http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/ Engadget HD Comments for Is Blu-ray really Sony's format? http://www.engadgethd.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgethd.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/pioneer jumping ship and going hd-dvd in 2-3 years if the format wins out over Blu-ray, ok i can see that. sony doing the same with it's flagship console deeply rooted in BD. no.]]>Jul 18th 2006 12:41PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/Jul 18th 2006 1:23PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/Jul 18th 2006 1:35PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/Jul 18th 2006 2:08PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/
From a retail standpoint, I think this format can not loose, they have too many manufacturers backing it and movie studios putting out new releases. With the PS3 coming in a few months, Sony will have more BRD players sold by Christmas than Toshiba will have sold all year. ]]>Jul 18th 2006 6:03PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/
Oddly, the only reason people think Blu-Ray will succeed is the PS3, which may not necessarily be a sure thing. Oddly, the target audience for the PS3, is just a niche of the overall market that Blu-Ray needs to capture.

Also, I think Blu-Ray and HD DVD carry some 'gotchas' that the mass still do not understand. Blu-Ray for example does not have to support DVD or CD playback. That's going to be a problem down the line. HDCP is going to be a problem at some point. And pricing of media is going to be an issue for those used to buying DVDs at $6-$30

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Additionally, VC-1 is not required for HD DVD due to space. It was chosen for the current HD DVD releases because it has won blind viewing tests by Hollywood studios against MPEG-2 and H.264. VC-1 has the side benefit of more efficient encoding resulting in smaller file sizes.

Not every HD DVD title released has used VC-1 for video. Titles have been released using H.264 and MPEG-2 as well. All Japanese HD DVD titles to date are using H.264 for video.

If they cared about video quality, Sony would have used VC-1 for the 25 GB Blu-Ray releases instead of MPEG-2. However, Sony is a big business and cares more about getting royalties on MPEG-2 and NOT paying royalties to Microsoft for the superior video codec.

Lastly, Blu-Ray discs are more costly to produce than HD DVD. You mention that MPEG-2 allows producers making content for Blu-Ray to create titles for less money. Remember that MPEG-2, H.264 and VC-1 are all approved codecs for BOTH HD DVD and Blu-Ray. Content producers are free to port MPEG-2 content to HD DVD. In fact, HDNet has already begun porting MPEG-2 content to HD DVD.

Please get your facts straight before ripping on HD DVD. ]]>Jul 21st 2006 1:48AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/Althought I agree that my statement would have been more concise had I added the word "Theoretical" this was a Blu-ray post.

I was not ripping on HD DVD at all. In fact I was trying to find Sony's and the rest of the BDA's modivations.

I certainly was bot trying to argue MPEG2 vs VC1, there are plenty of those arguments else where.

I hope that you don't think this reponse was in attempt to change your mind, beacuse it wasn't. This response was to let you know that you missed the point of the post intirely, which was to follow the money behind Blu-ray and to not give Sony Credit for everything Blu-ray.]]>Jul 21st 2006 6:45AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/HD-DVDs are faster and 30 GB is enough for a HD movie and extras. More disks could be used, they do it now with DVDs.
No one uses disks to record to anymore, just backing things up to keep, and this is where the speed helps.

I'm not even considering Blu-ray at all anymore. ]]>Jul 21st 2006 9:57AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/
link to image and info:

http://www.avland.co.uk/sony/bdzs77/]]>Jul 22nd 2006 12:25PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/18/is-blu-ray-really-sonys-format/Jul 25th 2006 2:32PM