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| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=22958 |  webdev511 (11) Jul 30, 2010 - 09:11 am
| » format war blunder
I admit that while I supoorted HD DVD, I did aquire a PS3 so I could use it as a Blu-ray player. That was almost three years ago and have recently swapped out my launch unit with a slim. (The combination of YLoD and the fact that a slim uses 45% less power made that an easy decision.)
That said, I do love my 360 as I feel like it is a much more complete system. Playstation Home as a selling point? Are they serious? Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=19063 | webdev511 (11) Jan 11, 2008 - 08:46 am
| » Deal ending, support is not
Ken Graffeo, Universal's executive VP of HD strategic marketing and co-president of the HD DVD Promotional Group, told Ars Technica that "contrary to unsubstantiated rumors from unnamed sources, Universal's current plan is to continue to support the HD DVD format."
HD-DVD's Mistake was not requiring ALL HD-DVD releases to be combo release & putting a cap on those releases so the HD portion didn't add more than $5 to the retail price of the disc.
Of course to do that they would have needed to shell out some money to make more DVD production lines HD-DVD capable. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=19006 | webdev511 (11) Jan 07, 2008 - 08:47 am
| » Wonder if they'll take my laser disc player too...
It's ironic that something so minor as HD media format war has people (including myself) worked up while there are so many other real issues which need to be addressed. (Darfur, global warming, poverty, hunger, abuse, you know little things like that)
Sorry, but I happen to LIKE both my HD-DVD player and the movie watching experience it delivers, so I'll be keeping them thankyouverymuch. When Blu-Ray finally gets to profile 2.0 people will "get" what HD-DVD has been able to deliver since day 1. I just hope that when 2.0 is finalized my ps3 will support it. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=18924 | webdev511 (11) Dec 28, 2007 - 09:35 am
| » Yes BOGO...and I did
One of the reasons we see HD-DVD Buy One / Get One Free deals so often is the manufacturing price. I haven't seen the numbers myself, but I get the distinct impression that HD-DVD is much cheaper to manufacture than Blu-Ray. If that's the case, then all the HD-DVD camp would have to do is cut their margin and they'd have a visible price advantage.
Sony may subsidize the PS3, but do you really think that the studios are willing to do the same for movies? Not a chance.
It will be interesting to see if the HD-DVD Camp can keep supporting this B1G1 every so often or get studios to toe the line and keep prices down. If they could keep HD-DVD versions of new releases within about $2 or $3 of standard def titles that could really have an impact. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=18635 | webdev511 (11) Dec 07, 2007 - 08:48 am
| » How is that?
Not hardly. I have players for both formats and IMHO HD-DVD is a better overall experience. No it doesn't have technical resume the blu-ray has, but everything does just work.
If it were the 1080i player and $100 everywhere, then your statement might be more accurate, but it's not.
The people that will eventually "pick" the winning format might know the difference between 720p, 1080i and 1080p when it's explained to them, but I doubt that they're making their choice based on technology alone. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=17116 | webdev511 (11) Aug 29, 2007 - 12:32 pm
| » Upconverting isn't player specfic
but it does depend on the chip used by the player, receiver or TV that's doing the upconversion. Up converted movies do look good, but not as god as full on 1080 transfers.
This "war" just like vhs/beta isn't going to be decided on technical merits. The eventual winner will be determined by end to end costs. How much does it cost to bring a media production line up. How many lines are needed. How much are player componets. What will players and discs cost be for the next 18 months, etc.
Play the same movie on HDDVD & BluRay side by side on the same 1080p tv and you'd be hard pressed to find a target / wal mart shopper that could tell you which one was which. If they can't see the difference, then they're going to buy the cheaper player. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=15886 | webdev511 (11) Jun 09, 2007 - 02:24 pm
| » Not Until the die shrink
We MAY see that drop, but not before the die shrink. You can count on them dropping the price on the gen1 360s but only to clear out the inventory before the gen2 (65nm) machines come out.
When those gen2 systems do come out, say bye bye to the heat and noise issues that make the 360 a bit less living room friendly than it could be. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=13684 | webdev511 (11) Dec 25, 2006 - 10:07 am
| » Yes, it's better than a 7800 GS+
Use the x1950 PCIe as a reference, and just compare it to other cards on VGA Chart at Tom's Hardware.
If you do that, you'll see that it charts higher than the 7800 GS+, but if you want overclock benches, you'll just have to guess.
carden4, if your 3200 is an Athlon XP, then an x1950 is going to be cpu limited.
I would say that people running a tweaked nForce 3 Ultra would benefit. If you're running an AMD 64 x2 at 2.0 GHz or higher, then it would be a worth while upgrade. Flag this | Edit this post |
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