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Originally posted by: bad_karma24
To comment on the codecs, Blu-Ray will support MPEG-4 as well as VC-9 too. It also features encryption, something that HD-DVD will probably not have, thus making executives prefer it over HD-DVD.
As for release dates... Blu-Ray is already out in Japan. It will be in the US in either late 2005, or 2006, though players are annoucned for August of 2005. Don't expect to see HD-DVD titles out until 2006 at the earliest. And it will still be a number of years before they start becoming as afforable as DVD.
And enough of the crap about HD-DVD being so cheap to produce. The encoding process is completely different, regardless of the manufacturing process.
Don't underestimate people's stupidity. There will be plenty of announcements on Blu-Ray. No one knew was DVD was, but that didn't stop it, did it?
Personally, it will be quite some time until I invest in new player for these formats. I already have quite a bit put into my DVD collection. I'll get a few titles that would be worth it, such as Lawrence of Arabia, Star Wars, titles that would actually be an improvement. DVD is a spectacular format and I see no reason to dump it all for a new format that will soon be obsolete in another 5-10 years.
The Blu-Ray association is considering better codecs but as of now Blu-Ray only has MPEG-2 as the standard. Read the article link HD-DVD will have prerecorded media before Blu-Ray. When Sony officially announces Blu-Ray will use a better codec I will probably change my mind. As of now I am all for HD-DVD.