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BLU RAY BUY-A-THON!!!!

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pat-rickdaigle
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support it.
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=13878"
Aug 29 2007 3:38PM
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Liam.Butler
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or you could go eat an anus, I'm not wasting my money on that shit.
Aug 29 2007 4:17PM
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GatoGordo
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The cheapest blu-ray player out there is a PS3. Im not going to waste that much money. Although Blu-ray is better than HDDVD
Aug 29 2007 4:32PM
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GatoGordo
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when you look at most of the names for our technologies, it is normally an abreviation. like how the Beta Max lost to the VHS, and the CD, and DVD. the HD DVD kind of has it won already. if only they had the same data storage.
Aug 29 2007 5:00PM
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[Toby]
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blue ray sucks, hd dvd is so much better. blue ray doesnt even have a menu screen on most titles
Aug 29 2007 5:06PM
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[Toby]
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and hd dvd has way better quality
Aug 29 2007 5:11PM
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[Toby]
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ok maybe im wrong, i read an article that was saying hd dvd is way better for the consumer, and that blu ray is way better for studios
Aug 29 2007 5:14PM
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GatoGordo
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here is a nice list that is easy to understand

Capacity
Blu-Ray
ROM single layer: 23.3 / 25GB
ROM dual layer: 46.6 / 50GB
RW single layer: 23.3 / 25 / 27GB
RW dual layer: 46.6 / 50 / 54GB
Highest test: 100GB
Theoretical limit: 200GB

HD DVD
Single layer: 15GB
Dual layer: 30GB
RW single layer: —
RW dual layer: —
Highest test: 45GB
Theoretical limit: 60GB


Codecs
Blu-Ray

MPEG-2
Microsoft Video Codec 1 (aka VC1, WMV HD, etc.)
H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC MPEG-2

HD DVD
Microsoft Video Codec 1 (aka VC1, WMV HD, etc.)
H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC



Studios (movie and game) listed as supporting members

Blu-Ray
20th Century Fox
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Electronic Arts
MGM Studios
Paramount Pictures
Sony Pictures Entertainment
The Walt Disney Company
Vivendi Universal Games
Warner Bros.
HD DVD
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
New Line Cinema
Paramount Pictures
The Walt Disney Company
Universal Studios
Warner Bros.



Format founders

Blu-Ray HD DVD
Sony Corporation
Royal Philips Electronics
Toshiba Corporation
Hitachi Corporation
Aug 29 2007 5:19PM
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RudyGarmisch
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I hate blu ray for one reason only - Sony.
Aug 29 2007 5:20PM
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GatoGordo
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oops under last one founders should be toshiba and hitachi for HD DVD

heres the site i got it from

http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/19/blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-state-of-the-s-union-s-division/
Aug 29 2007 5:21PM
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lyndon
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Uh, wow. I love the educated and mature comments on this site.


Im leaving now.
Aug 29 2007 5:22PM
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[Toby]
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hd dvd has more interactive features
Aug 29 2007 5:24PM
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Liam.Butler
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If it’s so uneducated, how about you give me details on why I should support an overly expensive product so that the owners of blue ray players don’t get fucked over when that technology dies. Get off your high horse it the internet.

Aug 29 2007 6:08PM
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