I have summed up some things here. To do lists for both formats.

[spaceace]

. I think Warner has the pricing right with pricing it slightly higher than normal DVD, especially if it has new HD-Exclusive features. Lost for $200 is too high, but Blu-Ray is overpriced to begin with.

Are you saying that LOST is gonna cost $200 for a season on Blu-Ray?

[Robert D]

Are you saying that LOST is gonna cost $200 for a season on Blu-Ray?

That's the rumor going around.

[baggani]

I've yet to "choose sides" yet, I think both have obvious good traits. Studio support set aside, both have the possibility to use the same codecs (mandatory or not), and offer 1080p movie material.


BluRay's obvious upper hand is the capacity.

Even if yield may be low now, imagine having another 20GB on top of a HD DVD-disc? While 30GB (HD DVD dual layer) may be efficient enough for movies, 50GB would be preferred (by me) for TV-shows. Sure, I don't watch a full TV-season in one sitting often, but I like the idea of having a complete season on one disc. For longer seasons, dual disc sets will still be an option. The more I consider it, the more I think 30GB will be enough for the Studios, but if production of 50GB wasn't a problem, and cheapish, I'm sure many would opt for 50GB.

I think it's strange that the first BluRay-drive offered from Sony will be the PS3.


HD-DVD's obvious upper hand is reproduction costs, and consumer pricing.

A lot of you focus on consumer prices, but what about the fact that HD-DVD reproduction can be had by retooling existing SD-DVD reproduction plants, while BluRay reproduction plants has to be "built from scratch". I'm sure the studios are equally interested in what each copy will cost them to produce on either format. In the end, the studios' finances will be the deciding factor; "How can we make more money for less effort?"

I agree the HD camp needs backing of hardware producers.


Personally I'm waiting for the market to mature for another months before I make any decision on leaning towards one format. Since I'm getting a Wii (instead of X360/PS3) I won't "dip" into hi-def just yet.

Woody Allen's best line!