Can anybody tell me what this is all about?
2007-01-16 03:13:22 · 9 answers · asked by louisburg_27549 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
Just like with the change from VHS to DVD there is a change going on right now from DVD to a future format. Unfortunately, the future format has not been decided as of yet and may not be for a long time.
Similar to the VHS/Betamax battles of yesteryear the battle is currently raging between HDDVD and Blu-Ray. These next generation formats are similar in many ways but each company behind the technology does not want to throw away years of research and marketing just to end the spat. That is why we have two competing formats out right now
Blu-Ray and HDDVD basically take DVD to the HD realm. Up until this point the native resolution of a DVD was 480i. Eventually progressive scan players came out that converted the 480i DVD signal into a 480p one for a smoother picture. DVD has never been high definition however.
HDDVD and Blu-Ray expand the capacity of DVD allowing for resolutions as high as 1080p to be stored on a disc with the right compression format. Both formats are capable of storing video in 720p,1080i or 1080p. While this translates into a huge increase in resolution over DVD, many people may find this change less dramatic as the change from VHS to DVD. VHS to DVD was the transition from analog to digital formats(although there was laserdisc as well). No longer did people have to rewind or fast forward through the movie to get to a scene. With HDDVD and Blu-Ray it's all about increasing the sound and picture quality.
The differences are apparent however; especially when compared side by side. If you own an HDTV and you have seen a movie playing on an HD station chances are you are seeing what a movie on blu-ray or HDDVD would roughly look like. The image should be noticeably sharper provided it isn't just upconverted from its 480i resolution.
While Blu-Ray does have more support from movie studios, HDDVD tends to have more consumer fans. HDDVD is for the most part cheaper...both in hardware and software costs. Blu-Ray does have the ability for larger storage with current common capacities at 50 GB vs 30 GB with HDDVD.
Which one will be the victor is still anyones guess. Polls around the internet showing consumers backing HDDVD for the most part. Which you choose to back is up to you.
2007-01-16 03:28:15 · answer #1 · answered by sdiver2489 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The new competing formats are HD-DVD and Blue-Ray DVDs. This is the new VCR vs Betamax wars, maybe. Since both are now on game systems, it's possible that neither will become obsolete. There are currently drives that play both. Both versions will allow higher definition in the movies and video games because both can hold much more information than a current DVD.
It might take awhile for either to catch on. A customer right now these players cost over $600 and people would have to rebuy their DVD collection to see theri movies in the new format like they did with music when they went from tapes to CDs etc.
2007-01-16 03:33:43 · answer #2 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes....its true
1. Either movie downloads will kill it.
2. Blu-Ray and HD-DVD. Standard definition TVs are becoming obsolete. Sony, Sharp and Samsung have already announced that they will stop making regular def TVs in 08 and only make HDTVs. Plus the FCC has mandated that all stations broadcast in HD only by Feburary 2009. So eventually everyone will need an HD.
DVD are getting old anyway. DVDs turn 10 years old this June!!! Time for something new!!!
2007-01-16 03:21:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To whomever posted that all broadcasts will be HD by February 29, 2008, the date is actually February 28, 2009 and not all broadcasts have to be in HD, they have to be in digital. These only apply to companies broadcasting over the air, like your local stations which can be picked up with a set of rabbit ears. This date does not apply to cable. Cable can still be broadcast in analog past that date if they want to as the government has mandated all televisions to have an ATSC tuner, which receives digital signals over a regular antenna, but they have no standard set for QAM tuners, which receive digital transmissions over a standard piece of coax. More than likely you will still need a box to receive most digital cable transmissions and even with digital cable there are still analog remnants. Stations 1-99 are not in digital quality and still look poor on most HDTV's. The only way right now to guarantee yourself a 100% digital signal is through antenna (depending on what market you're in), satellite, or fiber-optic networks. You cannot and will not get a 100% digital signal from cable at this point in time and it's not likely to happen by 2008. As of right now, about 30% of cable broadcasts are only available in analog.
2007-01-16 06:36:53 · answer #4 · answered by Some guy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, my friend. Technology grows exponentially. As everything in technology, DVDs has their lifetime, for example, now is coming the Blu-ray technology, developed by Sony and Phillips, which allows you to store about 25GB in a single layer disc and 50GB in a double layer disc. This technology is competing vs HD-DVD to be the standard technology for high definition video and high density data store. So one of them will be the successor of the DVD, and that will be quick!
Hope this helps. Regards.
2007-01-16 03:24:44 · answer #5 · answered by freddymg.rm 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah,
Blu-ray and HD-DVD are already here
most people don't know
in a 5-7 years HVD is planning to be released (it can hold 3.9 terabytes (3,900 GB)on one disc)
look at it on wiki
2007-01-16 05:27:00 · answer #6 · answered by SUPERMAN 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-24 21:10:54 · answer #7 · answered by meeks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its like the old betamx/vhs thing...theres a format called Blu-ray thats trying to be the standard. Shouldnt be a problem for years if at all
2007-01-16 03:18:31 · answer #8 · answered by David B 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yup, My point of view is that solid state memory will kill the DVD.
2007-01-16 11:44:50 · answer #9 · answered by MaRTIN 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