[Dean's World] Kevin D.: HD-DVD, Blu-Ray... Does It Matter?

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Posted by Kevin D.:
HD-DVD, Blu-Ray... Does It Matter?
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1165250292.shtml


   So, the fight right now is over HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. You can really see
   the fight with the XBox 360 and the PlayStation 3.

   I read an article on Wired.com awhile back the pretty much said it
   didn't matter. Both formats would largely be ignored by the public
   because they didn't do anything to change how we interact with media.
   We view the same conent, we'll just pay more now for a player.

   DVD was embtraced over VHS because it streamline the process and
   allowed us access to all kinds of additional content easily. VHS
   simply couldn't compete.

   All HD-DVD and Blu-Ray does is, essentially, give us more storage
   space. Joe Blow movie fan may be a hard sell on a $1000 Blu-Ray player
   when he can get a new DVD player for something like $40.

   So, does it matter? I don't think so. I'm perfectly content with DVD.
   As far a movies go. However, for data storage I think HD-DVD and
   Blu-Ray could be tons of fun. But, insofar as I know burners don't
   exist (or are commertialy available) and it's going to a long time
   before they're affordable.

   I may sit this one out. HV-DVD and Blu-Ray may be the next generation
   in portable mass data storage but neither of them do enough to tell me
   they're the leap from DVD that DVD was from VHS.