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TrafficProducer · 08-28-2007, 08:54 PM

The high definition format wars heat up

In a seesaw battle between high definition formats Blu-ray and HD DVD, things are heating up as the stakes get higher. HD DVD with its first-to-market and less expensive $500 players entered the market and took the early lead while Blu-ray players came out a little later at a staggering cost close to $1000. But Sony dumped the PlayStation 3 on the market at a staggering loss of $2 billion dollars and changed the tide of war.

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WhoDat · 08-28-2007, 09:11 PM

Nothing new there, but good read nonetheless. To be honest, I don't to much give a damn about the Transformers movie....Spiderman is what won me over even before I bought my Blu Ray player (PS3), it's the future blockbuster movies that in my opinion that will tilt the scales one way or another....

bmr76 · 08-28-2007, 09:40 PM

sony should just crush hd dvd with mass releases of titles. I know it must take time to master in hd and put on a disc, but if they could tap into fox and disney a little more, also themselves. I want starshiptroopers asap. I think the amount of discs with some cuts on standalone prices, and hd dud would be no competition.

Luis_A51 · 08-28-2007, 10:01 PM

Agreed

To that I would also add that I hope Sony releases the firmware update to upgrade the PS3 to take advantage of those BD-J features soon. That way warner would release some of its biggest movies (matrix trilogy, superman, batman begins) sooner and those would give a serious boost to BR sales.

08-28-2007, 08:54 PM	#1
TrafficProducer Junior Member Member since:Oct 2005	The high definition format wars heat up The high definition format wars heat up In a seesaw battle between high definition formats Blu-ray and HD DVD, things are heating up as the stakes get higher. HD DVD with its first-to-market and less expensive $500 players entered the market and took the early lead while Blu-ray players came out a little later at a staggering cost close to $1000. But Sony dumped the PlayStation 3 on the market at a staggering loss of $2 billion dollars and changed the tide of war. More...

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08-28-2007, 09:11 PM	#2
WhoDat Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray reviews:3	Nothing new there, but good read nonetheless. To be honest, I don't to much give a damn about the Transformers movie....Spiderman is what won me over even before I bought my Blu Ray player (PS3), it's the future blockbuster movies that in my opinion that will tilt the scales one way or another....

08-28-2007, 09:40 PM	#3
bmr76 Active Member Member since:Aug 2007	sony should just crush hd dvd with mass releases of titles. I know it must take time to master in hd and put on a disc, but if they could tap into fox and disney a little more, also themselves. I want starshiptroopers asap. I think the amount of discs with some cuts on standalone prices, and hd dud would be no competition.

08-28-2007, 10:01 PM	#4
Luis_A51 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Calgary, AB Blu-ray reviews:4	Agreed To that I would also add that I hope Sony releases the firmware update to upgrade the PS3 to take advantage of those BD-J features soon. That way warner would release some of its biggest movies (matrix trilogy, superman, batman begins) sooner and those would give a serious boost to BR sales.

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