Comments on: Format Wars: Dual Discs and Dual Players http://www.hometheaterblog.com/hometheater/2007/01/format-wars-dual-discs-and-dual-players/ Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:15:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: B.Greenway http://www.hometheaterblog.com/hometheater/2007/01/format-wars-dual-discs-and-dual-players/#comment-1096 B.Greenway Sun, 07 Jan 2007 15:07:35 +0000 http://www.hometheaterblog.com/?p=548#comment-1096 haha Kevin, I got a laugh out of picturing that scenario. No worries however, the individual versions are on the opposite sides of the disc (it’s a flipper) so technically it wont be possible to put both versions in at the same time. haha Kevin, I got a laugh out of picturing that scenario. No worries however, the individual versions are on the opposite sides of the disc (it’s a flipper) so technically it wont be possible to put both versions in at the same time.

]]> By: Kevin M. http://www.hometheaterblog.com/hometheater/2007/01/format-wars-dual-discs-and-dual-players/#comment-1095 Kevin M. Sun, 07 Jan 2007 14:50:53 +0000 http://www.hometheaterblog.com/?p=548#comment-1095 What happens when you put a dual format disc in a dual format player? What happens when you put a dual format disc in a dual format player?

]]> By: Hoyty http://www.hometheaterblog.com/hometheater/2007/01/format-wars-dual-discs-and-dual-players/#comment-1094 Hoyty Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:34:56 +0000 http://www.hometheaterblog.com/?p=548#comment-1094 The one problem I see long term is Sony cannot afford to let Blu-Ray die due to the PS3. Blu-Ray is now forever linked to the lifetime of the PS3 and future backwards compatibility. For this reason alone I think Blu-Ray will live on for a long time if nothing more than a data format. However just as Sony continues to put out UMD movies I think they will continue to put out Blu-Ray movies as long as the PS3 is still a viable platform. So far I much prefer the features of HD-DVD, but I fear this battle will be very long. The one problem I see long term is Sony cannot afford to let Blu-Ray die due to the PS3. Blu-Ray is now forever linked to the lifetime of the PS3 and future backwards compatibility. For this reason alone I think Blu-Ray will live on for a long time if nothing more than a data format. However just as Sony continues to put out UMD movies I think they will continue to put out Blu-Ray movies as long as the PS3 is still a viable platform. So far I much prefer the features of HD-DVD, but I fear this battle will be very long.

]]> By: Mike W. http://www.hometheaterblog.com/hometheater/2007/01/format-wars-dual-discs-and-dual-players/#comment-1093 Mike W. Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:24:31 +0000 http://www.hometheaterblog.com/?p=548#comment-1093 If *all* movies were available on Total HD and you buy a dual-format player, then you're immune to the format wars, so long as one of the formats wins. But it's very possible *neither* will win, and some studios (especially Sony) will stick with their format only. So they continue to put consumers in a position to lose a big investment (I'm speaking more of the software, since I expect the hardware to become obsolete). And so I keep buying DVDs. Sigh. If *all* movies were available on Total HD and you buy a dual-format player, then you’re immune to the format wars, so long as one of the formats wins. But it’s very possible *neither* will win, and some studios (especially Sony) will stick with their format only. So they continue to put consumers in a position to lose a big investment (I’m speaking more of the software, since I expect the hardware to become obsolete). And so I keep buying DVDs.

Sigh.

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