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05-12-2006, 10:13 AM
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If no clear HD winner, Sony would let Blu-Ray co-exist with HD-DVD?
Sorry the title of the post wasn't clear and I can't change it.
Rather than fighting on for years and years:
Here's an interestng article:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1960283,00.asp
"Glasgow said he believed the battle over formats could be resolved within 12 to 24 months, but entertained the possibility of creating a player that combined both technologies."
Since there has been so much invested in Blu-Ray, I'm assuming this means Sony would rather make a combo drive then let Blu-Ray die should they not clearly win the war of the two formats.
But I wouldn't misinterpret this comment: this isn't saying Sony is going to make a combo player or has any plans for one - so don't "wait it out" for one. Right now there is a format war and the Blu-Ray camp will be preparing to win it in hopes that combo drives will never exist permanently - as he's said, it's expensive to have two HD technologies.
He's saying that should HD-DVD survive the market along with Blu-Ray, then there could be a possibility that combo players will exist from Sony. After all, he only "entertained" the idea, meaning the reporter of the article probably prompted questions to him like would Sony would ever consider having a combo player should there be no clear winner. His answer could have been "maybe". Who knows...lol.
Like many of us, I would rather there be ONE winner. ONE format.
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05-12-2006, 10:52 AM
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Re: Sony would let Blu-Ray co-exist than die
I'm just enjoying my movies in high definition. And I've pretty much stopped buying standard definition.
- Steve
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05-12-2006, 11:47 AM
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Re: Sony would let Blu-Ray co-exist than die
You know, Steve, I had expected to continue buying SD DVDs, but as it turns out I haven't bought a single one since April 18 (HD DVD Launch day).
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05-12-2006, 11:53 AM
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Re: Sony would let Blu-Ray co-exist than die
I actually stopped buying ....last summmer...unless I really really really couldn't live without it.
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05-12-2006, 02:11 PM
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Re: Sony would let Blu-Ray co-exist than die
My DVD buying went from run to crawl after I watched my first D-Theater tape over 3 years ago. I never used to rent many DVD's but now I do. I mainly buy DVD's of old timey films. New films on DVD are out of the question! I wear HD or I wear nothing at all!
Rachael, the big disc cat! I used to be looking for Hi-Vision Laserdiscs & D-Theater tapes, now I'm looking for HD-DVD's and Blu-rays.
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05-12-2006, 10:16 PM
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Re: Sony would let Blu-Ray co-exist than die
I joined Netflix the first week I had my HD-A1, have rented quite a few SD dvds from them but have only purchased HD-DVD titles. Of course if some must-have title comes out that's only in SD (like Branagh's Hamlet or a Bladerunner SE) I'll of course purchase it, but not lesser films.
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05-12-2006, 10:37 PM
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Re: If no clear HD winner, Sony would let Blu-Ray co-exist with HD-DVD?
I'm still buying DVD's of older titles that probably won't make it to any High Def format for awhile, and newer stuff that is really reasonably priced. But I've been very spoiled by HD DVD, and SD DVD's have lost some of their lustre for me.
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05-14-2006, 02:52 AM
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Re: If no clear HD winner, Sony would let Blu-Ray co-exist with HD-DVD?
Regarding buying older titles on dvd: I have no doubt that it will take a while to release older titles on high def dvd, but I was pleasantly surprised when Robert Harris reported that we should be seeing Adventures of Robin Hood and The Searchers (among other films) on hd dvd this summer. I don't remember that classic films were so quickly released on regular dvd during its launch period. I think it's another indication that studios are serious about pushing these blue laser formats.
Regarding the original post, I would not be surprised if universal players become ubiquitous down the line, making the two formats into a one de-facto standard, so to speak.
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05-14-2006, 05:15 AM
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Re: If no clear HD winner, Sony would let Blu-Ray co-exist with HD-DVD?
I *really* don't see this as an issue. The only way one of the two isn't going to outright win is because unified players came to market, because of studio support if nothing else.
If unified players come to market, once both formats have equivalent prices, BR will win. Simply because of capacity, which makes it cheaper for studios. Especially for TV on DVD.
Put simply, even if unified players are created, Toshiba still loses, because it's technically inferior. The only way HD-DVD can exist is if it wins, all other scenarios lead to HD-DVD's death, because it's technologically inferior.
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05-14-2006, 11:18 AM
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Re: If no clear HD winner, Sony would let Blu-Ray co-exist with HD-DVD?
It looks to me that only Fox and Disney can tip the scales in either direction for a win. Also, the technologically superior format won't necessarily win. HD-DVD could be more profitable and that could be the biggest factor in the end, or not...?
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05-14-2006, 01:15 PM
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Re: If no clear HD winner, Sony would let Blu-Ray co-exist with HD-DVD?
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The only way HD-DVD can exist is if it wins, all other scenarios lead to HD-DVD's death, because it's technologically inferior.
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It should forever be remembered that Betamax was initially considered to be technologically superior to VHS. Beta was first to market (by over a year); the L-500 and L-750 tapes were much more compact than VHS tape's T-120's; and the copyrighted "deep recording" ability of its head drums meant better color saturation and video definition at its top speed. Beta was ev | |
