Warner Bros. Picks Blu-Ray Over HD-DVD - Page 3

**Grandmaster** · January 14th, 2008

Originally Posted by Shamus MacNoob

Yes and it has an intercooler on the back also.

Be careful with those things. Not sure if the one you have does it, but I remember reading on joystiq how some of these cooling accessories are poorly designed and actually HELP melt the system.

**Shamus MacNoob** · January 14th, 2008

mine are plugged to external power sources and the one on the bottom pushes air up and the one in the back draws the air out , heat rises and gets drawn out... its nice and since I do that I have no problems with lockups , I all ready sent back my unit one time for the red circle of death !! I need to find me some sexy looking coolers now for the PS3 !

**gonaads** · January 18th, 2008

Well, back to this HD/Blu-ray DVD thing. Buy dot com is dumping HD DVD players made by Toshiba for $130.00 U.S. Could this be the end? Or is it just that they are getting cheaper and cheaper? Because that is damn cheap.

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...54&dcaid=17653

And this deal also includes 5 free HD DVD titles if you by the player from Buy dot com..

**Sazar** · January 18th, 2008

It is a shame that the better quality and finished spec product is being dumped in favor of a still-not-finalized and inferior "standard"

This is very different from the VHS/Betamax battle because there, the lower priced item won. Here, the worse, more expensive product is winning because the parent is paying off the studios.

**Dark Atheist** · January 18th, 2008

VHS won because sony wouldn't give pr0n studios licenses to use betamax - VHS did - same with this format war

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2247577,00.asp

**Sazar** · January 18th, 2008

There are other delivery mechanisms out there, i.e. online, that are superior and more user friendly than actual discs. That industry will not have the final say on this war.

**Tuffgong4** · January 19th, 2008

well I'm still on the fence but had a chance to get a ps3 (free actually) and I had planned on getting one at some point (FFXIII) so I have the ps3 and at some point if HD DVD sticks around I will go for that as well. But for now I'll still use DVDs (upconversion in ps3) and only get Blu-Ray for worthy movies (Planet Earth, Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy, etc, LOTR when it comes out)

**chastity** · January 19th, 2008

Actually Toshiba is trying to flood the market to save thier format, since Warner is going to Blu-Ray only. Also I read that Blu-Ray as been out selling HD-DVD since last year.

Throughout 2007, Blu-ray Disc sales have consistently outsold HD DVD by a factor of around double; but starting the week coinciding with CES 2008 up to January 13, those numbers shifted noticeably further in Blu-ray Disc’s favor.

According to numbers from Nielsen, reported by Home Media Magazine, Blu-ray Disc sales were 85 percent of the high-definition split. The 85/15 split between the two rival formats represented the largest gulf yet, according historical data charted in the High-Def Digest forums.

Source
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=10385

**Shamus MacNoob** · January 19th, 2008

Yo Tuff you gotta rent a Blu Ray man they are really great looking, I was floored by the depth and clairity on my HD tv .

**Tuffgong4** · January 19th, 2008

I've purchased Planet Earth and the Pirates Trilogy. It also comes with Spidey 3 and with my 1080P 50 incher I'm excited, but as I said in the other ps3 thread I won't be getting it for at least a week, because the person who got it for me is out of town and purchased it there.

**Xie** · January 19th, 2008

Originally Posted by Sazar

It is a shame that the better quality and finished spec product is being dumped in favor of a still-not-finalized and inferior "standard"

Well said ...

The studios that are jumping ship are doing so no doubt in part because of the DRM Sony has put into Blu-Ray ... I just can't wait till it bites them all in the ass (you know it will). Oh well, eventually I'm sure both of these formats will be an asterix in the "HD format war" section of history when replaced by a REAL standard.

**Dark Atheist** · January 19th, 2008

anydvd claims to have cracked the first lot of blue ray drm, that's why they are moving on to v1.1 of it, they claim its too add new features which i think is crap - they could have had it all in place before they launched

**Tuffgong4** · January 19th, 2008

The Blu-Ray spec that anydvd is claiming to have cracked is BD+. I have read reports that the true cracking of the newest spec BD+ has not really been accomplished and some reports that it has been cracked.

The big plus on the side of BD right now is region coding and BD+. HDDVD has no region coding which consumers love but studios hate, and BD+ seems to be a bit more more resilient than some people think. The studios will pay more for region coding and BD+.

Either way, I wasn't swayed into buying the ps3 because of Blu_ray but if I got it, I might as well use it. It's the least risky way of getting into high def. I know I will be playing games on it...(MSG4 and FFXIII) and it's really upgradeable. The firmware and software can update better than any other BD player out there and will probably support all specs going forward of BD.

**Shamus MacNoob** · January 19th, 2008

Originally Posted by Tuffgong4

The Blu-Ray spec that anydvd is claiming to have cracked is BD+. I have read reports that the true cracking of the newest spec BD+ has not really been accomplished and some reports that it has been cracked.

The big plus on the side of BD right now is region coding and BD+. HDDVD has no region coding which consumers love but studios hate, and BD+ seems to be a bit more more resilient than some people think. The studios will pay more for region coding and BD+.

