Blu Ray vs HD-DVD Options

[impala454]

I know we've had this question before, but it's been quite a while. Just curious what you guys think. There's a lot of stuff to consider, from cost to manufactur to cost of the players, etc.

[zetec]

people are still talking about this?

Honestly, I think both formats will survive for quite some time. Everybody remember DVD+R and DVD-R? They're still both around, it's just pretty much everything can play/record both of them now. Each had it's perks (+'s were better at video, IIRC, and -'s were cheaper to make) but the creation of dual-format combo drives really kinda killed any competition.

Really, if one format is to eventually be declared a winner in this, it'll be the format that lowers prices on the discs first -- when they're cheap enough, and enough dual-format players are ubiquitous (they're already out there, BTW), people are going to buy whichever format is cheaper, since they won't have dedicated hardware.

And nobody better throw out that porn supports HD-DVD -- that's a piece of shit argument.

A) I'm not going to pay for high-def porn
B) especially when the internet can get it to me for free
C) especially since the porn industry releases more movies than any other film industry (you should see the release groups race XXX releases on some of the private topsites)
D) before VHS, there WAS no way to watch porn at home -- only in a seedy pee-wee herman-busted-style theater.
E) Once again, the internet and even Pay-Per-View has replaced this, not to mention DVD's are waaaaay cheaper, especially considering it's fucking spankbait.