Sorry but the internet rules the p*rn industry and youtube and joost type services are the future of this industry. BTW any of you in here buying a plasma HDTV $$$ just to watch p*rn when you can get it off the internet for free through p2p and bitorrent. Enjoy!!!
True...But daddy likey... I haven't seen an HD-DVD so i can't compare but I do love the PQ on the Blu-Ray...It's all good... The main reason I bought the PS3 was for the Blu-Ray, so its just bonus it plays games...oh wait...
here's a great site that reviews titles for both formats: for the movies that are on both formats, they review and compare. http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/ here's a review of great movie all you newbies have to watch: "Coming To America" (HD DVD/Blu-ray) Synopsis Eddie Murphy plays an African prince on a mission to find a bride. On a whim he decides he should take his friend and loyal subject to Queens, NY. In disguise the pampered prince relishes the chance to test his mettle in the urban wilderness. Commentary I guess it is Eddie Murphy month for HD! Lots of films featuring the famed comedian hitting shelves recently. This one is one of his classics, but honestly it is one of my least favorites. It has some great moments in it, but I would be content to just see it on occasion on a local cable station. With so many great Murphy titles out there to choose from, this one would be low on the list. Technical This ended up looking far better than I expected, given its age and budget. The image is remarkably clean on both formats, with only some of the darker sequences revealing natural film grain. Colors are a bit subdued but present the typical look of films this age. Fine detail is quite good and at times rivals a lot of the newer movies I've been seeing in HD lately. The soundtrack isn't quite as impressive as the visual display, but this has more to do with the sound design and recording limitations of the time. Like most films this age, the fidelity overall seems a bit limited, and the dialogue sounds edgier than I prefer. Imaging overall is very front heavy, but the music in the film livens things up a bit. I didn't detect much difference between the HD DVD and Blu-ray versions despite the higher bitrate used for the HD DVD release.
Same here, its really the only reason I wanted a PS3 at launch, the Blu-ray drive keeps me and my home theather system happy, when the games start coming out for the PS3 it'll be more of a bonus than anything
Paramount titles tend to look identical on both HD-DVD and Blu-ray despite the different codecs being used. But Coming To America reportedly looks noticeably better on HD-DVD according to those who've compared the two transfers. I only have it on HD-DVD. Trading Places looks freaking amazing though. Completely blows away every broadcast I've ever seen. The other difference between Paramount's HD-DVD and Blu-ray releases are the bitrates for the Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks. HD-DVD gets 1.5 Mbps while Blu-ray is given the shaft with only 640 kbps.
yes. also its how YOU affect your HDTV too. If your HDTV is properly calibrated, your bluray would look awesome. If not, then you'd have some really tan looking people fighting in some pitch dark alley thats not suppose to be pitch dark. its about the calibration.
I don't think downloadable content will ever work because it would take a long-ass time with our current internet. Even when our internet becomes faster, that would just mean getting free illegal movies is as easy as downloading illegal mp3s today. It would be HD quality, but take minutes to download. That is doom for the movie industry.
Finally settling on an actual format is only the first step. Actually getting the widespread adoption is still a way away. (And even the first step isn't finished yet). What doku and tinman are saying is interesting though; if the tech angle is true, then the tie to the PS3 is what really made the difference (not surprising, and probably as Sony expected). I think, though, that Sony probably leaned more heavily on the Blu-Ray supporting PS3 than PS3 supporting Blu-Ray side, though. In any case, the whole format war thing blows anyhow.
DOOMED _______ XDE, or extended detail enhancement, raises the level of standard-definition DVDs to a full high-definition resolution of 1,920 by 1,080 pixels. Toshiba Unveils DVD-Enhancing Technology Toshiba, which this year lost the high-definition format war with Sony (NYSE: SNE), on Monday introduced technology that enhances the picture quality of DVDs. XDE, or extended detail enhancement, will be in Toshiba's new XD-E500 DVD player, which will ship this month. The player will be priced at $150, about twice as much as regular "up-converting" players. Toshiba claims the higher price is justified because XDE takes DVD picture quality to a higher level, but not quite as high as Sony's Blu-ray high-definition format. Toshiba had tried to rally the industry around the HD DVD format as a better choice than Blu-ray. The latter, however, gained broader support from movie studios, prompting Toshiba to stop making HD DVD players this year. XDE raises the level of standard-definition TV, which has a display resolution of 640 by 480 pixels, to a resolution of 1,920 by 1,080 pixels, which is often referred to as full high definition, according to Toshiba. As a result, the edges of images are sharper, which means there's less blurring on large screens. Also, colors are more vivid and the contrast is sharper, according to Toshiba. In releasing XDE, Toshiba apparently is looking to take advantage of people's lukewarm response to Blu-ray, which has gained most of its market traction to date through its use in Sony's popular PlayStation 3 video game console. Average consumers are satisfied with their cheaper standard DVD players and are not willing to pay more to switch to a Blu-ray player, which in many cases would require buying a TV that supports HD content, according to a recent study conducted by ABI Research. With people sticking to standard DVDs, Toshiba sees a market opportunity. "Toshiba is delivering to consumers what they want -- a high-quality experience at an affordable price," Louis Masses, director of product planning for Toshiba, said in a statement. Toshiba plans to promote its new technology in an extensive print and online advertising campaign, starting with ads on the NBCOlympics.com Web site. The company also has launched a Web site dedicated to promoting XDE. link
That DOOMED is going to eventually be unbolded, smaller font and probably even paired with a question mark. Blu-Ray wins forever. I said it from the get-go, HD-DVD will lose because nobody wants to say HD-DVD. its too much of a mouthful. Toshiba is just grasping for straws now.
You and Landlord Landry need to take classes on how to not jump the gun by posting something before the facts have been released.
I'm not sure what the purpose of buying a blu-ray player is now when you can get virtually the same resolution will a standard dvd. Most people are renting/ buying movies for the movie itself not for the extra content so that kills the larger capacity advantage of blu-ray.
You can tell a big difference on an upconverted DVD vs a Blu-Ray on larger screens and especially on projector systems. If you have a 32" 1080p and a good upconverting DVD player, you may not notice much of a difference vs Blu-Ray. If you have a 60" 1080p you will notice a difference. You can get a 60" 1080p DLP TV(not a flat panel TV) for less than 2 grand. Cheetah: no matter what the upconverter does, DVD still only has 480 lines of resolution, while blu-ray has 1080. Its a bigger resolution difference than VHS to DVD as far as lines of resolution are concerned(240 for VHS).
