BR vs HD DVD Showdown

[ra1024]

Originally Posted by kjack

I would think that wanting to kill off either format before it has reached it's full potential would go against the grain of a true enthusiast. Can't do an apples to apples comparison to make a good decision otherwise.

Since both formats are essentially the same in terms of what video/audio files they can contain, the real potential boils down to capacity. I'm not aware of anything video or audio wise that can be put on HD DVD and not BR. The only place I would see your argument applying to is interactive content where they are truly different.

Anyways I didn't want this to be a rant thread so much as a discussion of the feasibility of ending the debate about HD DVD's specs being adequate. If the HD DVD side argued "yes, your format can deliver better PQ but ours has better interactivity", I would have more respect for their views. It would then be about whether PQ or interactivity was more important. As it is now, they say their format has both.