So which BDs are actually better than HD DVD?

[aristotles]

Originally Posted by lokus

Does a high bitrate value really matter? Some of the HD-DVD companies are using different codecs which don't require such a high bitstream for the movies but produce video quality equal to that of Blu-ray. Is Blu-ray really that superior to HD-DVD when it comes down to bitrate? Sure we have a high bitrate if we ever need it but with some of the codecs available such high bitrates aren't required. Your thoughts?

It all depends on the content. If you have a lot of foliage moving in the foreground in a scene with characters moving in the the background, you will need a high video bit rate to capture the action without ending up with a lot of macro blocking or blurry picture. The Condemned is a great example of a movie with a lot of dynamic motion in the frame in parts of the movie.

But more important than bit rate is bandwidth. Without high bandwidth, you have to either compromise on audio or video quality (bit rate).

[Papi4baby]

Originally Posted by mischa316

I rented it on SD DVD. Since it didn't come out on HD & Blu Ray until a month after. I saw it maybe as I said I have more in my Netflix queue right now that are more of a priority ya know. Once those are done I might try it then.
Mischa.

Well if you seen it, then if you like it buy it great PQ on Blu ray.