What are the best online articles you've read so far, extolling Blu-ray's benefits ?

[Trinity]

Can anyone please give links to the best online articles you've read or seen so far (preferably not written by Sony) and also the best forum threads here (giving links), that you reckon do a great job extolling the virtues / benefits of the Blu Ray DVD format, but without only offering up ultra technical reasons why. I know there's an FAQ on this site, but it's not what I'm seeking.

[ground chuck]

go search online or search the forum, there's plenty of info there to be had. sometimes you need to do some research for yourself rather than having the info handed to you. you'll feel better in at the end that your hard work let you to the world of blu.

[Trinity]

Thanks, that's so helpful. I did search the forum and couldn't find anything.

[ground chuck]

blu-ray hold more info. you can buy a ps3 where you get a gaming console and bd player all in one. an 360 needs an addition add on. blu-ray has more studio support than hd-dvd. blu-ray is widely available at most retail stores such as walmart, target, even bulk stores, like costco and sam's club. if you have a friend that has a bd player go check it out the clarity is amazing.

[richard lichtenfelt]

http://www.blu-raydisc.com/Section-1...s/4/Index.html
This list was made before Paramount changed, also doesn't include the latest additions to blu-ray; Denon, Loewe, Funai, JVC, and Acer.


11 of top 15 movies of 2006 are from blu-ray exclusive studios. 7 of top 15 from Sony themselves.

Box Office 2006 Source: Box Office Mojo

Position Title Studio Domestic Gross

1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $423,315,812
2 Cars BV $244,082,982
3 X-Men III: The Last Stand Fox $234,362,462
4 The Da Vinci Code Sony $217,536,138
5 Superman Returns WB $200,081,192
6 Ice Age: The Meltdown Fox $195,330,621
7 Happy Feet WB $185,625,671
8 Night at the Museum Fox $165,150,384
9 Casino Royale Sony $160,047,891
10 Over the Hedge P/DW $155,019,34
11 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Sony $148,213,377
12 Click Sony $137,340,146
13 Mission: Impossible III Par. $133,501,348
14 Borat Fox $126,598,982
15 The Pursuit of Happyness Sony $124,834,524

Paramaount only holds the #10 + #13 spots, Universal didn't make the top 15.

Top Ten Global Summer Blockbusters of 2007

# Film Gross ($M)
1 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End $958 blu only
2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix $912 both
3 Spider-Man 3 $890 blu only
4 Shrek the Third $757 hd-dvd only
5 Transformers $685 hd-dvd only
6 The Simpsons Movie $482 blu only
7 Ratatouille $390 blu only
8 Die Hard 4.0 $356 blu only
9 Ocean's Thirteen $305 both
10 The Bourne Ultimatum $278 hd-dvd only

7 on blu-ray, 5 on hd-dvd. 5 blu-ray exclusives, 3 hd-dvd exclusives, 2 neutrals.

Hd-dvd exclusive studios, Universal/NBC tv, and Paramount/Dreamworks
Blu-ray exclusive studios, Sony, 20th Century Fox/Fox tv, Lionsgate, MGM, Disney/Buena Vista, Miramax.
Plenty of good movies for both, but blu-ray has a much greater selection.
20th Century Fox has 29 titles coming before Xmas.
Put together these facts when I was on the fence trying to decide between the 2 formats. I suppose I don't need to tell you which way I went. It had nothing to do with Sony infatuation, although I do believe that they make very good quality products hence they charge more and still are an industry leader. I had a Toshiba vcr many years ago and thought it was well made too.
For me it came down to movies available and on the horizon. Studio backing, and elec. manufacturer support. Most electronic hardware producers have joined blu-ray including Philips, Sharp, JVC, LG, Daewoo, Loewe, Denon, Funai, Hitachi, Harmon Kardon, Sony, Apple, Dell, Acer, TDK, Samsung, Mitsubishi, and Hewlett Packard.
Manufacturer support of hd-dvd, Hewlett Packard, Acer, Toshiba, NEC, LG (combo player), Microsoft, Intel, Sanyo, Samsung (combo player), and Venturer.
I like both just fine, but if I were betting on the long run Blu-ray seems the obvious choice. As we all know, eventually there can be only one.

[ReduxInflux]

this might be of interest to you as well: Blu-Ray myspace