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The trouble with HD DVD and Blu Ray.....

...is that just like SACD and DVD-A, they are formats which are basically identical to the formats they wish to displace, only better, but the formats they wish to replace are cheaper, already owned and plenty good enough for the masses.

Blu Ray, HD DVD, SACD and DVD-A are solutions to problems that don't exist for 99% of the population, and the high rez video hardware has been hurried in years before it was really ready for the market in a manner displaying contempt even for the overly tolerant early adopters.

Neither format deserves to succeed in my opinion, although as someone who wants the very best sound and vision possible in the home for the most involving cinematic experience, I will probably adopt any format which provides this to my satisfaction if the software price isn't outlandishly above that of DVD which is the case now, and if the players are capable of getting the best from the software which is nowhere near the case now.

I can see Ole's point of view and if I had a projector or even a plasma larger than the 42 incher in residence now I'd be possibly more enthusiastic about wanting one or other format to succeed, but for now the image through a Denon DVD-A1XV even without the 1080p upgrade is superb, and the quality of the transport, power supplies and general build which all influence picture and sound quality is unmatched in the current crop of high rez video players in my opinion.

Ole - manufacture a high end Blu Ray player and I might take the format more seriously, but for now a player getting 80% of DVD's potential is preferable than one getting 30% of Blu Ray's. :0)





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Chris redmond.

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Topic - The trouble with HD DVD and Blu Ray..... - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 14:03:20 12/09/07 (45)
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