Research analyst Ted Schadler: Blu-ray will win out!

[Dave]

Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD: Knocking Each Other Out?

Picking a Winner

If one format wins, a number of experts predict it will be Blu-ray due to its higher number of manufacturing and content partners.

Forrester Research analyst Ted Schadler said in a research note on October 5, 2006, that Blu-ray will win out because it has more support, with over 100 manufacturers compared to HD-DVD's 10. According to Schadler, Dell, Apple and Sony will ship PCs with Blu-ray drives. HD-DVD has Toshiba in the PC fold. "This deeper support will translate into a broader assortment of products, more retail shelf space and a bigger marketing budget," he said, adding that the Playstation 3 will also make inroads for Blu-ray.

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[Spankey]

You forgot this part...

However, content is also important. Schadler noted that Blu-ray has more movie titles. For instance, the Blu-ray collections on Blockbuster Online and Netflix outpace HD-DVD titles by a wide margin. "Content is key. The new formats are (for now) read only. This makes content even more important than in Betamax vs. VHS," says Drèze.

"At least with Betamax you could record sitcoms [off your TV]. Here, all you can do is play pre-recorded content. If there is none [available], there is no benefit from buying the player."

[Dave]

Originally Posted by sltmag

You forgot this part...

I did it because i think that HD DVD have several (~10) titles more and this wont be true, but if you say so

[Knight-Errant]

Originally Posted by Dave

I did it because i think that HD DVD have several (~10) titles more and this wont be true, but if you say so

Not for long

[JTK]

They make some mention here about no recording....um, aren't their BD recorders out, at least in Japan already? (Outside of PC applications.)

Granted, they aren't cheap, but first gen never is.