Blu-Ray = BetaMax II

Blu Ray will pull away from HD-DVD.

First of all it's used for more than just movies so far, and the gaming industry is HUGE and we all know who's going to lead that for the next 5 years or so... PS3.

I hear PS3 just topped a Million in sales worldwide. Hmmm... In only a few months? and the great part about that is, all can play Blue Ray, and most owners are ready for 1080p and will buy $30 Movies for better picture and sound than DVD.

Oh and I see there is a Blu Ray Burner out for PC for around $500... That should top the cake.

The Fact is.. HD DVD is for movies only for now and until Xbox uses it for games, blu ray will remain ahead.

DO you really think Sony is gonna pull another Beta Max? Haa.. All their share holders would be bailing quick if they didn't offer some kind of evidence on why the created Blu Ray. From going over some charts it seems sony has been up 2006 over 2005. My guess is PS3 and blu ray.
 
I still don't get why people feel Blu Ray is a Sony only thing. The Blu Ray is being brought forth and backed by many companies. It's not "Sony's" traditional format like Beta Max, Minidisc, etc was.
 
I actually meant both. There were many occasions apparently where someone purchased it for themselves or a family member as a gift and grabbed the blu-ray by mistake thinking it was a dvd.

And dude...HDTV, a Blu-Ray player...these things arent in every household...just because you work at best buy "showing a demo" doesnt mean everyone has the things you're selling.

People have nice 27" - 36" TV's from the "flat screen" WEGA-ish "era" and they arent bad televisions. They produce a nice picture, and I'm sure many people probably won't be upgrading until they need to. So what I meant by 'maxed out' was actually spending the money to get yourself a quality HDTV to notice the difference in the picture. Not everyone has these things...and if you're going to get an HDTV, shouldn't you know more than the average person that the speakers on them are usually shit and you should be getting an external surround setup? And you probably shouldnt skimp on either of those things (would you recommend a no-name brand hdtv for blu-ray viewing to a customer with nothing extra?)...and in the end you really should end up with a maxed out setup or what's the point of bothering with Blu-Ray anyway? The speakers on my HD LCD sound like laptop speakers, I wouldnt dare use them or recommend someone else use them as a primary source of sound from the TV. I guess you would, huh?

It seems like you were looking for any way possible to pull the "I work at Best Buy" card for some reason.....rather than contradict my opinion and argue about a best buy demo, let's hear yours on the future of Blu-Ray, that was kind of point here...and I think you were failing to realize everything I mentioned above. What percentage of the country has HDTV's at this point? it's probably not amazingly high yet.
 
no offense dood, but are you blind?

jumping from 480p to 720p is prety fking big difference. It's literally the difference you see from standard cable to HDTV cable
 
Wagner said that while attending last year’s National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) annual conference in Las Vegas, more than one panel discussed “several major players in the porn industry going the Blu-ray route.” He said the Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD rivalry was also the buzz around NAB 2006 last month.

http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/05/02/pornhd/index.php?lsrc=mwrss
 
Your right about neither will "take over" as the new standard but nothing is coming out thats better very soon thats for damn sure .

It's not that there's nothing out there that is better its that already the whole A/V industry is HEAVILY invested into blu ray and hd dvd. Their share holders and such are on it.
 
Vivid's Steve Hirsch On Adult HDTV
The porn industry's top executive picks Blu-ray for his first high-def DVD.

TVPredictions: So, will your first HDTV DVD be Blu-ray or HD-DVD and when will it be released?

Steve Hirsch: We will be releasing our first high-def DVD in the first quarter of 2007. We're working on it now. It will be a Blu-ray DVD and it will have multiple angles. You will have the option of watching two different angles of a scene.

TVP: Will you release the title in HD-DVD later in the year?

SH: As of now, it will just be Blu-ray. But that's not to say we won't release it in HD-DVD later.

http://www.tvpredictions.com/hirsch111006.htm
 
Did you read what I already said to the other guy that asked about this?

I understand jumping from those video formats is huge, but many people don't even have an option, they arent even in the world of tv's with those preferences yet..that was my point.
 
ugh, these threads are so stupid. either way, ill get a 360 hd dvd drive and ill have my ps3, so im fine either way. i didnt get my ps3 for playing movies, got if for games coming out
 
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