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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	BluRay superior?! Now that is a laugh! Sorry, but BluRay is infinitely inferior to the HD DVD standard. The only thing that the BluRay standard has over the (now defunct) HD DVD standard, was the amount of information that could be packed [b]in one row[/b]! BluRay can pack more information in one row than HD DVD, because the laser is much closer to the medium, meaning that it can be done smaller. Howver, HD DVD can do a dual-layer, something that BluRay has an incredibly difficult time doing, because the laser is so close to the medium. The advantages of HD DVD were low price for the medium AND FOR THE EQUIPMENT needed to produce it. In fact, one could change a regular DVD production line with a few small changes to do HD DVDs - that made it easier and cheaper to produce. Also, the equipment needed to produce the Masters was much cheaper, and easier to work to produce HD DVDs. No folks, this was all about the money, this time. Sony paid out massive amounts of moolah to get the majors onboard here (I work for Toshiba, so...I got a bit of inside information here). Toshiba could not bring that amount of money to the table, unfortunately. Sony learned from the VHS vs Betamax fiasco and though they did take some missteps, in the end, they triumphed due to the money. Of course, that money is now going to be recaptured through the Customer - BluRay discs are going to be hideously expensive, and so are the movies. You will all pay more for this. I personally am setting my bets on the USB sticks getting cheap enough to do 128 GB for under $10 in the next 5 years. They are already up to 4 GB for under 10 Euros, so I think that is pretty feasible. As I have a Player that can read from the USB stick, I do not need CDs or DVDs anymore. I rather suspect that BluRay will also suffer the same fate. In the long run, however, it is good to see the "battle" is over (IMHO). The better format did not win out, but then, history is full of such cases! The fact that this time, we have a fast "decision" is something positive for the consumer. [url=http://faq.ozoneasylum.com/397/]WebShaman[/url] \| [i]The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities. - Sophocles[/i] Loading...
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