Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
Not really. In addition to the above, HD-DVD customers don't have to worry about region coding or BD+.
The reason they use only 30 GB sometimes is because companies are too cheap to do an encode just for Blu Ray so the HD-DVD encode is used, so HD-DVD is really lowering the standards for some Blu-Ray titles.
Exactly how many movies do you know of that use all 30Gbs, much less 50Gbs?
Well using 75% of a 50GB disk is better than 75% of a 30 GB disk.
But is the higher bitrate being used? Do you know how many reviews find the HD and BR releases to be almost identical?
The point is that its there--you can use it if you want to. With HD-DVD you're stuck. Most BR disks look identical to their HD-DVD counterparts because they are identical, its the HD-DVD encode. Once HD-DVD is gone companies can make their single encode in a 50GB capacity instead of 30 GB.
its superior in almost every way.
Exactly how many movies do you know of that use all 30Gbs, much less 50Gbs?
Well using 75% of a 50GB disk is better than 75% of a 30 GB disk.
But is the higher bitrate being used? Do you know how many reviews find the HD and BR releases to be almost identical?
The point is that its there--you can use it if you want to. With HD-DVD you're stuck. Most BR disks look identical to their HD-DVD counterparts because they are identical, its the HD-DVD encode. Once HD-DVD is gone companies can make their single encode in a 50GB capacity instead of 30 GB.
its superior in almost every way.
Not really. In addition to the above, HD-DVD customers don't have to worry about region coding or BD+.
I didn't say every way, but almost every way. The region thing I agree is a fault in some ways but its no different from what we have now with DVD, and there are region-free players available; this ought to be the least of our worries when considering the big picture.