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BluRay vs. HD-DVD

Discussion in 'Technology Forum' started by Ace13, Jan 7, 2008.

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  1. Jan 28, 2008 at 12:12 AM #31
    The Brain

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    Um you do realize Blu-Ray does that too right?
     
  2. Jan 28, 2008 at 12:15 AM #32
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    BR upconverts regular DVDs? I thought that BR was a completely different format than DVD. At least, thats the impression that I got from the guy at Circuit City.
     
  3. Jan 28, 2008 at 7:57 AM #33
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    Good move. It's the best blu player under say $600 and it is also futureproof to the upcoming 2.0 profile. It's also a much better upconverting dvd player than the x360 (with or without the hd-dvd add on, it doesn't matter.)

    To clear up some confusion, every blu ray player (as well as hd-dvd player) will upconvert dvds. Some will do it better than others. The PS3 is rated one of the best dvd upconverters around.
     
  4. Jan 28, 2008 at 9:04 AM #34
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    Never ever ever ever ever listen to the people at those places. You got sold because thats the only way they could get rid of the HDDVD players.
     
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    At least they're equal opportunity liars. If he had strayed over to the BR aisle, the story would have been flipped.
     
  6. Jan 28, 2008 at 9:31 AM #36
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    BluRay is a different format from HD-DVD, which is a different format from Std DVD. Most BluRay and HD-DVD players will upconvert Std DVD's
     
  7. Jan 28, 2008 at 9:33 AM #37
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    true......but if I hang on to it, I can sell it on ebay in 40 years and it will be a collectors item! haha....
     
  8. Jan 28, 2008 at 11:39 AM #38
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    Actually to be honest the Blu-Ray format is closer to the original format than HD-DVD is.
     
  9. Jan 28, 2008 at 11:47 AM #39
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    so I guess I'm out 250 bucks.....oh well, better than being out 700 bucks for the BR player that I was looking at.
     
  10. Jan 28, 2008 at 12:15 PM #40
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    All is not lost, keep your eyes open for really cheap hd-dvds. There are still quite a bit of films exclusive to the format. And technically, Universal and Paramount are both still exclusive to hd-dvd.
     
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