HD VMD to Make US Debut This Fall

**Cochise** · 09-05-2007 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by aaronwt

There can only be Two!!

Exactly! What are the folks with "Dual Format Supporter!" going to do? Change their sig to "I'm a meange a trois supporter !"

**Master X** · 09-05-2007 02:40 PM

I see the have LOTRs, what if they put that out this year.....

**jgantert** · 09-05-2007 02:42 PM

So is there any region encoding on this format?

Also the audio looks weak on this system. No losless audio other than PCM, but there won't be room on those small disks for PCM.

**jaycee900** · 09-05-2007 02:54 PM

The capacity can go upto 48GB (currently 20-30 i think) so there is enough room for PCM sound, my worry is if its all on 8-10 layers how fast is the layer transition? i mean its bad enough on a dual layer DVD when it pauses in the middle of a film...if they can sort that out with cache or something..?!
In response to what someone asked, i've checked and its states in a press release its region free on both DVD and the VMD discs.

**ericede** · 09-05-2007 03:06 PM

Thats nothing! I'm working on a new format that will be out in 2009. Each disc holds 33.7gb and costs almost nothing to produce. The advantage is each disc is made out of a dense graham cracker material that goes great with milk. It will take the world by storm!

Originally Posted by citrixguy

Won't that get soggy and ruin the machine?

Soggy discs huh..... AH dammit! This is going to slow the release.

**Raydeen** · 09-05-2007 04:05 PM

I really like the idea of HD VMD, and if player and movie prices are low enough then you know online sellers will makes them easily available. I used to get VCD versions of movies that were not readily available in North America and HD VMD could be huge in the Asian markets. It's easy to dismiss the format as a joke but it is an interesting technology to at least investigate.

**Spankenstein** · 09-05-2007 05:18 PM

If people can't even afford HD-DVD, do they really need an HDM player? It's not going to make anything look or sound better if you've got it hooked up to your 27" mono SDTV.

**Keegs** · 09-05-2007 05:35 PM

This thing is aimed at the asian market and it is region free? Haha! Good luck to them making a profit in asia!!!

**glocks out** · 09-05-2007 06:14 PM

Looks like VMD is going to win. I've been assured countless times by HD DVD supporters that price always wins out, and VMD is definitely the cheapest HD format.

**Spankenstein** · 09-05-2007 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by glocks out

Looks like VMD is going to win. I've been assured countless times by HD DVD supporters that price always wins out, and VMD is definitely the cheapest HD format.

Well, I'm an HD-DVD supporter that thinks interactivity and standard features will win.

**Kotatsu Neko** · 09-05-2007 06:38 PM

The more the merrier I say, this format war makes a great spectator sport.

**kcmurphy88** · 09-05-2007 07:36 PM

Maybe they could be rental-only, with the discs self-destructing after a week. We could call it HDIVX.

**cardpetree** · 09-05-2007 08:52 PM

This war is turning in to an absolute joke. Why would a company in their right mind add more fuel to this fire and them jump in the fire. This is getting ridiculous.

**sharktooth** · 09-05-2007 10:11 PM

... and that's the end of that

**joeymac** · 09-06-2007 12:32 AM

Katherine Heigl: "There's another format"
Seth Rogen: "Fuck off!"

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