; Universal Studios; Warner Bros
Blu-Ray wins.
Companys:
Blu-Ray: Apple Computer Corp.; Dell, Inc.; Hewlett Packard Company; Hitachi, Ltd.; LG Electronics Inc.; Mitsubishi Electric Corporation; Panasonic (Matsushita Electric); Pioneer Corporation; Royal Philips Electronics; Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.; Sharp Corporation; Sony Corporation; TDK Corporation; Thomson; Twentieth Century Fox; Walt Disney Pictures and Television
HD DVD: Memory-Tech Corporation; NEC Corporation; Sanyo Electric Co.; Toshiba
Blu-Ray wins.
Players:
Blu-Ray: Samsung, Panasonic, Phillips, SONY (PS3).
Coming soon: Pioneer, SONY, Sharp.
HD DVD: Toshiba; RCA (Toshiba).
Coming soon: Toshiba
Blu-Ray wins.
Quality
The best quality you can get currently is from the Panasonic
Blu-Ray player.
Blu-Ray wins.
Price:
The cheapest way to get
Blu-Ray is the PS3: $499.
The cheapest way to get
HD DVD is the Toshiba player: $400
Blu-Ray movies sell cheaper than HD DVD movies.
Parity.
Number of movies:
HD DVD has some 10-20 more titles available now.
HD DVD wins.
Predictions:
Most predictions say that
Blu-Ray will win. Most companys believe that
Blu-Ray will dominate and make more profit.
Blu-Ray wins.
Conclusion:
Blu-Ray is the way!
