What is the situation Blu-ray vs HD DVD after PS3 release?

[Dave]

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!

[JTK]

"But the PS3 is just a gaming console and most of those people don't HDTV's and don't care about HD movies."

[hmurchison]

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.

Way off.

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.

You've listed some companies in the Blu-ray section that are also supporting HD DVD.

Look I'm not trying to bust your balls or cram HD DVD down peoples throats but people have a right to come here and get correct information. Some of your points are just an abomination.

The PS3 could very well change things drastically for Blu-ray. I'm excited to see this battle. It's like Ohio State vs Michigan for all the marbles this saturday baby. Who doesn't like to see a big battle. Go Buckeyes!

[phloyd]

It is easy to spin the information any way you want and Dave is certainly one of our resident BD fanboys

I am curious as to why he has Disney supporting HD DVD - perhaps there is news that I haven't heard...

[Jazar]

It would be nice if BD was leading in title sales.

[Zvi]

OMG! I was gonna say Murchison's gonna get you about those numbers, but he alredy posted... H. Lightning Murchison HD DVD Junior

[Dave]

Originally Posted by phloyd

I am curious as to why he has Disney supporting HD DVD - perhaps there is news that I haven't heard...

Fixed Some bad copy/paste

[hmurchison]

Well after seeing PS3 selling on eBay for $4k I might just have to become a bigger BD fanboy than Dave.

I'm not missing out on the PS4 bonanza. By then my son will be old enough to hold down the line for a week or two