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Ah. I haven't bought my HDTV yet. I'm still a little peeved that the government is forcing us in that direction.
Ah. I haven't bought my HDTV yet. I'm still a little peeved that the government is forcing us in that direction.
I'm not. I love HD-TV. And the prices are coming down quickly as well. I can get a 42" now for 1/3 the price I paid 3 years ago. It's amazing.
I don't believe anyone is suggesting that you should go into debt to keep up with the latest in frivoulous technology.Quite happy here with my 19-inch regular television and the cheap little VHS-DVD combo player. Only got the latter when the video store stopped carrying movies in VHS format.
Won't upgrade to anything else till we're forced to again. In the meantime I'll just enjoy my wallet full of cash and being debt-free.
We just bought a couple new non-HD TVs a few years ago when the power company had a hiccough and blew out all our TVs, so I'm a little angry on that end, too. TVs should last nearly a lifetime and now I'm having to go out and get some new ones if I want to enjoy the new broadcasts.
But be prepared, now that Blu-Ray has won out, the video stores, like Blockbuster, will be starting to stock more and more Blu-Ray titles and less and less regular DVDs, just as you can hardly find VHS now.
I don't believe anyone is suggesting that you should go into debt to keep up with the latest in frivoulous technology.
But be prepared, now that Blu-Ray has won out, the video stores, like Blockbuster, will be starting to stock more and more Blu-Ray titles and less and less regular DVDs, just as you can hardly find VHS now.
The stores will all be moving toward Blu-Ray for new releases. Why? Because the film companies make more money off of Blu-Ray then they will on regular dvd.
You're showing your age.. when TV lasted forever (or from 1952 to 1976). I mean, we don't expect our cars to run forever... The new HD TV has a life expectancy of 20 years. I really don't expect any TV lasting that long... I certainly have never owned a TV set for more than 20 years.
Our 19" was almost 20 when the power company fried it.
When I was a child (showing my age), my parents brought home a new 19" Zenith black and white. That lasted a good 25 years until I came home from the Navy and realized they still were watching TV in black and white and I bought my mom a new color TV. Which she just replaced after another 20 years with a new one.
Microsoft was behind HD-DVD, not Blu-Ray. They even included it (somewhat) with their X-BOx 360.Why did Blu-Ray win out? Just because of Sony's muscle, companies fearing Microsoft, is Blu-Ray actually superior? If so, in what way?
General Specifications - Blu-ray:
Storage Capacity - Pre-recorded Playback Material (BD-ROM): Single-layer (25GB) - Dual-layer (50GB)
Storage Capacity: Home Recording (BD-R/BD-RE): Single-layer (25GB) - Dual-layer (50GB)
Data Transfer Rate: 36 to 48 MBPS (Megabits per Second) average - capable of up to 54 MPS - This exceeds the 19.3 Mbps transfer rate approved for HDTV broadcasts.
Disc Properties: New format requiring retooling and/or construction of new disc manufacturing and replication plants.
Video Specifications: Compatible with full MPEG2 Encoding, as well as MPEG4 and VC1.
Audio Specifications: Only Dolby Digital, DTS, and Uncompressed PCM are required on all players. However, the following formats are optional - Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD.
Network Capability: Although the Blu-ray format supports networking and internet capabilities, built-in networking and ethernet ports on individual Blu-ray Disc Players is optional.
General Specifications - HD-DVD
Storage Capacity - Pre-recorded playback material (HD-DVD-ROM): Single-layer (15GB) - Dual-layer (30GB) - Triple Layer (51GB - pending)
Storage Capacity - Home Recording (HD-DVD-R/HD-DVD-Rewritable): Single-layer (20GB) - Dual-Sided Disc (40GB) - Dual Layer (35GB - proposed).
Data Transfer Rate: 36 MBPS (Megabits per Second) - This exceeds the 19.3 Mbps transfer rate approved for HDTV broadcasts.
Disc Properties: Format similar to existing DVD disc structure, requiring minimal upgrading and retooling of existing DVD disc manufacturing and replication plants.
Video Specifications: Compatible with MPEG2, MPEG4, and VC1 Encoding.
Audio Specifications: All HD-DVD players are required to incorporate the following - Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD, and Uncompressed PCM, as well as standard Dolby Digital and DTS.
Network Capability: All HD-DVD players are required to be network enabled and be equipped with a built-in Ethernet port for downloading firmware updates and other interactive features.
They're both high-dev so the quality is very comparable. You can fit more info into a Blu-Ray disc. I believe Blu-Ray can hold up to 50GB per disc vs. 35GB for HD-DVD.
Blu-Ray basically has more support from BIG players such as Panasonic, Apple, Mitsubishi, DreamWorks, etc. I think the turning point was when Disney decided to only support Blu-Ray and not HD-DVD... I think that's a proverbial coffin for HD.
Here's some more technical info:
I think it also may have something to do with Wal-Mart announcing they will only stock Blu-Ray players and DVDs after June of this year. Talk about influence. I'd have called the format war over with that development alone.
Our 19" was almost 20 when the power company fried it.
When I was a child (showing my age), my parents brought home a new 19" Zenith black and white. That lasted a good 25 years until I came home from the Navy and realized they still were watching TV in black and white and I bought my mom a new color TV. Which she just replaced after another 20 years with a new one.
Blu-ray will be obsolete when they begin beaming media directly onto the back of your eyelids while you sleep.
I called it first.