Will one DVD player play all my DVD's when HD kicks in, both formats have been picked up by different film studios, I basically want to know I'll need two players to play the different formats?
2006-06-26 12:28:42 · 5 answers · asked by bundyburns 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
There are 2 company's planing on a "hybrid player" samsung and LG. supporting Blue-Ray and HD-DVD in the same player. and like the new toys from Toshiba's HD-DVD and samsung's BD-player they're likely to offer DVD playback and up converting them to 1080p.
2006-07-02 11:04:27 · answer #1 · answered by SDave 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is any question that future players will play both types, just as you can now buy CD players that will play both DVD-Audio and SACD discs. Right now the players being offered are restricted to playing back one or the other. All will play the current format DVDs
2006-06-26 13:17:57 · answer #2 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the two foramts are totally different from each other and cant play one or the other. eash is trying to be the industry standard similar to the betamax and VHS fight before. the betamax lost here in the US and in most countries, well except japan.
toshiba is pushing for the HD-DVD, while the rest of the companies liek JVC, Pioneer, Panasonic, Samsung are all for Blu-Ray.
they say blu-ray is backwards compatible for DVDs only.
2006-06-26 12:38:16 · answer #3 · answered by viper102661 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know the Blu-Ray players will upconvert regular DVDs to 720p resolution., But won't play any other such as VCDs or CDs much less HD-DVDs.
2006-06-26 12:32:30 · answer #4 · answered by lelekid4ever 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's like saying can you plat a xbox game on ps2
2006-06-27 16:28:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