Either way, I wasn't swayed into buying the ps3 because of Blu_ray but if I got it, I might as well use it. It's the least risky way of getting into high def. I know I will be playing games on it...(MSG4 and FFXIII) and it's really upgradeable. The firmware and software can update better than any other BD player out there and will probably support all specs going forward of BD.

Exactly there is no danger having a PS3 you get cool gameing and a great BR player ...

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Grandmaster Electronica Addict Joined: February 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 10,574 Reputation: 2960 Power: 260	Re: Warner Bros. Picks Blu-Ray Over HD-DVD Originally Posted by Shamus MacNoob Yes and it has an intercooler on the back also. Be careful with those things. Not sure if the one you have does it, but I remember reading on joystiq how some of these cooling accessories are poorly designed and actually HELP melt the system.

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Shamus MacNoob OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2002 Location: Brossard,Quebec Posts: 4,199 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1481 Power: 182	Re: Warner Bros. Picks Blu-Ray Over HD-DVD mine are plugged to external power sources and the one on the bottom pushes air up and the one in the back draws the air out , heat rises and gets drawn out... its nice and since I do that I have no problems with lockups , I all ready sent back my unit one time for the red circle of death !! I need to find me some sexy looking coolers now for the PS3 ! ASUS PN5-E SLI,Intel E8400,2 x 8800GTX 768mb SLI,ASUS VW266H 26 inch LCD, 8 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer, Silverstone Strider 850watt PSU.Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit.

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gonaads Beware the G-Man Joined: March 2002 Location: XP-erience, NTFS, OSNN, Bay Area, California Posts: 18,474 Reputation: 4070 Power: 348	Re: Warner Bros. Picks Blu-Ray Over HD-DVD Well, back to this HD/Blu-ray DVD thing. Buy dot com is dumping HD DVD players made by Toshiba for $130.00 U.S. Could this be the end? Or is it just that they are getting cheaper and cheaper? Because that is damn cheap. http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...54&dcaid=17653 And this deal also includes 5 free HD DVD titles if you by the player from Buy dot com.. *"I play violent video games, I could snap at any second."*

January 18th, 2008	Top \| #44
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	Re: Warner Bros. Picks Blu-Ray Over HD-DVD It is a shame that the better quality and finished spec product is being dumped in favor of a still-not-finalized and inferior "standard" This is very different from the VHS/Betamax battle because there, the lower priced item won. Here, the worse, more expensive product is winning because the parent is paying off the studios. Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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Dark Atheist OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: April 2003 Location: In The Void Posts: 6,373 Blog Entries: 9 Reputation: 1877 Power: 193	Re: Warner Bros. Picks Blu-Ray Over HD-DVD VHS won because sony wouldn't give pr0n studios licenses to use betamax - VHS did - same with this format war http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2247577,00.asp

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January 18th, 2008	Top \| #46
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	Re: Warner Bros. Picks Blu-Ray Over HD-DVD There are other delivery mechanisms out there, i.e. online, that are superior and more user friendly than actual discs. That industry will not have the final say on this war. Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

January 19th, 2008	Top \| #47
Tuffgong4 The Donger Need Food!!!! Joined: June 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,465 Reputation: 840 Power: 153	Re: Warner Bros. Picks Blu-Ray Over HD-DVD well I'm still on the fence but had a chance to get a ps3 (free actually) and I had planned on getting one at some point (FFXIII) so I have the ps3 and at some point if HD DVD sticks around I will go for that as well. But for now I'll still use DVDs (upconversion in ps3) and only get Blu-Ray for worthy movies (Planet Earth, Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy, etc, LOTR when it comes out) Home Intel E6600 \ Abit AB9 Pro \ 4 gig Corsair DDR2-667 \ EVGA 9800GT \ HDD 1 320GB sata + 1 1.5TB sata \ 1 1TB backup drive / Samsung S183L SATA DVD-RW \ Windows 7 Pro x64 Laptop Asus UL30VT\ Intel CULV SU7300 \ 4GB Ram \ Intel Integrated + Nvidia 200m \ 500GB HDD \ 13.3 inch LED \ Windows 7 Premium x64

January 19th, 2008	Top \| #48
chastity OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: July 2002 Location: Arizona near the Grand Canyon Posts: 2,109 Reputation: 613 Power: 147	Re: Warner Bros. Picks Blu-Ray Over HD-DVD Actually Toshiba is trying to flood the market to save thier format, since Warner is going to Blu-Ray only. Also I read that Blu-Ray as been out selling HD-DVD since last year. Throughout 2007, Blu-ray Disc sales have consistently outsold HD DVD by a factor of around double; but starting the week coinciding with CES 2008 up to January 13, those numbers shifted noticeably further in Blu-ray Disc’s favor. According to numbers from Nielsen, reported by Home Media Magazine, Blu-ray Disc sales were 85 percent of the high-definition split. The 85/15 split between the two rival formats represented the largest gulf yet, according historical data charted in the High-Def Digest forums. Source http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=10385

January 19th, 2008	Top \| #49
Shamus MacNoob OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2002 Location: Brossard,Quebec Posts: 4,199 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1481 Power: 182	Re: Warner Bros. Picks Blu-Ray Over HD-DVD Yo Tuff you gotta rent a Blu Ray man they are really great looking, I was floored by the depth and clairity on my HD tv . ASUS PN5-E SLI,Intel E8400,2 x 8800GTX 768mb SLI,ASUS VW266H 26 inch LCD, 8 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer, Silverstone Strider 850watt PSU.Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit.

