Comments on: Dear High-Definition DVD Makers: Get a Clue from Sirius and XM and Merge http://www.techipedia.com/2007/dear-high-definition-dvd-makers/ tamar weinberg is a digital marketing specialist, social media consultant, and tech geek at heart Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:06:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Drill Down » Blog Archive » The Drill Down 006- iPhone Unlocked, Torrents Locked Up http://www.techipedia.com/2007/dear-high-definition-dvd-makers/#comment-19070 The Drill Down » Blog Archive » The Drill Down 006- iPhone Unlocked, Torrents Locked Up Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:08:45 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2007/02/19/dear-high-definition-dvd-makers-get-a-clue-from-sirius-and-xm-and-merge/#comment-19070 [...] Paramount & Dreamworks drop Blu-Ray: Paramount and Dreamworks drop BLURAY – go HD DVD. http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/michael-bay-responds-to-paramounts-abandonment-of-blu-ray-no-t/ http://www.michaelbay.com/blog/files/Michael-Bay-HD-DVD.html Dear High-Definition DVD Makers: Get a Clue from Sirius and XM and Merge » techipedia | tamar weinb… [...]

]]> By: Tamar Weinberg http://www.techipedia.com/2007/dear-high-definition-dvd-makers/#comment-2890 Tamar Weinberg Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:31:50 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2007/02/19/dear-high-definition-dvd-makers-get-a-clue-from-sirius-and-xm-and-merge/#comment-2890 <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/28/51gb-hd-dvd-disc-gets-official/" rel="nofollow">And it gets even more promising</a>. So now I wonder who is going to prevail in this war. Perhaps it is going to be HD-DVD with the larger capacity after all! I suppose we'll keep playing it by ear. But it looks exciting for me. Now when are my movies coming out on HD-DVD? :) And it gets even more promising.

So now I wonder who is going to prevail in this war. Perhaps it is going to be HD-DVD with the larger capacity after all!

I suppose we’ll keep playing it by ear. But it looks exciting for me. Now when are my movies coming out on HD-DVD? :)

]]> By: Tamar Weinberg http://www.techipedia.com/2007/dear-high-definition-dvd-makers/#comment-2536 Tamar Weinberg Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:53:22 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2007/02/19/dear-high-definition-dvd-makers-get-a-clue-from-sirius-and-xm-and-merge/#comment-2536 <a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070219-8882.html" rel="nofollow">Maybe all hope is not yet lost</a> :) Maybe all hope is not yet lost :)

]]> By: Tamar Weinberg http://www.techipedia.com/2007/dear-high-definition-dvd-makers/#comment-2485 Tamar Weinberg Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:04:15 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2007/02/19/dear-high-definition-dvd-makers-get-a-clue-from-sirius-and-xm-and-merge/#comment-2485 Thanks for the information, Marty. Actually, my Microsoft HD-DVD player <b>is</b> a Toshiba-brand player (at least that is what my computer tells me). I'm definitely clueless about these high-def format considerations (as I've admitted), and my agenda at present is more personal (my loyalties lie in HD-DVD for obvious reasons). I suppose I did bet on the wrong horse, but I don't necessarily think is a bad thing yet; it's more of an annoyance than anything right now and I'm looking to wait it out. I think that whatever the case may be, a combined format would be ideal, rather than having manufacturers being pulled in different directions as is the case right now. But if it ultimately means that my HD-DVD player will be defunct in a few months' time, so be it. It's a lesson to be learned. :) Thanks for the information, Marty. Actually, my Microsoft HD-DVD player is a Toshiba-brand player (at least that is what my computer tells me).

I’m definitely clueless about these high-def format considerations (as I’ve admitted), and my agenda at present is more personal (my loyalties lie in HD-DVD for obvious reasons). I suppose I did bet on the wrong horse, but I don’t necessarily think is a bad thing yet; it’s more of an annoyance than anything right now and I’m looking to wait it out. I think that whatever the case may be, a combined format would be ideal, rather than having manufacturers being pulled in different directions as is the case right now. But if it ultimately means that my HD-DVD player will be defunct in a few months’ time, so be it. It’s a lesson to be learned. :)

]]> By: Marty http://www.techipedia.com/2007/dear-high-definition-dvd-makers/#comment-2483 Marty Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:48:43 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2007/02/19/dear-high-definition-dvd-makers-get-a-clue-from-sirius-and-xm-and-merge/#comment-2483 Hi Tamar, I'd suggest doing just a bit more research at retail locations. There are Blu-ray disc players available from many more companies than Sony. Most of the major consumer electronics companies (i.e. Panasonic, Samsung, Philips, Pioneer, Sharp, etc.) all have Blu-ray players. On the other side, HD DVD, you've got one manufacturer, Toshiba. On the games side, as you note, you've got Playstation 3 with Blu-ray Disc versus X-Box with a peripheral drive you can pay extra for to enable you to watch movies in HD DVD. And when it comes to movies, probably the most important point of all, almost every major Hollywood studio is putting movies out on Blu-ray Disc (and most of the studios are only putting their movies on Blu-ray, not on HD DVD. The key reason for this is most likely the fact that Blu-ray Disc offers more capacity -- 50GB on a dual layer disc -- whereas HD DVD seems to top out at 30 GB. The extra capacity is needed for extra features on high-definition. It's expected that for a new format to last more than just a few years, there will be a need to add capacity over time and HD DVD simply doesn't have the same ability to grow over time. I hate to say it, but it sounds like you've bet on the wrong horse. Hi Tamar,
I’d suggest doing just a bit more research at retail locations. There are Blu-ray disc players available from many more companies than Sony. Most of the major consumer electronics companies (i.e. Panasonic, Samsung, Philips, Pioneer, Sharp, etc.) all have Blu-ray players. On the other side, HD DVD, you’ve got one manufacturer, Toshiba. On the games side, as you note, you’ve got Playstation 3 with Blu-ray Disc versus X-Box with a peripheral drive you can pay extra for to enable you to watch movies in HD DVD. And when it comes to movies, probably the most important point of all, almost every major Hollywood studio is putting movies out on Blu-ray Disc (and most of the studios are only putting their movies on Blu-ray, not on HD DVD. The key reason for this is most likely the fact that Blu-ray Disc offers more capacity — 50GB on a dual layer disc — whereas HD DVD seems to top out at 30 GB. The extra capacity is needed for extra features on high-definition. It’s expected that for a new format to last more than just a few years, there will be a need to add capacity over time and HD DVD simply doesn’t have the same ability to grow over time. I hate to say it, but it sounds like you’ve bet on the wrong horse.

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