Anna
Hey guys, I know this may sound like a silly question. But I have a bit of confusion about Blu Ray dvds. I buy a lot of movies, I have a huge collections of different films on dvd. Well tonight I was thinking about Blu Ray. I know the movies come in High definition and they bring more extras and stuff to see about the film. Maybe not all, I'm not sure. My question is, does this mean regular dvds in a few more years won't be made anymore? Are all movies going to start being sold on blu ray only and regular dvds are history? Or will regular dvds always exist. I was thinking about this because you know every time something new and modern is created they stop making the older stuff. Can someone explain this to me and please don't be rude. Thanks!!
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Simple answer is that DVDs will be around for MANY years to come. On the other hand it will become increasingly difficult to buy a DVD player because Blu-ray players (which also play DVDs) will gradually replace them.
The reason DVDs will continue is that so many movies and TV shows are, and many will remain, only available on DVD. Even today, more new DVDs are released than Blu-ray disks (although the latter cover all the blockbuster movies and, increasingly, Blu-ray versions of older films/shows).
While Blu-ray is HD and DVD is not, upscaled DVD (which all Blu-ray players do, although with varying degrees of quality) looks pretty good on most HD displays (particularly on smaller (<40") HDTVs and when upscaled by a quality processing chip). Consequently there is no reason to fear you won't be able to continue to enjoy your library of DVDs.
That said, given your situation, if considering a Blu-ray player read reviews to find one that does a better than average job of upscaling DVDs. They all work more or less the same with Blu-ray movies/shows, but DVD results vary.
Simple answer is that DVDs will be around for MANY years to come. On the other hand it will become increasingly difficult to buy a DVD player because Blu-ray players (which also play DVDs) will gradually replace them.
The reason DVDs will continue is that so many movies and TV shows are, and many will remain, only available on DVD. Even today, more new DVDs are released than Blu-ray disks (although the latter cover all the blockbuster movies and, increasingly, Blu-ray versions of older films/shows).
While Blu-ray is HD and DVD is not, upscaled DVD (which all Blu-ray players do, although with varying degrees of quality) looks pretty good on most HD displays (particularly on smaller (<40") HDTVs and when upscaled by a quality processing chip). Consequently there is no reason to fear you won't be able to continue to enjoy your library of DVDs.
That said, given your situation, if considering a Blu-ray player read reviews to find one that does a better than average job of upscaling DVDs. They all work more or less the same with Blu-ray movies/shows, but DVD results vary.
Blu-ray or HD DVD?
goldfish10
First of all, I want to know from users of BOTH which format is better (or if their quality is about the same). I know the specifications, and that the dual layer blu-ray holds more than the HD DVD (50 GB compared to 30), but who will ultimately win the formatting wars-- Blu-ray already has 5 major studios backing it. And is spending another $100+ worth the blu-ray?
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In light of recent news, Bluray will almost certainly win, but it's a good idea to get a dual player if you want to buy one now. Look at LG's BH-100 or BH-200.
HD-DVD will most likely die, but not yet. Universal and Paramount still have exclusive contracts to print only HD-DVD. That's a lot of movies you'll miss if you get a Bluray only player. No one is talking about the cost of opting out of their respective contracts publicly, but you can bet there's quite a bit of talk going on in private.
Regarding mastermind's comment about the HD-DVD folks "not knowing yet." Toshiba is a major shareholder in Time Warner and one of their execs. sits on the TW board. I promise you, they knew, regardless of what the press says.
Also, there is still concern that Sony/Samsung et al can produce product fast enough in large enough quantities. Anyone wanting to print Bluray disks will have to totally revamp their factory. That's a problem that will ultimately be solved by throwing money at it, but it's a concern at the moment and will take time.
When near-blue lasers became commercially viable (would last at least 10,000 hours) Sony and Toshiba began developing systems for bringing 1080x1920 players to market. Sony felt that providing maximum recording space was most important. Toshiba thought that it was more important to be compatible with existing disk manufacturing equipment. Since they could not agree fundamentally, there was no chance of working together. Incidentally, Toshiba was in the Beta camp with Sony in the VHS/Beta days so they have a history of working together.
I believe Time Warner (Warner Bros. Studios) made a hard, but good decision. The risk is consumers won't adopt either format if they can't figure out what to buy. And if anything can be said about the two formats of high definition DVD, it's that the confusion level IS high.
In light of recent news, Bluray will almost certainly win, but it's a good idea to get a dual player if you want to buy one now. Look at LG's BH-100 or BH-200.
HD-DVD will most likely die, but not yet. Universal and Paramount still have exclusive contracts to print only HD-DVD. That's a lot of movies you'll miss if you get a Bluray only player. No one is talking about the cost of opting out of their respective contracts publicly, but you can bet there's quite a bit of talk going on in private.
Regarding mastermind's comment about the HD-DVD folks "not knowing yet." Toshiba is a major shareholder in Time Warner and one of their execs. sits on the TW board. I promise you, they knew, regardless of what the press says.
Also, there is still concern that Sony/Samsung et al can produce product fast enough in large enough quantities. Anyone wanting to print Bluray disks will have to totally revamp their factory. That's a problem that will ultimately be solved by throwing money at it, but it's a concern at the moment and will take time.
When near-blue lasers became commercially viable (would last at least 10,000 hours) Sony and Toshiba began developing systems for bringing 1080x1920 players to market. Sony felt that providing maximum recording space was most important. Toshiba thought that it was more important to be compatible with existing disk manufacturing equipment. Since they could not agree fundamentally, there was no chance of working together. Incidentally, Toshiba was in the Beta camp with Sony in the VHS/Beta days so they have a history of working together.
I believe Time Warner (Warner Bros. Studios) made a hard, but good decision. The risk is consumers won't adopt either format if they can't figure out what to buy. And if anything can be said about the two formats of high definition DVD, it's that the confusion level IS high.
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