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Silver_Z on 06 June 2007
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eab said:
Silver_Z said:
nathantay said:
Hddvd has fewer problems with discs and players. Hddvd for the most part gets better reviews for the movies and the players. Hddvd players are cheaper by about 50%. Hddvd has better deals by giving you 5 free movies when you buy a player. It looks to me that Toshiba cares more about the customers than Sony, so why does everyone on this site seem to support Bluray.

I think the number of people on this site will not decide who will win the format war. You should instead be asking the studios, why are they in favor of BD over HD DVD. Content decides the winner.

"Currently, Blu-ray Disc is exclusively supported by Columbia Pictures and MGM which are both owned by Sony, as will as Disney, 20th century Fox and Lionsgate. Both Blu-ray and HD DVD are supported by Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks, Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema. HD DVD is exclusively supported by Universal Studios[2] and The Weinstein Company." from Wikipedia


 Right so ignoring the companies that support both or the ones that Sony owns, the major independent publishers are as follows:

Universal vs Fox and Disney. Universal produces more movies than either of those two, altough granted together Fox and Disney produce more. My point is though that I always seem to hear of this huge gap between the two companies, and that "studios heavily favor Blu-Ray" when this doesn't appear to be the case. The vast majority of studios (Paramount/DreamWorks/Warner/NewLine) are supporting both formats, and NBC Universal is one of the largest media outlets in the world.

Yes Blu-Ray has the upper hand, but it's not like as one sided as many people are saying it is.      


I can see your reason why u ignore the companies that Sony own. But sorry, it doesnt work when you are comparing the number of studios for each camp. It is not just Universal  Vs Fox and Disney. It is Universal Vs Fox, Disney, Columbia and MGM. Just that Sony owns them doesnt mean they do not make movies. I was looking at the Universal list.... Their have less blockbuster hits than the other 4 combined!

The irony here is...... PS3(BD) is looking like HD DVD now. hahaha...... They both lack content and support from publishers.