January 19th, 2008	Top \| #50
Tuffgong4 The Donger Need Food!!!! Joined: June 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,465 Reputation: 840 Power: 153	Re: Warner Bros. Picks Blu-Ray Over HD-DVD I've purchased Planet Earth and the Pirates Trilogy. It also comes with Spidey 3 and with my 1080P 50 incher I'm excited, but as I said in the other ps3 thread I won't be getting it for at least a week, because the person who got it for me is out of town and purchased it there. Home Intel E6600 \ Abit AB9 Pro \ 4 gig Corsair DDR2-667 \ EVGA 9800GT \ HDD 1 320GB sata + 1 1.5TB sata \ 1 1TB backup drive / Samsung S183L SATA DVD-RW \ Windows 7 Pro x64 Laptop Asus UL30VT\ Intel CULV SU7300 \ 4GB Ram \ Intel Integrated + Nvidia 200m \ 500GB HDD \ 13.3 inch LED \ Windows 7 Premium x64

January 19th, 2008	Top \| #51
Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,224 Reputation: 1730 Power: 175	Re: Warner Bros. Picks Blu-Ray Over HD-DVD Originally Posted by Sazar It is a shame that the better quality and finished spec product is being dumped in favor of a still-not-finalized and inferior "standard" Well said ... The studios that are jumping ship are doing so no doubt in part because of the DRM Sony has put into Blu-Ray ... I just can't wait till it bites them all in the ass (you know it will). Oh well, eventually I'm sure both of these formats will be an asterix in the "HD format war" section of history when replaced by a REAL standard. tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

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Dark Atheist OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: April 2003 Location: In The Void Posts: 6,373 Blog Entries: 9 Reputation: 1877 Power: 193	Re: Warner Bros. Picks Blu-Ray Over HD-DVD anydvd claims to have cracked the first lot of blue ray drm, that's why they are moving on to v1.1 of it, they claim its too add new features which i think is crap - they could have had it all in place before they launched

January 19th, 2008	Top \| #53
Tuffgong4 The Donger Need Food!!!! Joined: June 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,465 Reputation: 840 Power: 153	Re: Warner Bros. Picks Blu-Ray Over HD-DVD The Blu-Ray spec that anydvd is claiming to have cracked is BD+. I have read reports that the true cracking of the newest spec BD+ has not really been accomplished and some reports that it has been cracked. The big plus on the side of BD right now is region coding and BD+. HDDVD has no region coding which consumers love but studios hate, and BD+ seems to be a bit more more resilient than some people think. The studios will pay more for region coding and BD+. Either way, I wasn't swayed into buying the ps3 because of Blu_ray but if I got it, I might as well use it. It's the least risky way of getting into high def. I know I will be playing games on it...(MSG4 and FFXIII) and it's really upgradeable. The firmware and software can update better than any other BD player out there and will probably support all specs going forward of BD. Home Intel E6600 \ Abit AB9 Pro \ 4 gig Corsair DDR2-667 \ EVGA 9800GT \ HDD 1 320GB sata + 1 1.5TB sata \ 1 1TB backup drive / Samsung S183L SATA DVD-RW \ Windows 7 Pro x64 Laptop Asus UL30VT\ Intel CULV SU7300 \ 4GB Ram \ Intel Integrated + Nvidia 200m \ 500GB HDD \ 13.3 inch LED \ Windows 7 Premium x64

January 19th, 2008	Top \| #54
Shamus MacNoob OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2002 Location: Brossard,Quebec Posts: 4,199 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1481 Power: 182	Re: Warner Bros. Picks Blu-Ray Over HD-DVD Originally Posted by Tuffgong4 The Blu-Ray spec that anydvd is claiming to have cracked is BD+. I have read reports that the true cracking of the newest spec BD+ has not really been accomplished and some reports that it has been cracked. The big plus on the side of BD right now is region coding and BD+. HDDVD has no region coding which consumers love but studios hate, and BD+ seems to be a bit more more resilient than some people think. The studios will pay more for region coding and BD+. Either way, I wasn't swayed into buying the ps3 because of Blu_ray but if I got it, I might as well use it. It's the least risky way of getting into high def. I know I will be playing games on it...(MSG4 and FFXIII) and it's really upgradeable. The firmware and software can update better than any other BD player out there and will probably support all specs going forward of BD. Exactly there is no danger having a PS3 you get cool gameing and a great BR player ... ASUS PN5-E SLI,Intel E8400,2 x 8800GTX 768mb SLI,ASUS VW266H 26 inch LCD, 8 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer, Silverstone Strider 850watt PSU.Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit.

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