Comments on: Samsung fans the HD DVD vs Blu-ray war, though it seems to be over

By: GadgetPig

GadgetPig — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:05:04 +0000

Dual format players is the way to go. Also if Toshiba opens up the licensing so anyone can add hd-dvd as a standard “feature”, and priced at 99-129. Could be a great alternative to just a plain upscaling player. So instead of an upscaling Oppo unit at 149, an Oppo unit at 149, which also happens to have hd-dvd technology “built-in”, much like “HQ” technology was built into VHS. It can be a real enthusiast’s dream as there is no region coding, and you can still get movies overseas.

By: Brett

Brett — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:11:50 +0000

I disagree, the war is not over but about the comment above me the big studios are not all about the cheaper disc format as Blu-ray currently has a lot more of the major studios that HD-DVD does.

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:28:17 +0000

This ‘war’ isn’t over yet. Toshiba (or someone else) could play an ace card by releasing a cheap dual format player. Consumers would buy it with confidence knowing it could play all formats. The big studios with their eyes always on profits would veer to the cheaper disc format, as it wouldn’t matter which disc was used, and at the moment this is HD DVD. Personally, I don’t think HD discs will ever surpass DVD and downloaded films seem to offer greater convenience, just like music does over CD.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:40:35 +0000

The title of your article makes no sense.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:40:30 +0000

The title of your article makes no sense.