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  1. Comment - First Blu-ray Movies Due June 20

    (Jun 14, 2006 - 3:47 PM)

    Vla - I couldn't agree more. I purchased a PSP to try it out - very nice device with a really sharp screen. But the UMD lock-in is just plain "dumb", for lack of a better term. They even locked the consumer into the whole Memory Stick crap which has NO benefit over standard SD memory. I really hate Sony and I don't feel as though they care for the consumer either...

  2. Comment - First Blu-ray Movies Due June 20

    (Jun 14, 2006 - 1:11 PM)

    Good call Vlavlababa.

    People always mention Beta-max - how about the wonderful MiniDisc?

    MiniDiscs were announced in 1991 by Sony - and really NEVER took off, but they still semi-support the media. I would totally agree that Blu-Ray has the potential to fail becasue of a limited target audience.

    Either way - the battle will rage on...I just hope there is a winner before the holiday season :-)

  3. Comment - First Blu-ray Movies Due June 20

    (Jun 14, 2006 - 9:38 AM)

    jp_ext:
    ladylust did not make a n00b comment - you did. You just said HD DVD is a lesser format and Blu-Ray has better specs - this is a poor comment and illustrates your misunderstanding of the formats. While Blu-Ray may provide more space, the Blu-Ray media will only be using the MPEG 2 format which is what current DVD uses today. Sony believes this format it the future. HD DVD will provide the choice of MPEG 4 or VC-1. I would much prefer the newer codecs as opposed to the same old MPEG 2 with less compression. Your comment about the cutting of production on standard DVD players is pretty 'out there'. Do you have a foundation for this hypothesis? You do realize that they are still selling VHS players correct? On the physical media side - the Blu-ray disc substrate will be coated with a 0.1 mm thick protective layer, which must be clean and optically pure (free from defects). This will be VERY interesting to see how these hold up (even with the new coating material). Has anyone rented DVD's lately? Looks like they were dragged from the back of a truck on the highway...

    BTW - I have asked many non-geek folks and family members on which they would rather own HD-DVD or Blu-Ray and their instant response was HD-DVD. I asked why and they indicated the name sounds like HDTV, so HD-DVD just makes sense.

    Personally - I have a very large, custom, front projection, dedicated theater. I am projecting onto a 100" screen with an Oppo DVD player and I must say everything looks great. Lost in HD looks great over Cox cable as well. I have seen the HD-DVD demo and it doesn't look THAT great when I compare it to an HD boradcast show (e.g. - Lost)- especially not worth replacing my entire collection. I don't think I will be choosing HD-DVD or Blu-Ray until this format war is over....