Why do I care about the format war? - Blu-ray Forum

Antny · 09-21-2007, 02:53 AM

I haven't invested in either format yet but I really hope Blu-ray wins. Sony had a superior product in the Beta/VHS war and I believe Blu-Ray IS a far superior product. Plus the sleazy tactics BUYING studio support makes me ill.
I'll ride the fence until after the holidays. I hope you guys win. I will probably be joining you soon.

DetroitSportsFan · 09-21-2007, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Antny

I haven't invested in either format yet but I really hope Blu-ray wins. Sony had a superior product in the Beta/VHS war and I believe Blu-Ray IS a far superior product. Plus the sleazy tactics BUYING studio support makes me ill.
I'll ride the fence until after the holidays. I hope you guys win. I will probably be joining you soon.

Join us now, and help us win. Sitting on the fence will just drag this war out longer. Go for it!

Maxell · 09-21-2007, 03:02 AM

yeah go buy one now! Go to Best Buy and buy a bluray player and hdtv and you'll get 3 years to pay it off with no interest!
If you have an hdtv then you are limiting yourself without blu-ray!

Antny · 09-21-2007, 03:17 AM

hhhmmmmm....you don't know how tempting it is. I'm getting some extra funds soon. I guess I'm leary 'cause I invested in Beta....yes I am that old.

Bombthroat · 09-21-2007, 03:20 AM

Come on in, the water's great!

jcdDigix · 09-21-2007, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Antny

hhhmmmmm....you don't know how tempting it is. I'm getting some extra funds soon. I guess I'm leary 'cause I invested in Beta....yes I am that old.

I know how you're feeling. But this time around things are a bit different. Follow your heart though.

Maxell · 09-21-2007, 03:49 AM

This time around Sony has a huge following. Some people only buy Sony products because of the Sony name (neverminding certain better products at lower prices). Aside from porn, VHS won because it had more corporate support, such as Blu-Ray has now.

buckshot · 09-21-2007, 03:55 AM

give in to the peer pressure. GIVE IN!!! buy a blu ray player. buy it. you know you want to.

Marcusarilius · 09-21-2007, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Join us now, and help us win. Sitting on the fence will just drag this war out longer. Go for it!

Besides that, every week various companies are going with the superior technology. The future will not support VHS, DVD or HD DVD. Go blu and feel safe in your decision. It is inevitable.

jaymzbo · 09-21-2007, 04:19 AM

shouldn't the OP be warned about the almost-addictive quality of Blu Ray?

Once you buy and watch one, it becomes the hardest of habits that you'll never want to break!

darkpoet25 · 09-21-2007, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Antny

hhhmmmmm....you don't know how tempting it is. I'm getting some extra funds soon. I guess I'm leary 'cause I invested in Beta....yes I am that old.

Ok, how's this? If you go with hd dud you are going to the red sea, where things are muddy and murky. If you go with Blu, the water is crystal clear and breathtaking. Still undecided? Hell I'm old enough to remember when my aunt bought our family a Sony BetaMax for Christmas one year. I think it was something like $600 at the time.

jbuttler007 · 09-21-2007, 05:00 AM

stop wasting time and build your library. You said that you already know that BD is better so why wait?

Rike255 · 09-21-2007, 05:14 AM

You could always get a PS3 and then you'll also have a gaming console (if you're into that sort of thing only, of course). Then no matter what it's not a waste of money because the PS3 will always be a game machine (although if Blu-Ray lost, the PS3 would be very hard pressed to do well in the console war).

Marcusarilius · 09-21-2007, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by jaymzbo

shouldn't the OP be warned about the almost-addictive quality of Blu Ray?

Once you buy and watch one, it becomes the hardest of habits that you'll never want to break!

Dude, you weren't supposed to mention that aspect of it!

Pay no attention to the man behind the blu curtain!

Blaumann · 09-21-2007, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Antny

I haven't invested in either format yet but I really hope Blu-ray wins. Sony had a superior product in the Beta/VHS war and I believe Blu-Ray IS a far superior product. Plus the sleazy tactics BUYING studio support makes me ill.
I'll ride the fence until after the holidays. I hope you guys win. I will probably be joining you soon.

If you have an HDTV, it´s a sin not to have a HighDef player!

Save your soul now!

kamiller42 · 09-21-2007, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Antny

I haven't invested in either format yet but I really hope Blu-ray wins. Sony had a superior product in the Beta/VHS war and I believe Blu-Ray IS a far superior product. Plus the sleazy tactics BUYING studio support makes me ill.
I'll ride the fence until after the holidays. I hope you guys win. I will probably be joining you soon.

I think I am like you. I was neutral. I was not going to buy heavily into discs until the winner became crystal clear. Renting was going to my primary solution, but then that Paramount incident happen. I thought it was a shot below the belt. To abandon their blu-ray customers and under those conditions angered me. And to add fuel to the fire with some weak excuses. Bad, bad, bad.

