On February 24, 2007 at 12:52, Anthony said...
because
1) you are wrong on Sony's track record
2) BD is a BDA format and not a Sony
3) all of the CE electronics world is backing BD with
players from most majore CE companies, Philips, Sony,
Pioneer, Panasonic, Samsung.... while thye only one willing
to waste money on HD DVD is Toshiba
4) most studios support BD (many exclusively) out of the
big 8
-- a) Exclusive : Disney, Fox, Sony,LG, MGM
-- b) none exclusively (WB, Paramount)
while only one studio supports HD DVD Universal
5) many, many more BD players have been sold
6) many more BD movies are comming ut on a regular basis
7) BD movies are way outselling HD DVD movies
FACT:
When DVDs were less than ten years old, SONY developed Blu-Ray in 2002 as a next generation data and video storage format alternative to DVD. They already knew what it’s like to lose a format war when their superior BetaMax was supplanted by VHS. This time, the Blu-Ray Disc has gained a large amount of support in the corporate world. Hewlett Packard announced a computer with Blu-Ray capability. Apple and Dell have announced support. Even archrival, Panasonic, has invested in a player.
Blu-Ray claims a higher capacity per disc (25GB per layer versus HD DVD's 15GB), which is important for data storage applications such as backup, but for basic playback, not so much.
HD DVD, is the choice of Toshiba, NEC Corporation, Microsoft, and Intel.
On November 29, 2004, four Hollywood studios (New Line Cinema, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios and Warner Bros.) announced non-exclusive agreements to support HD DVD. Since that time, Paramount and Warner have chosen to release titles in both Blu-Ray Disc and HD DVD, while only Universal has since announced exclusive support for HD DVD. Currently Sony Pictures, MGM, Disney, and 20th Century Fox have all exclusively backed Blu-Ray. Additionally, contrary to the seven world regions protocol dictated by Blu-Ray, HD DVD doesn't enforce region coding. This makes it easier to use discs from any country in the world.
Both formats play back existing DVDs better than the $79 to $199 standard DVD players, so the battle for market share will largely be fought on which movies are available in either format. And, of course, prices will come down with commercialization.
