Alright guys, as a Home Theater Enthusiast and employee selling the stuff, i would like to ask........(for those of you who actually keep up on this stuff.)

HD DVD or Blu-ray...........which one do you have and why?



I'll start.........our household has both. I personally support HD DVD, but my roommate has a PS3, so we also have Blu-ray as well.

 

Has Sony's technology in the past won out? Betamax, minidisc, etc... I don't have eithe right now. I really want to tait to see which format ultimately wins out. What advantages does one have over the other?

 

Blu-Ray all the way!

 

i have been saying blue ray from the start. months ago when this started and i still say blue ray now is the best.

 

I think Blockbuster is stocking only blu-ray, so that works for me. I have the Blockbuster Movie Pass ($12/month)and the only time I even think about buying a DVD is when they are $5 at Walmart or Target. I can't see ever putting together another DVD collection when I can rent them so cheaply.

Edit: I don't have either now, but The way it looks, I'll get Blue Ray .

 

def Blu-Ray. The technical aspects of blu-ray are superior to that of HD-DVD, that is how i made my decision to support BD.

 

i am saying HD-DVD....only on the fact that I HATE sony....lol....

on a side note....i heard there is already development of a dual format disc that can hold both HD-DVD and blu-ray on one disc....and play in either player...dunno read about it a little ways back...

 

Isnt Blu Ray way more expensive than HD DVD?

 

blu ray is way more expensive.. but they are like that because Sony got all the backing from the motion pictures companies.. where HD is only getting a few. blu ray was brought out before HD DVD (on 360) so alot of people were renting blu-ray because of their PS3's.

i would just be scared to buy a HD-DVD drive for my 360 because i seldom see movies in hollywood video for HD-DVD, there is like a "small small" section of HD and we got a isle almost of blu-ray now.

now if i was a person that didnt want PS3 but wanted a blu-ray, i wouldnt buy one of those media player.. they are still around$800-900, where i could just buy the PS3 for $499 (and isnt there a price drop soon? i dont keep up anymore) where with xbox360, need to buy that and then the attachment?

and i heard about the dual purpose HD/blu-ray discs.. you can get a burner/reader drive for your PC for like $1,000+.. (that's new techology.. wait 6 months and it will be $300 or less)

 

what do you mean blu-ray is "way more expensive"? From a manufacturing standpoint? or an end-user standpoint? Because price for the players are fairly similar for both standards, blu-ray might be a little more expensive but I wouldnt say way more expensive.