Comments on: 80% of PS3 Owners to Buy BD Movies http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/02/06/80-of-ps3-owners-to-buy-bd-movies/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:25:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ehandlr http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/02/06/80-of-ps3-owners-to-buy-bd-movies/#comment-31729 ehandlr Wed, 07 Feb 2007 03:31:22 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/02/06/80-of-ps3-owners-to-buy-bd-movies/#comment-31729 Adding up all the sales from both formats from the beginning till present, Blu-Ray is winning by a landslide right now. The only thing HD-DVD has over Blu-Ray is an overall lower price on older movies. Newer movies they both are the exact same price. Personally...I just want Advent Children on Blu-Ray asap. They haven't given a release date for it yet. Adding up all the sales from both formats from the beginning till present, Blu-Ray is winning by a landslide right now.

The only thing HD-DVD has over Blu-Ray is an overall lower price on older movies. Newer movies they both are the exact same price.

Personally…I just want Advent Children on Blu-Ray asap. They haven’t given a release date for it yet.

]]> By: matt http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/02/06/80-of-ps3-owners-to-buy-bd-movies/#comment-31712 matt Wed, 07 Feb 2007 02:03:53 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/02/06/80-of-ps3-owners-to-buy-bd-movies/#comment-31712 I meant TOTAL sales from the launch of the 2 formats. Yes I understand that Blu-Ray has been kicking butt recently. I still don't care until a stand-alone player comes into a price I am willing to pay and their is only one format left. Right now I cannot buy a player because of the older movies I want, both formats have important titles to me. As I said before I can wait. Movie watching is not all that high on my list of things to do right now due to my current job hours/ lack of time. I am glad a lot of you are contributing though as you are all helping decide a winner. This is when I will get excited. I meant TOTAL sales from the launch of the 2 formats. Yes I understand that Blu-Ray has been kicking butt recently. I still don’t care until a stand-alone player comes into a price I am willing to pay and their is only one format left.

Right now I cannot buy a player because of the older movies I want, both formats have important titles to me. As I said before I can wait. Movie watching is not all that high on my list of things to do right now due to my current job hours/ lack of time.

I am glad a lot of you are contributing though as you are all helping decide a winner. This is when I will get excited.

]]> By: Sporty http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/02/06/80-of-ps3-owners-to-buy-bd-movies/#comment-31708 Sporty Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:33:15 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/02/06/80-of-ps3-owners-to-buy-bd-movies/#comment-31708 HD-DVD uses MS's VC-1 and BD uses MPEG2, AVC and can use MS's VC-1. But in all honestly the codec doesn't matter at all only the quality of the transfer. You can get the same results from any of the codecs with high enough bit rates. The reason you see a difference in Aeon Flux is because Paramont did a crappy job on the BD conversion. Early Warner and Paramont BD transfers were sloppy. They at first favored HD-DVD before going neutral. Now that Blu-Ray is becoming the dominant format they are giving the transfers a lot more care along with some lossless audio soundtracks on BD versions. HD-DVD uses MS’s VC-1 and BD uses MPEG2, AVC and can use MS’s VC-1. But in all honestly the codec doesn’t matter at all only the quality of the transfer. You can get the same results from any of the codecs with high enough bit rates.

The reason you see a difference in Aeon Flux is because Paramont did a crappy job on the BD conversion. Early Warner and Paramont BD transfers were sloppy. They at first favored HD-DVD before going neutral. Now that Blu-Ray is becoming the dominant format they are giving the transfers a lot more care along with some lossless audio soundtracks on BD versions.

]]> By: Jon http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/02/06/80-of-ps3-owners-to-buy-bd-movies/#comment-31707 Jon Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:26:24 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/02/06/80-of-ps3-owners-to-buy-bd-movies/#comment-31707 It's no surprise that PS3 users buy Blu-ray movies more than X-Box HD-DVD supporters. Regulations of both Blu-ray and HD-DVD require the use of an HDMI cable with HDCP support in order to play video at a true 1080p resolution. Any other interface types (DVI, Component) must have their resolution downgraded to 720 (even on a PS3). Currently, only the PS3 has HDMI support. Why does X-Box offer an HD-DVD player if you can't play HD content? It up-converts a 720 signal to 1080i, which is the same resolution as a regular DVD. Makes no sense. I wrote more about this in my new blog: http://www.ex-po-nent.com/2007/02/03/blu-ray-is-better/ It’s no surprise that PS3 users buy Blu-ray movies more than X-Box HD-DVD supporters. Regulations of both Blu-ray and HD-DVD require the use of an HDMI cable with HDCP support in order to play video at a true 1080p resolution. Any other interface types (DVI, Component) must have their resolution downgraded to 720 (even on a PS3).

Currently, only the PS3 has HDMI support. Why does X-Box offer an HD-DVD player if you can’t play HD content? It up-converts a 720 signal to 1080i, which is the same resolution as a regular DVD. Makes no sense.

I wrote more about this in my new blog: http://www.ex-po-nent.com/2007/02/03/blu-ray-is-better/

]]> By: Darrin http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/02/06/80-of-ps3-owners-to-buy-bd-movies/#comment-31661 Darrin Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:42:26 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/02/06/80-of-ps3-owners-to-buy-bd-movies/#comment-31661 I've watched one Blu-Ray movie so far from NetFlix. I don't have HDTV (just 480i) so I didn't notice any picture quality difference, but the enhanced audio and playback extras were cool. I won't pick a movie just because it's on Blu-Ray, but a handful of the movies in my queue have Blu-Ray versions available, so why not? I’ve watched one Blu-Ray movie so far from NetFlix. I don’t have HDTV (just 480i) so I didn’t notice any picture quality difference, but the enhanced audio and playback extras were cool. I won’t pick a movie just because it’s on Blu-Ray, but a handful of the movies in my queue have Blu-Ray versions available, so why not?

]]> By: Tosh Hatch http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/02/06/80-of-ps3-owners-to-buy-bd-movies/#comment-31641 Tosh Hatch Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:22:57 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/02/06/80-of-ps3-owners-to-buy-bd-movies/#comment-31641 I actually bought a couple Blu-Ray movies before the PS3 was released, lol. I actually bought a couple Blu-Ray movies before the PS3 was released, lol.

]]> By: MoLe http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/02/06/80-of-ps3-owners-to-buy-bd-movies/#comment-31638 MoLe Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:09:02 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/02/06/80-of-ps3-owners-to-buy-bd-movies/#comment-31638 I've watched a ton on Netflix. Never had a problem with availability. I just wish retail prices were more in line with DVD so I could buy some titles. I’ve watched a ton on Netflix. Never had a problem with availability. I just wish retail prices were more in line with DVD so I could buy some titles.

]]> By: Phaethon360 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/02/06/80-of-ps3-owners-to-buy-bd-movies/#comment-31637 Phaethon360 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:57:44 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/02/06/80-of-ps3-owners-to-buy-bd-movies/#comment-31637 The plusses for the 360 multiplatform games outweigh the minuses for me. If I'm spending $60, I want to get achievement points, use a comfortable controller, play in 1080p, and have the option of gaming with a group of friends I have established. PS3 just doesn't have that ease of use yet. Not necessarily its fault, it is a launch console, but given that, I'm going to be using the more established one. The plusses for the 360 multiplatform games outweigh the minuses for me. If I’m spending $60, I want to get achievement points, use a comfortable controller, play in 1080p, and have the option of gaming with a group of friends I have established. PS3 just doesn’t have that ease of use yet. Not necessarily its fault, it is a launch console, but given that, I’m going to be using the more established one.

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