@ LordTheNightKnight

I was talking with regard to blank media, with regard to retail movies the average Blu-Ray movie appears to be cheaper than the average HD DVD movie.

If you want to copy your Blu-Ray movies, a single layer disc would be sufficient in most cases.

 EXACTYLY. So when they come out with the newer HD video streams in the coming months/year. BluRay will surpass HD-DVD. While HD-DVD will be left stranded.

 When it comes to writeable media, BluRay kicks HD-DVD's ass.

Blu-ray without question.

I'm not sure about all new BR titles, but many of the recent BR movies I've watched used AVC which I have read is better than VC-1. I believe POTC used AVC and I noticed that the bitrate was typically around 25-30 MB/s. and I saw peaks of over 40 MB/s. I also saw scenes where it dipped to around 10-12, but not very often. The audio was at a constant 6.0 mb/s.

 In case anyone is wondering how I know the numbers, PS3 will display both audio and video bitrates when using the display button.

 Oh, and I support both formats while they are both available. 360 add-on and PS3 as players.

Edit - I also wish to add that I hope both formats survive. Competition between the two will be the best for consumers!

1. Are you reffering to HD-DVD moviess with or without a standard DVD side. The latter costs more, so if you are focusing on the facts, that should be taken into account.

2. Using a second layer for copying a movie matters how? If you burn a movie for playback, you usually only use the disc for the movie. If you want extra data, it's more practical to use another disc entirely, especially since extra data would likely tip a player off that it's a copied disc.

@ LordTheNightKnight

@ goodridd 

I think clarity is more beneficial to most consumers.

I also think more direct competition between consumer electronics companies (Sony, Philips, Sharp, Samsung, Pioneer, Panasonic, etc), media providers (TDK, Verbatim, Maxell, etc) and content providers focussingly on one format and userbase would be more beneficial to help push the industry forward.

Is there a noticeable transition when HD-DVD moves between layers on the disc...ie. is it similar to DVD when it moves between layers during a film?

I hate it when it does this...it is really noticeable in LOTR.

 I never understood why this happens... Shouldn't buffering solve this easily for them?

I suppose it's to do with how the drive reads the data.  I obviously need to read the data a period of time before it is shown on screen.  Also, it maybe takes a second or so for the laser to be redirected to the other layer and the buffer isn't big enough to store the video and sound.  What size is the buffers on a normal DVD player anyway?