Post by: MrQRamos on February 03, 2007, 09:16:00 PM
Post by: epsilon72 on February 03, 2007, 10:20:00 PM
Post by: dvsone on February 03, 2007, 11:04:00 PM
Post by: Martinchris23 on February 04, 2007, 02:45:00 AM
Post by: elitegamer360 on February 04, 2007, 04:36:00 AM
QUOTE(Martinchris23 @ Feb 4 2007, 09:52 AM) 
The Xbox HD-DVD Addon is extremely hard to come by retail stores in the UK. I've waiting for this to come out and then I can start buying my HD-DVD library. The PS3 isn't even out in the UK yet. A lot of people are probably in the same boat (for both formats) so to check figures when the hardware isn't available is kinda misleading.
totally agree, every time a store or a website lists that they have 360-HD-DVD when I try to order one its soldout !!
Post by: oxjeremy334 on February 04, 2007, 07:24:00 AM
Post by: throwingks on February 04, 2007, 09:35:00 AM
Post by: oxjeremy334 on February 04, 2007, 10:01:00 AM
The funny thing is that whatever format is the superior one, it is destined to lose (just look at history of the videocassette wars...the VHS was actually third in quality, when the three formats were initially being developed).
Post by: tonloc79 on February 04, 2007, 03:34:00 PM
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What would be really funny is if MS made a dual format add on for the xbox360...
If thats what everyone is buying then you know damn well they will!
Post by: Mr Invader on February 04, 2007, 06:38:00 PM
Until the PS3 came out, HD-DVD was in an amazing lead over Blu-ray. But with every single PS3 having a Blu-ray player, things have changed since the holidays. The thing is that the PS3 is crippling Sony and not as many people are buying them now as they were near release date. Yet HD-DVD is still selling as many players as they were before the holidays, so HD-DVD is more than likely going to catch back up to Blu-ray. Very few dedicated Blu-ray players are being purchased, yet dedicated and add-on HD-DVD players are both about even.
PS3 has given Blu-ray the lead, for now.
Post by: Exist2Resist on February 04, 2007, 07:55:00 PM
I think that that HD-DVD hardware install base is a little larger than the Blu-RAY hardware install base.
Considering they've been sold otu for a while now.
Post by: oxjeremy334 on February 04, 2007, 07:59:00 PM
QUOTE(Mr Invader @ Feb 5 2007, 02:45 AM)
I think that the "HD format wars" are still far from over.
Until the PS3 came out, HD-DVD was in an amazing lead over Blu-ray. But with every single PS3 having a Blu-ray player, things have changed since the holidays. The thing is that the PS3 is crippling Sony and not as many people are buying them now as they were near release date. Yet HD-DVD is still selling as many players as they were before the holidays, so HD-DVD is more than likely going to catch back up to Blu-ray. Very few dedicated Blu-ray players are being purchased, yet dedicated and add-on HD-DVD players are both about even.
PS3 has given Blu-ray the lead, for now.
One also has to take into account that buying a PS3 is about the same price as a standalone BD player
Post by: throwingks on February 05, 2007, 05:45:00 AM
Post by: lando786 on February 05, 2007, 12:00:00 PM
Post by: Ranger72 on February 05, 2007, 12:27:00 PM
QUOTE(luther349 @ Feb 5 2007, 07:31 PM)
well look at it this way every ps3 is blueray but the only hd-dvd player at the moment is a addon. when stand alone hd-dvd players come out i bet the numbers will change. so it would seem sonys idea of pushing blueray threw the ps3 is working for now.
Stand alone HDDVD players have been out for nearly 6 months now.
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16882116085
Stand alone HD DVD players came out a couple months before Blu-ray players.
Blu-Ray will win this format war because of the PS3. Even if Sony only sells half of the 110+ millions units that the PS2 sold that would still mean over 50 million Blu-Ray players in people homes over the next 5+ years.
I do respect that this is a very anti-PS3 PS3 site but letÂ’s keep things in perspective. In 5 years most of us will end up owning a PS3 no matter how cool it is to trash it today.
Post by: luther349 on February 06, 2007, 05:57:00 AM
Post by: Mr Invader on February 06, 2007, 12:07:00 PM
Support HD-DVD everyone! Sony does not deserve this win considering how much better HD-DVD is in quality, and considering how poorly the PS3 was made.
Post by: The_Hushed_Casket on February 06, 2007, 10:58:00 PM
Post by: dmitri on February 08, 2007, 09:21:00 PM
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From psxextreme.com:
As the Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD war wages on, things continue to look uncertain. While Blu-Ray continues to have support from the larger and more important companies
"More Important Companies" ?
It's hard to read news when it's so biased..
psxextreme.com = poo