As seen with sales of Blu-ray movies in North America, the Sony PlayStation 3 is one of the best Blu-ray Disc players currently on the market. In Western Europe, the PlayStation 3 launched on March 23 and according to data from the Blu-ray Disc Association, HD DVD comfortably outsold Blu-ray up until that point. In the week immediately after the console’s European launch, Blu-ray discs accounted for almost 87% of all HD disc sales. Recent weekly figures from Europe put Blu-ray sales three times greater than that of HD DVD, with the now-leading format accounting for 64% of the total volume in 2007. The quick turn of the tide, however, reflects how easily it is to sway favor in a still relatively small niche market.
News source: DailyTech
News source: DailyTech
For a very basic comparison you can compare the next few months releases at play. 12 HD-DVD titles of all poor to middling quality and 60 odd BR titles of poor to high quality.
I hope BR wins now just so this stupid competition will end.
For a very basic comparison you can compare the next few months releases at play. 12 HD-DVD titles of all poor to middling quality and 60 odd BR titles of poor to high quality.
Huh? There are currently more confirmed upcoming releases (items with actual release dates) on HD-DVD than Blu-Ray according to High-Def Digest. And with numerous release on both format from Warner & the likes, I'd also question your poor to middling, poor to high pseudo rating system.
Last edited by YaddaMe on 29 May 2007 - 18:49
So bite me Septimus
For a very basic comparison you can compare the next few months releases at play. 12 HD-DVD titles of all poor to middling quality and 60 odd BR titles of poor to high quality.
I hope BR wins now just so this stupid competition will end.
The Matrix.
I mean, it's the inferior capacity which sucks once you start considering it for data storage, their recordables cost as much as Blu-ray discs to many Europeans at this point with 60% of the Blu-ray capacity, history doesn't paint a pretty picture as for its releases, and it has far less reasonably priced burners where I live. Heck, you'd be lucky to find any decent HD-DVD burner here right now. I really don't get what you guys see going for that format. It actually seem to struggle already when you take releases and support into account. Sure, Sony is backing it, but I couldn't care less about that at this point, and Microsoft is far from an angel either. Both use AACS and AACS is busted open now. BD use BD+ but it's largely unproven as a viable protection. It's just annoying to have a split market and it hurts the customers by delaying the adoption.
The Matrix.
*rolls eyes* Wow, look a title!
Last edited by Jugalator on 29 May 2007 - 20:59
Warner supports BOTH formats.
"The Matrix" and "Blade Runner" will also be out for Blu-ray.
I guess EduardValencia likes his Toshiba monopoly.
Either way, they're still to pricy for me. I'm also in no rush since I don't buy movies anymore. At the most I rent, and since DVDs aren't going to die anytime soon I am in no real rush. I also have to get a new HDTV first anyways, that's higher up on my list right now.
However I'm glad for Blu Ray, much better format.
The difference of course being that you already paid for the blu-ray player and if you have to pay for an hd-dvd add-on, you're pretty ****ed you had to pay for blu-ray movie playback. I don't see blu-ray losing now though, although I don't want it to win.
everyone here wants Blu-Ray, who cares the HD-DVD !!
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