Originally posted by: Arnie.d
Both formats have DRM/AACS junk, but I believe Blu-Ray has not fully implemented it yet. It is part of the spec though.
As for regions, I'm pretty sure that both formats did away with regions.
Originally posted by: dark_jedi
Multi-format player is already out,Best Buy has had them for a while now,they are about $1200 bucks.
DJ
Originally posted by: ChainsawAsh
Blu-ray is going to emerge dominant (well, it already has, to be honest), and eventually will take over almost completely. It's by far the superior format anyway.
Is Blu-ray really dominant? I really hope so! I think if the companies got together in the first place and decided on one format, players would be much cheaper. Plus with all these format exclusive titles who wants a player that can only play one format?
But HD-DVD has this DRM/AACS crap.
I'm hoping it will be easy to make a player region free.
Blu-ray is going to emerge dominant (well, it already has, to be honest), and eventually will take over almost completely. It's by far the superior format anyway.
Is Blu-ray really dominant? I really hope so! I think if the companies got together in the first place and decided on one format, players would be much cheaper. Plus with all these format exclusive titles who wants a player that can only play one format?
Originally posted by: skyjedi2005
though i do favor blu ray for it's technical aspects and amount of data space HD-DVD is cheaper and more user friendly and allows use of imported titles and does not have the high end encryption.
should hacks crack blu ray like they did dvd, then i can watch region 2 japan titles on blu ray but until that happens i'm sticking with dvd
though i do favor blu ray for it's technical aspects and amount of data space HD-DVD is cheaper and more user friendly and allows use of imported titles and does not have the high end encryption.
should hacks crack blu ray like they did dvd, then i can watch region 2 japan titles on blu ray but until that happens i'm sticking with dvd
But HD-DVD has this DRM/AACS crap.
I'm hoping it will be easy to make a player region free.
Both formats have DRM/AACS junk, but I believe Blu-Ray has not fully implemented it yet. It is part of the spec though.
As for regions, I'm pretty sure that both formats did away with regions.
Originally posted by: dark_jedi
Multi-format player is already out,Best Buy has had them for a while now,they are about $1200 bucks.
DJ
Yeah, but isn't that the LG player that doesn't fully take advantage of all the HD-DVD features? What I was referring to is a combo player that plays both formats to their fullest.
The format war has been a joke from the beginning. These companies come out with competing formats, then they wonder why adoption is so slow. Time and time again they come out with two different formats and time and time again adoption is slow. It happened with VHS and Beta, it sort of happened with DVD and Divx (but to a much lesser extent) and it really happened with DVD+/-R (until dual format burners emerged). So we'll either get a fully capable dual format player or the "war" will be long and drawn out.