Nickname: Sid

Review: I suspect like in most tech wars, the cheapest technology will win, not necessarily the best. See VHS vs. Beta, Ethernet vs. Token Ring, and others.

Date reviewed: Jan 5, 2006 7:41 PM

Nickname: Roberta

Review: DTS and Dolby are not comparable technologies. DTS has much higher resolution than Dolby (i.e., lower compression, if any) and sounds significantly better. So, using Dolby should only be an option when a disc either doesn't contain a DTS soundtrack, or when ones receiver does not have the appropriate decoder.

Date reviewed: Nov 8, 2005 4:53 PM

Nickname: afwxman75

Review: It's funny how all this works out. VHS was replaced by DVD and now DVD will be replaced by HD-DVD or Blu-Ray. Which format will win? None of us can predict the future, so no one knows. The PS3 will use a Blu-Ray disc, so it's not going anywhere. It may end up that Blu-Ray is only used for PS3 games. Only time will tell. I've read a great deal about both formats and understand the pros and cons of both sides. I honestly don't think either side will give up in this battle, so we're looking at a dual-format conundrum in the near future. It will be solved the same way that the VHS/Beta wars were. In the end the consumers will choose the victor. I will own a PS3, but I will wait and see what happens before buying a new player.

Date reviewed: Oct 31, 2005 11:59 PM

Nickname: Mark S

Review: From what I've read, the HD-DVD capacity will quickly be a hindering factor for the quality and amount of content publishers will be able to get onto the disk. That leaves Blue-Ray as the only real, long-term option. Granted, it's going to be more expensive. But from a consumer's perspective, I'd rather buy the BR and skip the HD format, because eventually we'll want and need more storage anyway. So why upgrade libraries twice? Also, we can't forget that Sony is launching the PS3 with BR--to date the PS2 has sold 80 million copies worldwide, and the PS3 will likely sell more. So BR is here to stay. The only real question is whether HD-DVD is an also ran, and we end up with two technologies (like DTS and Dolby), or BR ends up the standard in the end.

Date reviewed: Oct 27, 2005 3:56 PM

Nickname: RoboRay

Review: Peacemaker, it's called the free-market economy. Congress mandating an end to commercial competition (what you're asking for) would not be a good thing. Just ask the Soviets.

Date reviewed: Oct 25, 2005 12:49 AM

Nickname: Shemp

Review: Blu-Ray has already won. Two words: Disney and PS3. I agree that the discs will be expensive to manufacture, but the expandability of the format will be worth it. As for people with big DVD collections (like me), it's the whole laserdisc upgrade thing. Plus, not everything will be worth the upgrade.

Date reviewed: Oct 25, 2005 12:42 AM

Nickname: fab06

Review: Major companies have spent major dollars on both formats. This is why we are going to see both technologies come to market. In the end the consumer will choose the winning format. The winning format will be the one that is best for the consumer. The one best for the consumer is the one that has the fastest access time, the largest capacity, and can be ripped to another medium.

Date reviewed: Oct 24, 2005 3:27 PM

Nickname: Atique

Review: I am willing to stick to my same old DVD format until we have a single format. If I really, really have to choose I trust Sony more. Most of my electronics at home are Sony and it's a brand I know!

Date reviewed: Oct 24, 2005 6:05 AM

Nickname: Steve Jr.

Review: Whoa, Geoff hold on please. How can you say that? The reason the new discs are needed is due to space requirements for HD level content. Your current DVD is NOT giving you or me or any of us the quality resolution it truly could be at. I respectfully disagree with your remarks. I think HD DVD will ultimately come out in front because the name of the technology tells you exactly what it is, the machines and factories can be made far easier than BR and with triple layer discs there is now plenty of room for HD content. CASH is KING and when it comes to the masses (a.k.a. the market) the PRICE matters; everything else is second on the list. Toshiba has a golden moment here to start producing these players and get them out and get the price down fast that will win the consumers. I think BR will either die or become a data storage device for business. Thank you.

Date reviewed: Oct 23, 2005 4:32 PM

Nickname: Javbw

Review: Looking over the first comments in here - first regarding HDVD quality oer normal DVD : it's capacity stupid! 4.7GB is too small for todays media rich environment. HD is already here, and DVD-R's are where it's at for storage on computers. MEDIA WILL ALWAYS GROW! - Sony Not adopting any BLU-RAY change? - Video game systems for years have had propriatary and hard to deal with formats, from cartidges to dreamcast GD-ROM's and little gamecube discs. Sony might like having a PS3 that witha firmware upgrade to it's unit reads new movies but will not accept burned games... DVD ? jsut movies - it is a key ingredient to many aspects of many industries. *sigh*

Date reviewed: Oct 23, 2005 9:29 AM