I know you are already leaning blu-ray, so I'm preaching to the choir. It has some nice specs now and more to implement in the future. The picture and audio are outstanding. You won't regret making the move.

You invested in beta? Well, I invested a lot in laserdiscs. It was fun while it lasted.

Antny · 09-21-2007, 07:07 PM

Ok, ok This may turn out to be a mistake but as soon as a few extra funds roll in (very soon

). I'm jumping in head first with you guys. AAAAhhh it's only money anyway. Go blu

erowe83 · 09-21-2007, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Antny

Ok, ok This may turn out to be a mistake but as soon as a few extra funds roll in (very soon

). I'm jumping in head first with you guys. AAAAhhh it's only money anyway. Go blu

You wont regret it

dobyblue · 09-21-2007, 07:12 PM

Other than Sony being involved and the technology being better that is where the similarities to Beta end.

JVC is a contributor to the Blu-ray Disc Association. In the Beta/VHS war, they were VHS.

tron3 · 09-21-2007, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Antny

hhhmmmmm....you don't know how tempting it is. I'm getting some extra funds soon. I guess I'm leary 'cause I invested in Beta....yes I am that old.

So, just about all of us here invested in VHS and DVD. Either do it right the first time or not at all. I litterally received my player a month ago. Less than a week later, the Universal Para-bomb was dropped.

I got over it, not regretting it. Now I am watching "Planet Earth" and it is awe inspiring. C'mon, name a movie you love. Someone here has it on blu-ray and will tell you all about it. 300, 5th Element, POTC 1&2, etc.

If by some odd act of God HD-DVD won, I would NOT give up the quality my blu-ray player affords me. I would live without, or buy a dual format player. We know that Sony learned their lesson from that Beta / VHS fiasco. "He who forgets history is destined to repeat it." That is what Toshiba is doing.

09-21-2007, 02:53 AM	#1
Antny Member Member since:Sep 2007	Why do I care about the format war? I haven't invested in either format yet but I really hope Blu-ray wins. Sony had a superior product in the Beta/VHS war and I believe Blu-Ray IS a far superior product. Plus the sleazy tactics BUYING studio support makes me ill. I'll ride the fence until after the holidays. I hope you guys win. I will probably be joining you soon.

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09-21-2007, 03:02 AM	#3
Maxell Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007	yeah go buy one now! Go to Best Buy and buy a bluray player and hdtv and you'll get 3 years to pay it off with no interest! If you have an hdtv then you are limiting yourself without blu-ray!

09-21-2007, 03:17 AM	#4
Antny Member Member since:Sep 2007	hhhmmmmm....you don't know how tempting it is. I'm getting some extra funds soon. I guess I'm leary 'cause I invested in Beta....yes I am that old.

09-21-2007, 03:20 AM	#5
Bombthroat Active Member Member since:Aug 2007	Come on in, the water's great!

09-21-2007, 03:49 AM	#7
Maxell Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007	This time around Sony has a huge following. Some people only buy Sony products because of the Sony name (neverminding certain better products at lower prices). Aside from porn, VHS won because it had more corporate support, such as Blu-Ray has now.

09-21-2007, 03:55 AM	#8
buckshot Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2007 Location:san die ego Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:9	give in to the peer pressure. GIVE IN!!! buy a blu ray player. buy it. you know you want to.

09-21-2007, 04:19 AM	#10
jaymzbo Expert Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:NW FL Blu-ray collection:311 Trading Score:1	shouldn't the OP be warned about the almost-addictive quality of Blu Ray? Once you buy and watch one, it becomes the hardest of habits that you'll never want to break!

09-21-2007, 05:00 AM	#12
jbuttler007 Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Ayase-Shi, Japan	stop wasting time and build your library. You said that you already know that BD is better so why wait?

09-21-2007, 05:14 AM	#13
Rike255 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:AB, Canada PSNetwork: Rike255 Home Theater Gallery:44 Blu-ray collection:57	You could always get a PS3 and then you'll also have a gaming console (if you're into that sort of thing only, of course). Then no matter what it's not a waste of money because the PS3 will always be a game machine (although if Blu-Ray lost, the PS3 would be very hard pressed to do well in the console war).

09-21-2007, 07:07 PM	#17
Antny Member Member since:Sep 2007	Ok, ok This may turn out to be a mistake but as soon as a few extra funds roll in (very soon ). I'm jumping in head first with you guys. AAAAhhh it's only money anyway. Go blu

09-21-2007, 07:12 PM	#19
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	Other than Sony being involved and the technology being better that is where the similarities to Beta end. JVC is a contributor to the Blu-ray Disc Association. In the Beta/VHS war, they were VHS.

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