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Who Would of Thought?

Posted:
Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:02 pm
by .Yunoko
I would have never thought that blu-ray would beat HD. I have even bought some HD's.
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/1 ... -aftermath

Posted:
Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:39 pm
by AdventWolf
Oh so its official? Thats cool, I figured Blu-ray would win

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I don't see any sense in having HD DVDs then having to update to something better in another year or 2. Might as well have the best thing out right now and not have to update to something better in quite a while.

Posted:
Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:49 pm
by light_alistor
blurays are better. just another turning point. ps3's will win the console war in the end

Posted:
Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:57 pm
by farquezy
i knew it form the begining blu-ray would win its so obvious they couldnt stand up to sony....
i mean come on ITS SONY!!!!
but yah i feel bad for the other company.....
and yah i agree ps3 will win at the end

Posted:
Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:13 pm
by AdventWolf
Some people actually believe they deserve a refund for their HD DVD movies, like they didn't know that there was a chance that the HD DVDs weren't gonna lose.
I mean come on, they took a gamble and lost. They shouldn't be rewarded for losing.

Posted:
Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:47 pm
by light_alistor
hey no one got a refund for beta tapes. no different.

Posted:
Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:09 am
by BKFraiders7
I wanted HD-DVD to win. It was CHEAPER and (to me) more user friendly. Also, I SERIOUSLY doubt PS3 will win. Mostly because of the price. I think (and hope) Wii will win, 360 2nd,PS3 dead last.
Also, Microsoft is making a Blu-Ray Addon. I kno someone ignorant will say "But sony owns Blu-Ray so there is no way!" so I will say this "Microsoft owns windows...and look at the crap load of people who have got their hands on it!". Microsoft can take them to court to "share" the blu-ray info easily.

Posted:
Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:02 am
by arto14
i dont think quality makes that big of a deal. i still watch VHS sometimes. a judge a movie by the storyline, not by graphics or visuale quality

Posted:
Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:22 am
by light_alistor
bad news for you. i read in a copy of EGM that sony just won in sales over 360 one month already. 360 has so many freaking hardware problems its almost sickening. i know people who have gone through four already. and at my job at gamecrazy they are the ones that get brought back the most. Microsoft has alrready admitted publicly that they knowingly shipped defective units, thats a big hit. oh and wii isnt meeting demand.
and as for 360 getting a blue ray drive out for sale i bet they sell it for ATLEAST as much as the hd dvd drive. so there ya go another 179.99 dollar piece of equipment.
wifi adapter+hdd+battery kit+bluray drive+ core system= over 600 dollars.

Posted:
Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:02 pm
by BKFraiders7
I would MUCH MUCH rather pay $179 for a blu ray addon then a dang $400 Ps3 any day.
and do u mean PS3 is already beating 360? if so thats a huge lie. Sony cant physically catch up after 2 years in less then a year. I do admit Microsoft has some defective systems, but hey, everyone does.
Wifi adapter=Useless
HDD comes with the premium or Elite.
Battery kit=not a requirement (even tho nice to have)
Blu-Ray Drive
Add all them together that is actually needed (im including a premium 360)
$520... (wow and last time i checked thats still less then MOST PS3s)

Posted:
Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:05 pm
by AdventWolf
Yea too bad the PS3 came with all teh stuff, so it would be more expensive than the PS3. If people knew that it was really cheaper with all this stuff and it didn't come with the stuff, there would have been better sales earlier on.
Ah yea Arto, I don't care much for HD or anything. I can watch VHS anytime over DVD, it makes no difference to me. I can see the change but still, i don't really care. But if I'm gaming, I'd like to have a nice picture, but gameplay is more important imo.

Posted:
Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:45 pm
by crait
Why would anyone want HDVD to win?
Consoles aside, Blu-ray has more storage space and better specs than HDDVD.
Though HDVD is cheaper at the stores right now, that doesn't mean that it is easier to make in the factories.
They cost almost the exact same amount to make and thusly, they both can be sold for the same price.

Posted:
Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:37 pm
by light_alistor
not a lie. in sales for one month ps3 made more ONE month not 2 years. and dont say a couple defective systems because 30% is a LARGE number. then look at world wide sales. in japan the 360 sold less then 240,000 units. thats.... just terrible.

Posted:
Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:38 pm
by BKFraiders7
I would rather have an american made system any day then a japanese or chinese one. I bet it would take u longer if ur ps3 was defective to get back then if u sent in a 360.

Posted:
Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:24 pm
by AdventWolf
I'm sure you don't have to send it over to Japan to get a new unit lol.