Comments on: HD DVD vs. Blu-ray: The real reason behind the format wars

By: IhateSony

IhateSony — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:39:33 +0000

Regardless of which format is better, consumer get’s constantly screwed including me by big global corporations. People should protest and sue them for the money we lost buying the HD-DVD players and HD-DVD’s.

By: lostinfansubs

lostinfansubs — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:32:47 +0000

It always boils down to how to make more money. Resolution of Blu-Ray disc are under par when it comes to HD in general. The big 6 film companies probably see it’s an easier media to control like the report above says. Which means they can charge huge prices for a cheaper product and get away with it because there is no rival in the medium.

I like my HD DVDs, it’s going the way of Beta tapes (which were a better product than VHS if you don’t remember) but it’s fun while it lasts. I personally will still buy into HD products on either of the formats and my company will produce HD Discs even though I was wishing it would have been HD DVD as the victor. You can’t fight a system like this, it was a nice try by Toshiba and Microsoft type companies but they apparently are becoming the past. Poo about it but we will all in the end only have one forced on us regardless which one “wins”.

By: oktober

oktober — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:11:57 +0000

the download movies are 1080 but they are compressed video so they are not high quality. yeah they fill the pixels and so are technically HD but they are in no way true HD quality. for the people who do not know what i am talking about make 2 jpegs of the same picture no save one at full quality and the other at 3rd the quality. they both fill the same pixel count but one is going to be obviously higher quality the full res represents any disc format the compressed altered image Downloadble movies.

also some guy said this is not about pirating but what bluray “COULD” do. so everyone is bitching about something that has not even been done yet, just at the possibility of it? people whine about everything…

By: You guys are idiots

You guys are idiots — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:46:39 +0000

Keep in mind everyone there are no 1080p movies for download only 1080i unless I am mistaken, who in their right minds would wait to download a 50g movie? The only thing companies like Apple,Microsoft and Netflix are trying to do is make everyone go out and spend a ton of money to upgrade your computer and have terabyte storage or buy things like apple tv. (no offence ATV) I don’t like the idea of downloading all of my movies and when I have a hardware problem poof all my movies are gone I mean who’s going to be responsible for that. There is still a demand for physical media and there will always be, for movies at least.

By: ATV

ATV — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:45:35 +0000

Who cares about disc’s. It is a war about unwanted territories. I rented my first 3 movies via apple tv yesterday and it worked like a charm.

By: bob

bob — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:49:48 +0000

hm, I remember hearing a couple years ago that sony had a patent on a technology that would make disc’s play to an exclusive player. I wonder if this is it, it sounds like it. So, I’ll bring up the questions from then. “What if the player breaks? What if I upgrade my player?… I’ll have a stack of disc’s sitting there, completely worthless, and have to start my collection all over again.

As far as the HD format war goes, I think it’s been worthless from the beginning. I believe, as things get more “do it from home friendly” the real winner will surface as some kind of set top box you download movies to. They’re out there, just a matter of time before one really catches on.

Also, as history shows us, where theres a will, there’s a way, BD+ or anything new they throw up will be cracked. They call it uncrackable, it gets cracked, they fix it, they crack it again, and again and again…. PSP anyone?

By: You guys are idiots

You guys are idiots — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:49:07 +0000

This whole conversation is irrelevant bluray won all you HD-DUD suckers got the short end of the stick. I mean honestly if any of you made a movie would you want people just buying one movie copy or renting it and making copy after copy selling them making a profit when you get nothing? how fair is that to you or anyone who makes a movie. you all need to get over it and get a life. sell all of your HD-DUD crap on ebay it’s what my next door neighbor did you all should do the same and quit bitchen. Go ahead and wait 10 years for the next format I’ll be having fun watching my BluRay’s on my 70″ Sony LCD Bravia XBR that’s right a Sony. the majority won so just deal.

By: Ken Mitchell

Ken Mitchell — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:24:36 +0000

It’s not about stealing content or being a “pirate”. The point is that both formats provides sufficient rights management (AACS) which allows LEGAL copying (rights of fair use, many countries have them), but BD+ could give content providers a back door to restrict that. Consumers are not making this decision, providers are making it for us.

By: oktober

oktober — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:58:32 +0000

I thought this would be about how Sony got tired of paying toshiba for DVD and so they went back to there original format they were working before DVD came out so they could make all the money. But it wasnt this was instead some kind of crazy conspiracy article that has really nothing to do with anything unless you pirate copyrighted material. Damn the companies for wanting protect their investments. I have a question do any of you guys have locks on your doors so people wont rob you?? well it is the same concept and if people were not pirating companies would not have to put tons of money into protecting themselves.

By: Inconspicuous

Inconspicuous — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:32:16 +0000

JellyRoll is my hero!