| Xeno said: Sony has had bad luck with formats. Whether it was Beta, Mini Disc, Memory Stick, or Super Audio CD, Sony has not been very successful at having their proprietary formats dominate the industry. From a distance, it may appear that Sony will win this round of high definition video via Blue Ray. However, upon closer inspection, it may be that Sony's victory over HD-DVD was meaningless. If you think about it, what is the real advantage of watching movies in high definition? Is the new Indiana Jones movie going to be more exciting just because high definition allows me to see the wrinkles on Harrision Ford's face? Imagine watching the old Star Wars trilogy in high definition. It would seem that high definition would take away from the excitement of the old Star Wars by making it more obvious that a lot of the characters are wearing costumes or are just puppets. In high definition, Han Solo's Millennium Falcon would look more like a toy model. That is because high definition is less forgiving when it comes to certain special effects. Many good movies have been successful because they are directed in such a way in which they refrain from being explicit. For example, the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre did not depend on explicit, high definition, special effects to scare the crap out of people. Instead, it was cleverly directed in such a way that it allowed the audience to imagine the gravity of each violent scene. It seems that the only real advantage of high definition is when it comes to sports. Indeed, watching a game of tennis in 1080p with a television running at 120Hz will make the game more immersive. However, watching games such as tennis, baseball, and football have nothing to do with Blue Ray. Those sports can be watched by subscribing to a high definition package from a cable or satellite provider. Recently, it was announced that NetFlix may make a lot of its movie catalogue available over the internet, using the XBox 360 as a video player. With thousands of movies available, owners of the Xbox 360 will have access to true video on demand. Apparently, subscribers will be able to stream as many movies as they can possibly see for a small subscription fee. If there is no overwhelming advantage to watching movie in high definition, then it may be preferable for a consumer to watch 30 movies in normal definition than to rent 3 movies in high definition. In addition, a consumer who subscribes to Netflix will not have to worry about mailing the movie back or returning it to a video store. If Microsoft plays it cards correctly, it may be that Sony's Blue Ray will go the way of Super Audio. While Blue Ray and Super Audio are higher quality formats than DVD and CD respectively, it did not matter. The average consumer did not care and was happy with the quality of DVD and CD. Streaming movies via the Xbox 360 may be Microsoft's ace-in-the-hole. If that is the case, then Sony may indirectly lose another format war. |
Blu-ray exists because of HDTVs, people want to be able to see more life like things, to say its too high quality is extremely silly.
Based on your post I conclude you simply hate Sony and Blu-ray because they won over Microsoft, and you being a 360 fanboy love Microsoft, and that makes you mad, so you are trying to cast doubt over those who have accepted Blu-ray.
Obviously you have never watched a movie in 1080p with TrueHD surround sound or you would know it makes the movie much more exciting and enjoyable.
Just move on, Microsoft sucks, HD DVD sucks, get over it and stop trying to ruin it for others.
