AlanHo Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Click here for BBC newsAt last everyone can concentrate on a common format and thus avoid the long drawn out battle we saw with VHS and Betamax.Shame for the folk who purchased expensive HD DVD players and burners though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 That's interesting, Alan. We recently purchased a new television, but were undecided which DVD recorder/player platform to buy. Looks like this has solved the problem for us. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 It goes to show the folly of jumping on the bandwagon of new technology too soon. Let someone else pave the way is my motto. VHS and Betamax has been mentioned. Does anyone else recall that at first there were THREE formats of video recorder? A local shop had a Video 2000 in the windows for ages, they offered it at progressively lower prices to get rid of it. I don't know if anyone eventually bought it or not. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike567 Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 I was with blueray from the start it was the obvious winner, bigger storage capacity and has the more popular of companys supporting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted February 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 I was with blueray from the start it was the obvious winner, bigger storage capacity and has the more popular of companys supporting it.Not quite true - Microsoft supported HD DVD............................ :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 I can wait. I remember when video cassette tape recorders (in several formats) cost many hundreds of £££££££££, $$$$$$$$$$$$ or whatevers. After a few years you could get quite a good one for £35. Similarly with DVD players. The first ones I saw were basic machines at around £700. Now you can get a quite advanced one for £20.HD or BluRay or any other of the so-called forefront of technology devices don't seem to offer me anything that would justify the expenditure so, as at the start, I will wait at least prices are at a more acceptable level. Also, possibly more important, there needs to be a much larger repertoire of disks that utilise this system before it will be worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike567 Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 I was with blueray from the start it was the obvious winner, bigger storage capacity and has the more popular of companys supporting it.Not quite true - Microsoft supported HD DVD............................ :lol: :lol: :lol:One reason I said popular company, no one in their right mind likes MS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marxy1010 Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 I don't get the big fuss. So they milked millions out of ordinary people to fund a phoney war and increase consumer demand. They're not all bad. It's not like this was all preplanned by larger market forces. Surely not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 So we now know who has won the next generation DVD war but what about standard DVD's ?Will they continue to be supported and movies released on the old format or will it start to be phased out shortly? I hope not as I have a few thousand quid of movies on DVD :( I don't think that blu-ray players are backwards compatible with standard DVD's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagaman Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 I don't think that blu-ray players are backwards compatible with standard DVD's http://www.blu-ray.com/faq/#bluray_backwards_compatible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 I don't think that blu-ray players are backwards compatible with standard DVD's http://www.blu-ray.com/faq/#bluray_backwards_compatibleCheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 BUT!It's not as simple as it seems.Current generation BD players are actually not up to full whack, featurres wise. There are more features coming to BD towards the end of the year and if your BD player does not not have an internet [ethernet] connection it will not be upgradable. Now infact the only BD player out there that can be upgraded is the Playstation 3. Of course as costs go down ethernet will come to BD players but as they are now....you're screwed.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc#Player_profilesThere are a few reasons why I have not gone FULL HD...1) See above. When BD players come with everything then I'll take a look.2) Current BD disks are expensive [as were DVDs]. HD isn't everything and I'll save a few whilst I wait.3) Although my TV is HD Ready, it's not HDCP compatiable. This isn't a problem as the disks don't require it....yet!4) Through Virigin Media I can 'On-Demand' HD movies [sky as well] so why would I want a BD player. Admitadly I prefer hard media, something I can hold. But I have a feeling we'll all be downloading movies in the coming years.p.s. 'Standard DVDs' will be with us for ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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