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The point is to save disc manufacturers and content creators money in their migration to a next-gen format. Of course, at the expense of storage capacity.london-boy said:
I see the point, I just don't agree with it.
BR/HD-DVD Thread
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I see the point, I just don't agree with it.
london-boy said:
The point is that Toshiba, Warner Bros. and others wanted to transfer their dominant patent licensing position in the DVD patent pool to the next-generation format.
Since Sony and some other Japanese companies developed Blu-Ray, that wasn't likely and Toshiba cobbled something together quickly. Remember, initially they were going to stay with red laser and just used newer codecs to wring more capacity.
IOW, it's all about greed by Toshiba and WB. Now, sure Sony is motivated by economic interests too. However, remember that Sony and Phillips compromised and backed down right before the DVD launched in the interest of unification. So for about 10 years, they didn't put pecuniary interests above all else.
Uh Toshiba didn't cobble something together quickly. Both Toshiba and NEC were working on independent blue laser formats which they merged together to create AOD. It had been in development for awhile. The red laser option was thrown in later by WB IIRC. Your information wherever you pulled it out from is WRONG. There was no red laser option initially.
At $1500, that's quite the bargain!
wco81 said:Toshiba worked hard to go from 4.3 to 15 GB a layer with no better recordable options than DVD? 8)
It would be better for their technical reputation to say it was cobbled together as a response to BR because HD-DVD is a half-baked format.
Toshiba worked smart not hard. You're rambling incoherently buddy...
It seems the Blu-ray group are the ones who needed to work hard to shed that caddie and incorporate high efficiency codecs as a last resort.
I bet someone is drooling at that book that's for sale on Amazon.
$1500 for an analyst report about the inclusion of a BRD drive in the PS3. Whoa!
I'm certain that the first lines in the paper are something along the lines of "So, you really bought this book, hey? Ok, so let's start: chapter 1 the PS3 is cool...".
Oh, and I see a correlation here:
Anyway, and to stick to the subject, I seriously hope that a merger between the HD-DVD and the Blue-Ray group (By merger, I mean HD-DVD format is ditched in favor of BRD) is still possible.
Two HD formats would bad for everybody.
I'm certain that the first lines in the paper are something along the lines of "So, you really bought this book, hey? Ok, so let's start: chapter 1 the PS3 is cool...".
Oh, and I see a correlation here:
Anyway, and to stick to the subject, I seriously hope that a merger between the HD-DVD and the Blue-Ray group (By merger, I mean HD-DVD format is ditched in favor of BRD) is still possible.
Two HD formats would bad for everybody.
From the consumer stand point, what are the Pros/Cons of each format.
It seems much of the advantages (and inversely the disadvantages) I've heard aren't really from the consumer standpoint.
For instance, HD-DVDs can be pressed from the same line as DVDs. That doesn't necessarily translate to a benefit for the consumer. Likewise, the extra storage space for BR discs don't do much for consumers either (unless you consider BR recorders or the possibility that studios could fill that space with more goodies).
It seems much of the advantages (and inversely the disadvantages) I've heard aren't really from the consumer standpoint.
For instance, HD-DVDs can be pressed from the same line as DVDs. That doesn't necessarily translate to a benefit for the consumer. Likewise, the extra storage space for BR discs don't do much for consumers either (unless you consider BR recorders or the possibility that studios could fill that space with more goodies).
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Hd-dvds since they can use existing dvd plants may cost less , which means at the start at least (as we know cds and dvds became dirt cheap 15$ for a 50pack of dvds and 15$ for a 100cds) it will cost less buy the blank media . But it may end up just being even with blueray because bluray has more room
Hd-dvds since they can use existing dvd plants may cost less , which means at the start at least (as we know cds and dvds became dirt cheap 15$ for a 50pack of dvds and 15$ for a 100cds) it will cost less buy the blank media . But it may end up just being even with blueray because bluray has more room
Re: Onkyo joins HD DVD promotion group.
Meaning, If we need cash in the next 6 months, we'll go for HDDVD, if we need the better technology, we'll wait for BDROM
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Meaning, If we need cash in the next 6 months, we'll go for HDDVD, if we need the better technology, we'll wait for BDROM
So it's probably gonna be a "We'll release titles on HDDVD now cause we need to look after our cash flow, then whenn BDROM is released, we'll start releasing material on that also, so everyone can rip their hair out trying to figure out what they need to buy!". Classic
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= Cheap stop gap solution.
Like getting an Xbox1.5 with the same chipset as the first but more RAM and different controllers, instead of a nice Xbox2.
The Intel chip going into the Toshiba HD-DVD player is suppose to be one of their castoff Celerons.
It's suppose to be for interactive features.
BTW, the AACS, which is going on both formats, is apparently going to impose a lot of restrictions on what consumers are used to doing.
It's suppose to be for interactive features.
BTW, the AACS, which is going on both formats, is apparently going to impose a lot of restrictions on what consumers are used to doing.
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