Question about Blue Ray dvd's and HD DVD's..?

Question

my plasma is 780p, can I watch a Blue Ray DVD on my TV? or do I need a 1080p TV to watch Blue Ray DVD's. I know I need that Blue RAy DVD Player.

Which is better, HD DVD or Blue RAy?? is there a differnece?

Answer 1

Yes, your 780p HD TV will work. Heck, even an old black and white NTSC (480i) TV will work with a Blu-ray or HD-DVD player. It would be overkill, but it would work.

Since most people don't have 1080p TVs, it would be death for the manufacturers to make a player that won't work with older TVs. However, by creating something that exceeds the capabilities of existing HDTVs, the manufacturers are creating a "need" (real or not) for people to upgrade their HD TVs sooner rather than later.

I've yet to see either player. My next door neighbor saw a Samsung Blu-ray player recently and said it even upconverted plain old DVDs better than letting the TV do the upconversion. They look like they have the potential to be great players.

The problem is that there is not enough content for either player to justify paying an outrageous $500 - $1000 for a player today unless you are a "gotta have it before everyone else / more money than brains" kind of audiophile / videophile junkie. I've been there ... done that. (I payed $800 for the first Sony DVD player that came out).

The manufacturers are still working the kinks out. I've read about people having to download firmware upgrades, burning them to DVD, and then updating their players.

I really do not like the idea of an HD-DVD player that takes two minutes to boot up running a form of Windows before you can watch a movie.

Wait. Be patient. You'll still get your player. It'll be better than now. And it'll cost you much less.

Answer 2

Current opinion seems to favor HD-DVD (Edit: 7/21) for picture quality; see
http://www.projectorcentral.com/blu-ray_2.htmhttp://www.projectorcentral.com/blu-ray_2.htm
Edit: if the link doesn't take you to the article, click on the commentary: "Blu-Ray: Can it Survive?"

HD-DVD is available now for about $500, and several movie titles are available. Blu-Ray seems to have some catching up to do. In my opinion it is too early to jump in unless you really crave HD movies. However, the results from HD-DVD are spectacular. It has been reported that some manufacturers are working on a player that will play both formats. This may be the best solution, since the studios backing Blu-Ray may release their films only in the Blu-Ray format, and those backing HD-DVD may do likewise. Therefore, to be able to play any movie that is released, you need a both players or one player that will do both. The HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray war may never have a clear winner if a universal player becomes available. This was not possible for VHS/Beta, but is for DVD.

Answer 3

blu ray is definitely better when you're demanding HD but blu ray is having some problems right now so I would wait. You do need an HDtv though to really enjoy high-def so you might as well get teh HD DVD and not have to spend 1grand on a blu-ray player.

Answer 4

Your TV will work. The technology for both will yeild similar results. There is a difference.

The correct term is simply Blu-Ray not Blue Ray DVD's

Answer 5

Toshiba invented the DVD player and Component video, now they have re created it. Micro-soft is even backing them, so once again, Sony has jumped out with a good idea only to have it bashed by something half the price.

Answer 6

THE CONSUMER IS YET AGAIN PUSHED ASIDE WHILE THE MEGA COMPANIES VIE TO BE "THE" FORMAT.
HDTV'S HAS GOT TO BE THE WORSE RELEASE OF A NEW TECHNOLOGY EVER! FROM FORMATS TO INPUTS. EVEN AS MILLIONS OF US BUY HDTV, THERE'S VERY LITTLE HDTV BEING BROADCAST.