Just read a very cool article on IGN regarding the next media format. They presented the Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD argument. And i think they were inclined to beleive that Blu-ray will be the dominant format because:
-Sony's in house movie collection that can be provided on Blu-Ray discs
-PlayStation 3 going to use Blu-ray as the format for games and movies. (kinda like giving gamers an ocean, when all they want is a glass of water..... stupid if you ask me).
There one glaring disadvantage of Blu-ray that i can see. It isnt backwards compatible...so i think youd have to throw away your DVDs (or have a DVD player and a Blu-Ray player) around. Kinda liek what peopel do these days with VCRs and DVD players.
I think that might be a drawback to some people like myself(as id prefer to have a single player capable of reading DVDs and the next format)
They also mentioned HD-DVDs. Personally, im inclined to support these guys cause its maintained by the DVD forum(independant) and provides a reasonable jump in capacity.
Blu Ray might be able to hold 67% more information than HD-DVDs...but do consumers really need that right now ? for what applications ? and is it worth the cost of changing production/manufacturing methods and going through the entire VHS to DVD trasition again, when HD-DVD could hopefully/possibly provide high definition content and backward compatibility.
Just wondering what you guys think about this subject. Also check out the article on IGN:
http://cube.ign.com/articles/552/552926p1.html
Cheers
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