Comments on: And the winner is…. http://www.squatsquat.com/2008/02/20/and-the-winner-is/ Gamer News and Home of the Squat of the Month. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:35:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Daedal_X http://www.squatsquat.com/2008/02/20/and-the-winner-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1350 Daedal_X Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:59:36 +0000 http://www.squatsquat.com/index.php/2008/02/20/and-the-winner-is/#comment-1350 What's a Blue Ray? Who is HDvD? What’s a Blue Ray? Who is HDvD?

]]> By: tronsta http://www.squatsquat.com/2008/02/20/and-the-winner-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1347 tronsta Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:14:30 +0000 http://www.squatsquat.com/index.php/2008/02/20/and-the-winner-is/#comment-1347 Just NOW being used in the industry, I mean. Just NOW being used in the industry, I mean.

]]> By: tronsta http://www.squatsquat.com/2008/02/20/and-the-winner-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1346 tronsta Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:09:48 +0000 http://www.squatsquat.com/index.php/2008/02/20/and-the-winner-is/#comment-1346 Well I was a fairweather fan of HD-DVD just because Blu-ray was Sony and I hate Sony with a passion. But thankfully the blow doesn't come too hard since Sony is allowing other companies to make Blu-ray players. I'm just glad I didn't invest in an HD-DVD drive for my xbox 360 lol. All this aside though, high def DVD's are WAY early. Double layer DVD's are so great, and they are JUST not being heavily used in the industry. There really is little to no different using a double layer DVD and a Blu-ray DVD on a typical TV (36" and below) that a regular person can see. I've seen Spiderman 3 on Blu-ray and I thought Casino Royale (which is a double layer DVD) looked just as good. It's not even worth it unless you have a HUGE TV. My boss has a 60 inch DLP TV and he says he sees hardly any different on his Blu-ray. Once the day arrives, high def dvd's will look great but for right now (I would say at LEAST a yeah and a half) double layer DVD's will rule the pack. And even beyond that, double layer DVD's will not die quickly nor will they look bad, they will be around for the next few years, guarenteed. On a side note, not because I'm a fan of HD-DVD, but I'm VERY surprised that everyone sold out so quick and dropped it as a format. It's equally superior to Blu-ray and even superior when it comes to various features that Blu-ray is JUST now getting, things like director commentary and such. There are multiple versions of each format that support various capacities and the highest HD-DVD capacity is almost as much as the typical Blu-ray disc. Ah well. Well I was a fairweather fan of HD-DVD just because Blu-ray was Sony and I hate Sony with a passion. But thankfully the blow doesn’t come too hard since Sony is allowing other companies to make Blu-ray players. I’m just glad I didn’t invest in an HD-DVD drive for my xbox 360 lol.

All this aside though, high def DVD’s are WAY early. Double layer DVD’s are so great, and they are JUST not being heavily used in the industry. There really is little to no different using a double layer DVD and a Blu-ray DVD on a typical TV (36″ and below) that a regular person can see. I’ve seen Spiderman 3 on Blu-ray and I thought Casino Royale (which is a double layer DVD) looked just as good. It’s not even worth it unless you have a HUGE TV. My boss has a 60 inch DLP TV and he says he sees hardly any different on his Blu-ray.

Once the day arrives, high def dvd’s will look great but for right now (I would say at LEAST a yeah and a half) double layer DVD’s will rule the pack. And even beyond that, double layer DVD’s will not die quickly nor will they look bad, they will be around for the next few years, guarenteed.

On a side note, not because I’m a fan of HD-DVD, but I’m VERY surprised that everyone sold out so quick and dropped it as a format. It’s equally superior to Blu-ray and even superior when it comes to various features that Blu-ray is JUST now getting, things like director commentary and such. There are multiple versions of each format that support various capacities and the highest HD-DVD capacity is almost as much as the typical Blu-ray disc.

Ah well.

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