The real hand to the face is the price. There is no reason HD DVD media and hardware won't eventually drop to the current DVD prices. Plus you will eventually get a DL 30GB disc. While Blu-ray will never be able to be able to approach that cost due to license fees and production cost. (thank you Sony and it's supporters!!) 50GB would be great for backups and such, but I don't think it will ever justify the price premium. (as everyone has been able to see, Blu-ray's more advanced technology doesn't translate to better looking movies)
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EatingPie @ Jan 5th 2007 11:14AM
A 15GB cpacity? This is what I feared from HD-DVD-R.
It's a tiny step up, as two DVD-9s match that capacity and (likely) beat the hell out of it in price.
The format war sucks, but 15GB compared to that hand-to-the-face 25GB or 50GB BD-R is... wait... who's hand was in whose face?
-Pie
Robert @ Jan 5th 2007 12:03PM
The real hand to the face is the price. There is no reason HD DVD media and hardware won't eventually drop to the current DVD prices. Plus you will eventually get a DL 30GB disc. While Blu-ray will never be able to be able to approach that cost due to license fees and production cost. (thank you Sony and it's supporters!!) 50GB would be great for backups and such, but I don't think it will ever justify the price premium. (as everyone has been able to see, Blu-ray's more advanced technology doesn't translate to better looking movies)