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Originally posted by: jimbo
D-VHS as good as DVD what are you smoking. I have compared D-VHS and DVD of Independence Day. There is no comparison. The D-VHS is so so so much better. I was absolutly blown away by D-VHS. Unfortunitly I don't own a D-VCR myself because lets face it. Higher quality or not its still a tape. I have invested alot in replacing tapes with discs and will not go backwards no matter how good it looks. And it looks fucking amazing. Both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray promise resolution higher then D-VHS and with all the convience a the disc format offers. Read this article HD-DVD will be out in America before the ball drops for 2006. Blu-Ray will not. Each format has one format that has commited to it. Blu-Ray has Columbia Tristar. HD-DVD has Poly Cannon (Japanese studio). Though Warner has not yet commited Warner owns stocks in current DVD technolgy which HD-DVD is an extension of. If HD-DVD wins Warner makes alot of money. So if you don't think Warner will release titles on HD-DVD soon I don't know what your smoking. New Line is also a Time Warner studio. Both Sony and Warner are trying to buy MGM and as of now Warner has the better offer. Disney, Universal, Fox, and Artisan all appear to be showing more intrest in HD-DVD then Blu-Ray at the momment as well. Disney voted for HD-DVD in the forum and basically whichever format Disney supports will be the format that most familys will support.
Did I saw D-VHS was as good as DVD? No, I didn't. Please take the time to read before you condemn.
That site you link to requires a membership but I'll take your word on it. Blu-Ray players are announced for US release by August of 2005, and early 2006 at the latest. It's still before HD-DVD.
So far they're coming out with a whopping 8 (!) titles for HD-DVD.
HD-DVD is not an "extension" of DVD. It's something that's different. Are you not getting that?
And where are you getting all this information that all these studios are backing it (what is this forum)? They have no reason to all jump on the bandwagon. Can you tell me what is so appealing about HD-DVD that will make everyone want to rush out and buy them? I know people who are just now getting DVD players. It's going to take a lot to get these people to buy HD-DVDs.
Just to let you know, BD-ROMs are being created by the 10 powerful consumer electronics companies, including Sony, Philips, Hitachi, Sharp and Samsung. (Here.)
Also, HD-DVD is currently non-recordable. Blu-Ray is. That for many people is a big plus.