So since they have Serenity on HD-DVD.......

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UPDATED: Tuesday, May 1, 2007 16:58
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KAELE

Tuesday, May 1, 2007 1:47 AM

Please forgive the techno-flubs I am about to commit.

I had this discussion with hubby just last night. He and I both feel that since Sony is going Blu-Ray, and with all those Microsoft compatible computers out there, that HD DVD will win out. Despite that, we do have a PS3 in the house with Casino Royale totally rocking my socks off.

Hubby mentioned that buying a standalone HD DVD player will not be a smart move because the processor in it will not be able to compete with the processor inside the XBox360 that we already own. So he will be buying the HD drive to add onto the XBox360.

During much of this conversation, I just nodded and smiled. LOL I understood most of it, but please forgive me that I cannot remember the correct terms for things. I've only seen the Blu-Ray movies so far and am really looking forward to seeing Serenity in HD.

~Kaele

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CAIN

Tuesday, May 1, 2007 1:55 AM

Disney, Fox and Sony Pictures are exclusive to Blu-Ray, and will stay that way.

The only HD-DVD exclusive studio is Universal, but there are already hints that if Blu-Ray keeps expanding its lead, they may go neutral in 2008, and produce discs for both formats.

All the other studios produce discs for both formats.

DATALESS

Tuesday, May 1, 2007 4:43 PM

This is from a story from Cnet.com http://news.com.com/Blu-ray+besting+its+high-def+DVD+rival/2100-1025_3
-6178403.html So the sales are better for Blu-ray lately but it really isn't that good at all. Considering that one regular DVD sells more than any High Def has to date.

"From January 1-March 31, consumers bought almost 1.2 million high-definition discs--832,530 Blu-ray units and 359,300 HD DVDs--according to Home Media Magazine. In March, consumers bought 335,980 Blu-ray Discs and 119,570 HD DVDs.

Since the high-def format's inception--HD DVD launched in April 2006, while Blu-ray got rolling two months later--more than 2.14 million discs have been purchased by consumers: 1.2 million Blu-ray Discs and about 937,500 HD DVDs."

If Casino Royale sold only 59,000 on Standard DVD I think they would worry if they should make another Bond movie or for that matter another DVD. It is because it's a new format and no one has it yet that that number is a big deal. http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=4955&catid=2

FREDGIBLET

Tuesday, May 1, 2007 4:58 PM

@Kaele

Sony vs. Microsoft isn't important, Microsoft isn't bundling an HD-DVD drive with every copy of Windows so it doesn't really matter how many computers run Windows. Blu-ray drives and HD-DVD drives are both equally compatible with Windows as well.

A stand-alone player will have sufficient power to play any video that comes out on the format, the only possible issue would be if the format gets changed after you buy the player. Typically when a disc is unplayable on a set-top player it is because of copyright protection, not power. That being said if you already have a powerful computer or Xbox 360 then you might as well grab the 360 HD-DVD drive as it is cheaper than any other HD-DVD player.

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