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Trade HD DVDs for Blu-rays
- Thread starter Sullivan
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Because blu-ray has better image quality, sound, and they usually pack more cool features onto the disc.
Seth
MD Party Room
Umms no. Also keep in mind BD Live dident come till way latter in bluray life. Also anything you be upgrading from would have the same dam video. I do own a bluray player as well.
wat?
Sinfulfate
Member
Not true. Image quality is pretty much the same especially on movies that are on both HD DVD and blu ray. Also most HD DVDs have way better special features than Blu rays but Blu Ray is starting to catch up with Blu Ray Live. HD DVD has always(and still is) the better format, its a shame Blu ray won thanks to the PS3 =/
Where is this stated as true? I've always known it was the complete opposite with better image capabilities then HD DVD
There was only one reason why Blu-Ray won the format war. Its better.
Yeah, if I recall Blu-Ray was the better format, but HD-DVD was more commonly used, and now since people are realizing Blu-Ray is better, they're switching to it. Could be wrong, though.
Sinfulfate
Member
I don't know where its stated as true but I own both players and I can easily compare the difference in quality between them. The only difference between the formats is that blu ray can hold 20gbs more space and more space doesn't necessarily mean better quality. And for movies that are on both formats, they are encoded using the same encoding so their going to look the same. Even movies like Batman Begins which came out on Bu ray years after the HD DVD release, Warner Bros used the same encoding for the blu ray release as the HD DVD release.
Some people never change =/ Saying Blu ray won because it is better than HD DVD is like saying the Wii "won" because its better than the PS3/360. There are so many factored as to why Blu ray won over HD DVD just like their are so many reasons as to why the Wii sells way better than the 360/PS3 and none of these reasons have to do with it being better.
Technically that does mean better because that means it can use more complex frames, it can allow longer movies, and the like.
In my opinion, Wii isnt in the same league as the PS3 and 360. Its like comparing gym equipment to games console sales.
The Wii is aimed at a broader audience, thats why it selling more. HD DVD and Blu Ray are in the exact same market. Clearly something had to be better for Sony and tons of other studios to opt for it.
I own both like Sinful, and agree that HD-DVD was a much better option and looked better. There was never a grain effect on any of the HD-DVD's I own, plus most HD-DVD's had a flip side of the regular DVD on it as well. Two formats on one disc was a big plus.
Slasher
Suck It
You missed his point.
Whether you like it or not, the Wii/PS3/360 are all in the same league. They are all considered current gen. The Wii doesn't sell more because it's better than the other two though, it sells more because of other factors. Much like the Bluray didn't win because it's necessarily better, it won because of other factors. Bluray and HDDVD are more or less the same.
Sinfulfate
Member
Ya that was the thing I loved most about HD DVDs and it looks like the Blu ray+DVD combo packs coming in October are gonna be pretty expensive. Disney wants $40 for its Snow White Blu Ray+DVD Combo pack =/