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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
TJ @ Dec 7th 2007 9:04AM
Blu-ray is cool because it has more studio support.
I have both formats, but I prefer Blu-ray simply because I can get more of the movies I want. In the last few weeks, I've only bought one HD DVD new release: Transformers. Everything else I've bought in hidef was Blu-ray. The only other HD DVD title I plan to pick up this year is Stardust (though I wouldn't mind getting Battlestar Galactica for Christmas...).
I've used the IME PIP feature once, on Batman Begins. It was cool, but I would rather have a format with no interactivity at all, and more titles, than one with fantastic interactivity (which HD DVD does have- and in spades), but not as many movies to choose from. Frankly, having movies like Pirates, Die Hard, and Spider-man is more important to me than having a pop-up window commentary during the flick. I'm lucky if I find the time to actually watch movies- the extras usually go unwatched.
That said, I won't complain when the 1.1 and 2.0 updates hit PS3. I just don't know that I'll actually use a lot of those features when it does.
Eddie @ Dec 7th 2007 11:26AM
@TJ
Let me compliment you on a very fair commment. I can't tell you how sick I am of blu-fans throwing sales numbers around, I'm glad to hear somebody likes the format for what it actually offers, and I appreciate your take on the interactivity features.
+1 for you!
HD4ME @ Dec 7th 2007 11:18PM
@TJ
So let me get this straight, you support BR because sony are withholding content from the other half of the market place in order too create a BR monopoly that will inevitably force consumers too pay a lot more $ for an inferior, unfinished, work in progress, DRM infested DVD player?
Mmmmm, seems logical too me, not.