Blu-Ray wins Hi-Def Format War!

United States
March 1, 2008 12:44am CST
Sony's Blu-Ray won the hi-def format war. Last week Toshiba, developer of the HD DVD format tossed in the towel. The days of befuddlement and wondering which type of hi-def player to buy are now apparently over.
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bochco123
@bochco123 (594)
• United States
1 Mar 08
Glad to hear it. My friend first bought an HD player because they had more of his favorite movies on HD then Blu-Ray. Then when he realized the tide was turning in favor of Blu-Ray, he sold his HD player and bought a PS3. At least now people know what to buy when updating their entertainment systems.
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CraftyCorner
@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
2 Mar 08
Hmmm. I will stay with the DVD drive until the Blu-Ray comes down very far in price. I'm cheap!
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bochco123
@bochco123 (594)
• United States
2 Mar 08
lol. yeah me too.
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CraftyCorner
@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
3 Mar 08
Yes, that is a problem when you rush out to buy the latest gadget...the market isn't settled yet!
southernpixie
@southernpixie (741)
• United States
2 Mar 08
We have an HD DVD player and a Ps3. I have watched HD and Blu-Ray DVDs and honestly cannot tell the difference between the two. But then again, I am happy watching just regular 'ol DVDs lol. My husband is the tech-savvy one in our house. He thinks he has to have all of the new gadgets :D.
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CraftyCorner
@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
3 Mar 08
I am very happy with the old DVD's. I will wait until they start getting scarce on the the ground before I am forced to upgrade. Or there is another compelling reason to upgrade, such as a serious quality difference like there is between video tape and DVD. I don't see the quality difference there between Blue-Ray and DVD MP4. Blu-Ray's are also very delicate, one scratch can ruin them.