HD VMD camp claims their format has better PQ than Blu-ray or HD DVD

[BTBuck1]

HD-VMD has a camp?

I just don't see this format lasting 3 quarters.

[GaS]

They at least have some great bollywood titles.

[LynxFX]

If anything it is just going to confuse all the potential HD DVD buyers. HD DVD next to HD VMD next to DVD. All those names just start to blend together.

Now Blu-ray on the other hand, 2 short syllables that has 'new technology' right in the name.

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by BTBuck1

HD-VMD has a camp?

I just don't see this format lasting 3 quarters.

Does it matter? It would seem to be this totally confusing and almost identically named to HD DVD competitor has shown up to take away all the typical HD DVD claims:

Price - HD VMD can be cheaper
Disc production - HD VMD uses DVD replication equipment
Capacity - Less is better with VC-1 the miracle codec, so clearly HD VMD is the choice again
Audio - DD+ is good enough, and HD VMD doesn't force people into endless debate on the issue

And, it has even less studio support than HD DVD! Imagine the years of FUD on forums claiming Universal is about to support HD VMD!

[crackinhedz]

HD-VMD kinda reminds me of American Idol.


You know, with all those sad little people who obviously don't have good enough friends to tell them they suck ass before they go and make a fool of themselves to the whole world...yeah, kinda like that.

[w_tanoto]

this is the ugliest format ever.... with several layers, there would be hiccups when layer switch occur, just like on DVD, but this time, the number is 5x or 6x. No, this is even worse than HD DVD.

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by w_tanoto

this is the ugliest format ever.... with several layers, there would be hiccups when layer switch occur, just like on DVD, but this time, the number is 5x or 6x. No, this is even worse than HD DVD.

Shhhh. No it isn't. It's better than HD DVD.

[w_tanoto]

Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

Shhhh. No it isn't. It's better than HD DVD.

oh right.....
well, at least BD only has one "hiccups", while the others have more than 2.
I noted a hiccup in The Parent Trap DVD (Disney), but I haven't really noted in other DVD or BD

[Footloose301]

In all honesty I think all of these HD DVD, DVD, upscaling, and HD VMD is just going to confuse the average joe....

Its going to be interesting. I want to see what kind of quality these actually put out. I'm thinking its going to be like the low quality K-Mart brand stereos that tell you 300 watts and its actual is around 10watts haha. I'm thinking this "1080P" is going to be more like 480 or 720. Mark my words

I just don't see them producing a competitive, quality product at the same price. Even if they use red laser.

And as far as everybody keeps saying that its too late in the game. No. I don't believe so. I have a lot of neighbors. We live in a community in southwest florida and the average home cost is $450,000. Guess what? I'm the only one on my street that has an HD player. The rest have upscaling DVD players. On my street theres 22 homes. The people I have talked to say that they aren't buying anything because the players cost too much right now because one of them is going to be the winner and they don't want to make the wrong choice and blow all that money. They all have HDTV's and HD Cable. With this new technology coming out I have a feeling that people that are sitting on the hedge right now are going to just "wing it" and buy something that is not expensive at all because if it does go downhill then they don't have much invested.

Obviously this is just my $0.02 and I think it goes without saying because some of you are thinking it too. But, I hope HD VMD crashes and burns. Blu-ray should win this anyways. But Sony better get off their ass and get some commercials around. Especially during the superbowl and even better would be right before thanksgiving. They need to let the people know about Blu-ray before HD DVD gets package deals around and lowers prices for "Black Friday". Thats the biggest shopping day of the year and the time when my family buys ALL of their Christmas presents. If Sony doesn't do something before Thanksgiving then they're just shooting themselves in the foot.

Heck! Come Black Friday I might just go to Best Buy and Circuit City while everybody is standing in line at 5am and start promoting Blu and telling people that HD DVD is closing up shop and not coming out with any more movies after Christmas because Toshiba is switching to Blu-ray haha