HD DVD vs. PS3 Blu-ray connected by HDMI switch

[dynamite]

Recently got the PS3/Blu-Ray installed along with the earlier Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD player.

The difference in PQ was negligible. The major drawback in the Toshiba is the boot time which is about as fast as a PC. The PS3 takes time but did seem to be faster, although operating it with the game controller was but awkward for an old timer. I was able to switch back and forth using an external HDMI switch.

Overall, compared to upscaling DVD players ( with standard DVD), the difference were impressive with both the HD DVD and PS3/Blu-Ray.

[cleeve]

Yeah, first thing I did when I bought a PS3 was bought a remote to go along with it ($25).


But before you get ripped apart, it's HD DVD and Blu-ray. Everyone gets pissed if you don't spell it that way haha.

Glad to see you're happy with both of your purchases though .

[Pat H]

The two formats are pretty much identical in terms of abilities/PQ, the only factors to consider are the players and what video/audio codec the individual disks use.

But it's good that you can enjoy both, many people around here (myself included) are biased towards one format or another and as a result our choice of movies suffers.

[dynamite]

Thanks for the correction on Blu-Ray. Never really looked at the spelling closely.
I guess typing BLUE Ray is the equivalent of belching at the table...

Blu-Ray.

I just remember that it is the shorter wavelength BLUE light that enables the higher optical density. I guess Spelling BLU instead of BLUE was the marketers contribution toward "compression."

Thanks.

[MentokTheMindTaker]

Thanks for the correction on Blu-Ray. Never really looked at the spelling closely.
I guess typing BLUE Ray is the equivalent of belching at the table...

Blu-Ray.

I just remember that it is the shorter wavelength BLUE light that enables the higher optical density. I guess Spelling BLU instead of BLUE was the marketers contribution toward "compression."

Thanks.

Nope still not correct.

Blu-ray has one capital letter, unless you are capitalizing all the letters of all the words in a sentence, like in a headline or something. Example:

BLU-RAY OUTSHINES THAT LIZARD OVER THERE.

[cleeve]

Tough crowd... tough crowd!

I just see it as the same way how all of us would be like 'wtf' if someone typed d-V-d or something.