Re: Gartner: The future is blu

motogp34, seriously. It was a great post... errr, if it were April of 2007. But time moves on...

Skyhawk, MotoGP's post may be so '2007ish' as you put it, but his points are just as valid now as they were a year ago when we were talking about this. I own both formats, but I think HD DVD is superior for all the reasons he mentioned.

Hmmm, sounds like the same old HD fanboy gripe I've heard over the past +year. Strange how the people I work with all claim they like their Blu player more than their HD player. It would appear it's all a matter of opinion in my . . . opinion

Well, speaking from the point of view of someone who owns BOTH formats I can tell you this.

1) HD DVD format has cheaper players
2) HD DVD format is finalized
3) I have had almost no problems with my HD discs since I first bought my A1.
4) HD DVD has a nicer user interface on the disc menus
5) Blu Ray is on their bazillionth profile...still not finalized
6) I have had more problems with Blu Ray discs than HD DVD (although this could be due to crappy Samsung player Up-5000)

So, people might like Blu Ray better, but I would wonder why. When the image quality is basically the same why pay more for a format that is still not standardized?? The only thing Blu Ray has going for it over HD DVD is studio support...but that's a big one...and the only reason I bought a Blu Ray deck.

[Post edited by Bosshog7 on Jan 30, 2008]

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Hmmm, sounds like the same old HD fanboy gripe I've heard over the past +year. Strange how the people I work with all claim they like their Blu player more than their HD player. It would appear it's all a matter of opinion in my . . . opinion

T --- People lie they say they give a fair chance.. but is all crap. double check these peeps at work. I see that blu now has matured a little, ps3 is a solid player.... thats now. Most players, still have a list of things wrong.. and blu issues with alot of catalog titles being re-done. i wouldnt wanna know performance a year ago.....

sorry dude i gotta say it....hddvd has been superior... and thats after owning 40 titles in each format

You say a true HD Fanboy ? But i have tested both formats for almost a yr. and have to say HD is more consumer friendly/reliable and care more about the quality of their products ?
I think most of these Sony fanatics, if Sony had told them to jump off a bridge because it would be benefit them they would do it...
The only good player Sony has is the PS3 but i don't think most people who buy one are in it for the movies.

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1) HD DVD format has cheaper players
2) HD DVD format is finalized
3) I have had almost no problems with my HD discs since I first bought my A1.
4) HD DVD has a nicer user interface on the disc menus
5) Blu Ray is on their bazillionth profile...still not finalized
6) I have had more problems with Blu Ray discs than HD DVD (although this could be due to crappy Samsung player Up-5000)

No offense, but again your post is the same old song and dance I've seen in thread after thread (day after day for that matter) from any given HD fanboy since day one! Strange how the peeps I work with that own both formats have never complained about any issues that apparently seem to plague Blu-ray. Two of these peeps even make the outrageous claim that their Blu has a better picture quality. Now keep in mind, I'm not taking a side, I'm just passing on the opinion of others I work with. It would appear to me that it truly is a matter of opinion regardless if one format truly is better in technical terms than the other.

Tim, theres right, and wrong. simple.

even pros say picture is equal, not trying to argue the same old song... but some people are just not meant for certain things.

ps: not calling your co- workers stupid or anything. This would be when personal experience would remove this nonsense from your head.. and save you all these useless posts.


Fanboys, are basically long time followers, of a brand and its products, hence sony fanboys. --But what do we follow in hddvd besides a format that seemed to work?? .

The main reason i joined HD media, is because i love HD content.. and got sick of being fed crap.. from people who dont know jack. Just like mechanics lie to you when they know you dont know jack. and just like your local IT guy knows your spending 'limits'.

[Post edited by kucoloco on Jan 30, 2008]

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and got sick of being fed crap.. from people who dont know jack.

And there in lies the problem as the people I work with do know jack. I work with computer geek, multimedia, hi-def loving freaks that have the money and the knowledge to know their toys better than the average joe. It isn't like I was feed the opinion and info from Ma Kettle and Papa Joe, these are people that are far above the knowledge of your average consumer.

"Two of these peeps even make the outrageous claim that their Blu has a better picture quality." --Tim Raynor

Of course, you have to realize that Tim works at the National Institute for the Blind.

Yeah, you knew I was going to use that line no matter what format the peeps favored.

John