Played_Out said:
DIVX? Ha ha ha. I had forgotten about that one! DVD didn't get rid of DIVX, it wasn't a competing format, it was just a ridiculous failed attempt at providing an alternative to video rental. A bad idea from the start. @madskillz The interactivity features of Java are actually a lot better than HDi. The reason you don't see them in early Blu-Ray is that they were not included as standard in the BD 1.0 profile. I wouldn't worry to much about the region coding issue either. DVD is region encoded, but I sure don't know anyone with a player that's not region free. Personally, I won't be getting on the HD format train for a while as I only have an SD TV, but it was pretty obvious from the get-go that BD was the superior format, and market dominance was assured by Sony crowbarring it into the market via PS3. |
Interesting post. I hope you are correct about region coding - I hate being limited with my options ...
I have well over 200 DVDs and just 10 HD DVDs (plus 5 that I still need to pick) and I got in because it was a great deal, even if the format died. I was giving the PS3 and 15 BR movies from Wally World serious thought too.
As far as the TVs go, I have a 480i SD TV and a 22" LCD, plus a 1080i projector and all of the HD DVD movies look sweet. When the HD DVD format goes belly up, I will just stick to watching HD on my DiSH HD DVR. I will admit, I have the Star Wars Trilogy on my DVR in HD ... it's really sweet.
