Well, as far as HD DVD vs.
Blu-ray goes, it looks like we've pretty much passed the point
of no return
now; with each passing day it seems less and less likely that a compromise will
be reached on a next-gen format. The ongoing peace talks between the two camps,
which have been on-gain, off-gain for months now, seem to have finally
dissolved. It's disappointing, but however you feel about the fact that the HD
DVD and Blu-ray factions squandered countless chances to make it right and come
together, it looks like in just a few short months they're going to be duking
it out mano a mano right in our livingrooms. There may not be a lot we
can do to fight back - apart from refusing to adopt either format out of sheer
spite of their pigheadedness - but no matter what we might as well at least arm
ourselves with the knowledge necessary to understand the nature of the
situation at hand.
HD-DVD is now officially discontinued. However,
information on HD-DVD, and its comparison to Blu-ray, is still contained in
this article for historical purposes, as well as the fact that there are still
many HD-DVD player owners, and HD-DVD players and discs will continue to be
sold and traded on the secondary market for some time. In fact the difference between blu-ray and hd dvd is apparent.
The CurrentState
Of DVD DVD is
very successful, and will definitely be around for some time. However as it is
implemented, DVD is not a high-definition format. DVD players typically output
video in either standard NTSC 480i (720x480 pixels in an interlaced scan
format), with progressive scan DVD players capable of outputting DVD video in
480p (720x480 pixels displayed in a progressively scanned format). Although DVD
has superior resolution and image quality, when compared to VHS and standard
cable television, it is still only half the resolution of HDTV.
Blu-ray and HD-DVD Format InformationHowever, there is a catch with regards to high
definition DVD recording and playback; up until 2008, there has been two
competing formats that were incompatible with each other.
Blu-ray Format SupportBlu-ray is supported on the hardware side by
Apple, Denon, Hitachi,
LG, Matsushita (Panasonic), Pioneer, Philips, Samsung (also supports HD-DVD),
Sharp, Sony, and Thomson (Note: Thomson also supported HD-DVD).
On the software side, Blu-ray is
supported by Lions Gate, MGM, Miramax, Twentieth Century Fox, Walt Disney Studios,
New Line, and Warner. However, as the result of the discontinuation of HD-DVD,
Universal, Paramount,
and Dreamworks are now on board with Blu-ray.
HD-DVD Format Support HD-DVD has been supported on
the hardware side by NEC, Onkyo, Samsung (also supports Blu-ray) Sanyo, Thomson
(Note: Thomson also supported Blu-ray), and Toshiba.
On the software side, HD-DVD has been
supported by BCI, Dreamworks, Paramount Pictures, StudioCanal,
and Universal Pictures, and Warner (only until May 2008 - at which time it will
be Blu-ray exclusive). Microsoft had also lent its support to HD-DVD, but no
longer, as Toshiba has ended HD-DVD support.
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