Blu Ray Vs. HD DVD

**Garland Greene** · 02-19-2008, 09:06 AM

It seems like Blue ray is starting to win the battle.
I am looking at getting a new DVD player anyways along with a HD TV with my tax rebate check.

http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/19/technology/toshiba.ap/index.htm?postversion=2008021904

Toshiba quits HD DVD business
Decision hands victory in DVD format battle to Sony-backed Blu-ray technology.

TOKYO (AP) -- Toshiba said Tuesday it will no longer develop, make or market HD DVD players and recorders, handing a victory to rival Blu-ray disc technology in the format battle for next-generation video.

**digital420** · 02-19-2008, 09:11 AM

it's the whole.. beta vs vhs all over again

2 be honest.. the bl;ue ray tech is still not as it should be as far as recorders/players go.

but... when u sell 100 million blueray plaers.. and only 11 mil hddvd ... u can see who's gonna sell more disks..

DiGiTaL

**i_bleed_purple** · 02-19-2008, 09:33 AM

and that is why i held off on getting either.
that sucks for the 11 mil people who bought hd dvd players

**Purple Floyd** · 02-19-2008, 09:41 AM

Glad that is over with.

**ThorSPL** · 02-19-2008, 09:41 AM

Blu-Ray is the better technology, at least (only one that does 1080p I think)

**TheKnuck** · 02-19-2008, 11:27 AM

saving up for a ps3 at the moment.
if i'm gonna spend $400 on a blue ray player, might as well get the ps3 so i can play madden.

**Jereamiah** · 02-19-2008, 11:56 AM

"TheKnuck" wrote:

saving up for a ps3 at the moment.
if i'm gonna spend $400 on a blue ray player, might as well get the ps3 so i can play madden.

I bought a ps3 for my boy, oh man! what an ordeal! 1st, I got the unit from Blockbuster. I spent @600.00 bucks and got two games and a movie plus 20 weeks of free blu-ray and game rentals. What they did not tell me was that setup took about 4 to 5 hours. I 1st had to "update" the console which required getting a flash drive and spending the above mentioned hours on hold when the ps3 would not accept the update. Finally, at the end of the process, the unit would play movies, but not the games! Man was I pissed. returned it and went out and bought 'Rock-Band" for the kids. Bad experience. >

**BadlandsVikings** · 02-19-2008, 11:57 AM

Bring back the phonograph and make things simpler.

**Json** · 02-19-2008, 12:02 PM

I own the Xbox 360 and it does all the wonderful things a guy needs on it, even though I'm not sure if the Blu-Ray works with it.
I would have to imagine it don't being that I do recall some info on how the PS3 offered it but not the 360.
Can anyone confirm or un-confirm?
Thanks!

**Jereamiah** · 02-19-2008, 12:05 PM

"Json" wrote:

I own the Xbox 360 and it does all the wonderful things a guy needs on it, even though I'm not sure if the Blu-Ray works with it.
I would have to imagine it don't being that I do recall some info on how the PS3 offered it but not the 360.
Can anyone confirm or un-confirm?

Thanks!

I belive that you have to buy a downloadable update. I just purchased one for my computer. I have "power DVD" on my computer and it cost $79.99 to upgrade to Hi-def! YAH!