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Inferior?? That's a load of bull - at least it's complete

Posted by TK421 on December 17, 2007 at 06:03:44:
Last time I checked, both formats used the same video and audio encodes. I have never yet watched a movie on Blu-ray and said to myself: "Self, that Blu-ray movie was far superior to the one I watched on HD DVD". Plus, the interactive features on HD DVD were complete when the first machine hit the shelves. Blu-ray is a work in progress. It was rushed to market.

And please don't bring up the old Blu-ray has more space argument, or the Blu-ray has better bandwith argument. Neither of these "advantages" has been a factor so far. What are the Blu-boys going to do when the 51GB HD DVD starts getting used?

The only true advantage Blu-ray has is more CE support. Studio support at this point has been a wash since Paramount and Dreamworks jumped ship. It's funny how all the BD supporters want the war to end. Personally, I could care less. Hardware prices are less than half what they were at this time last year.

The only solution will be a merger of sorts. Dual format players that will play a unified disc format, but the consumer will not know if he's getting a BD disc or an HD DVD. Either disc could be used by the studio depending on what suits the film. A renaming to High Definition Disc (HDD) or something along that line.