Originally posted by: zombie84
The format war is pretty much over. HD-DVD was not favoured at all to begin with and they seriously screwed up their release and introduced so many problems into their hardware and software that even those who wanted to give it a chance have basically said "to hell with it." HD video will not catch on with average consumers, DVD will be around for at least five more years if not more, and only the hardcore cinephiles will adopt Blu-Ray.
The format war is pretty much over. HD-DVD was not favoured at all to begin with and they seriously screwed up their release and introduced so many problems into their hardware and software that even those who wanted to give it a chance have basically said "to hell with it." HD video will not catch on with average consumers, DVD will be around for at least five more years if not more, and only the hardcore cinephiles will adopt Blu-Ray.
Yeah, exactly. The HD-DVD would have had a chance if the average consumer who doesn't care got access to it, but at the moment Blu-ray offers a lot more. I hope Blu-ray wins, but if not, its not the end of the world I suppose.
Anyways, CO said that Warner Brother's is supporting the HD-DVD format only and that's not accurate. Warner is now actually supporting both formats. Here is a good page for learning about Blu-ray and who supports it (and what movies have been announced so far):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc