blue ray sux,hd dvd rawks

1986Uno45S · 20-02-2008

Looks like DRM played a big part in the final outcome. That's why the film industry probably went for Bue Ray rather than HD DVD. Still, I guess Sony have finally won a format war after screwing up with Betamax and Minidisc, plus I'm sure they were behind the stillborn DAT system as well!

y2dom · 20-02-2008

Lol i bought a bloody minidisc player too back in the day...

greenstarvaz · 20-02-2008

http://www.current.com.au/2008/02/20...XGEAZOXNF.html

not all said and done yet then

**custard** · 20-02-2008

Originally Posted by greenstarvaz

http://www.current.com.au/2008/02/20...XGEAZOXNF.html

not all said and done yet then

well it is in the disc formats.
digital downloads are coming ,however many isp's are cutting gb download allowances which kinda goes against dling HD films etc

JonseyMJ07 · 21-02-2008

Originally Posted by custard

well it is in the disc formats.
digital downloads are coming ,however many isp's are cutting gb download allowances which kinda goes against dling HD films etc

be nice to see what the ISP's think of it tho??

poodytang · 21-02-2008

boilers are great!!!!!

toad101 · 21-02-2008

Originally Posted by 1986Uno45S

Looks like DRM played a big part in the final outcome. That's why the film industry probably went for Bue Ray rather than HD DVD. Still, I guess Sony have finally won a format war after screwing up with Betamax and Minidisc, plus I'm sure they were behind the stillborn DAT system as well!

mini disc won its war against dcc and is still going strong, as is DAT or super DAT as its now known, its the industry standard for audio recording,
as for betamax it goes to show that being the best dosen't always mean you'll win

thepottleflump · 23-02-2008

Oh looks like Blueray won afterall. Having it one of the biggest selling consoles always was going to have that effect.

MiG · 23-02-2008

Originally Posted by thepottleflump

Oh looks like Blueray won afterall. Having it one of the biggest selling consoles always was going to have that effect.

Wish HD-DVD would have won though. It really was the better format. Why they couldn't just change the format of the discs though. HD DivX would easily fit on a Dual Layer DVD so why they cant just update them is beyond me.

Are the new formats still rocking MPEG2 or have they moved onto MPEG4?

**custard** · 23-02-2008

Video Specifications: Compatible with full MPEG2 Encoding, as well as MPEG4 and VC1

http://hometheater.about.com/od/dvdb...uhddvdinfo.htm

1986Uno45S · 23-02-2008

Originally Posted by toad101

mini disc won its war against dcc and is still going strong, as is DAT or super DAT as its now known, its the industry standard for audio recording,
as for betamax it goes to show that being the best dosen't always mean you'll win

DCC was stillborn - I don't know anyone who actually managed to get one. Mini Disc was a failure in that it was supposed to take over from CD. CD and CD RW completely trounced MiniDisc on the sales front and still does.

DAT never took off for home use as if I recall correctly it had a form of DRM built in making it impossible to copy the DIGITAL information of a CD, or if it could you were only allowed to make 2 or 3 copies max. It was (and still is to a certain extent) used in music studios for mastering but for home use it never really took off.

CD has been a surprising victor in the format battle, even more so considering it uses technology that goes back to the 1970's!

toad101 · 24-02-2008

Originally Posted by 1986Uno45S

DCC was stillborn - I don't know anyone who actually managed to get one. Mini Disc was a failure in that it was supposed to take over from CD. CD and CD RW completely trounced MiniDisc on the sales front and still does.

!

true dcc was dead before it even started,
mini disc is the replacement to tape, but people seem to prefer low quality mp3
the replacement for cd is sacd as dvd audio seems to have died off

**custard** · 24-02-2008

Originally Posted by thepottleflump

Oh looks like Blueray won afterall. Having it one of the biggest selling consoles always was going to have that effect.

and possibly a spare £400 million to sway a film company?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...?query=Toshiba

**custard** · 24-02-2008

and whilst i was talking of streaming media vs isp's

According to a few reports and earnings from UK based ISPs, there has been a sharp increase in bandwidth costs thanks to the BBC iPlayer.

The BBC announced that in its first month of operation, January 2008, 2.2 million people watched at least one program using the service which led to almost a tripling in streaming costs for at least one ISP, PlusNet.

The actual cost per user per month for PlusNet rose from 6.1p to 18.3p, meaning the internet TV service is costing the ISP a hefty sum.

Ashley Highfield however, the BBC's director of future media and technology, has said that the iPlayer has "negligible impact on the UK internet infrastructure".

so with people already being on limited bandwidth useage policies................can we expect price hikes or more limitations?
seems isp's need to wake up and see the market for digital content expanding

y2dom · 27-02-2008

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7262665.stm

xbox hd dvd drive is no more.

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