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Post by Veteran OND on Apr 28, 2008 2:12:26 GMT -8
Apparently according to gamespot.com, Microsoft is looking to offer a high-def DVD viewing experience since the HD DVD line by Universal Studios fell short to the monster that is Blu-ray. Talks are beginning between Microsoft and Sony about a Blu-ray DVD player installed in future 360 consoles. It would make a lot of people happy but it would mean a bigger price tag on the 360s. PS3s have a Blu-ray player which would be the only reason I would buy one. Is this a smart move by Microsoft or a humiliating last effort to ahead of the console wars?
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Post by Chief (n7x Dominance) on Apr 28, 2008 14:41:47 GMT -8
I would believe it is a smart move on their part, HD-DVD is going to be dead soon with the fact that almost every major studio is with Blu-Ray.
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Post by Zangief on Apr 28, 2008 15:07:43 GMT -8
HD-DVD is officially dead. Toshiba has stopped making HD DVD players and no more HD-DVD's are being made. All HD-DVD products are going for really cheap, but its a dead format. Blu-ray won that war.
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Post by FrkUout on Apr 28, 2008 16:03:03 GMT -8
Here's the thing with offering a Blu-Ray player in the box as opposed to an add-on like the HD DVD, it still won't mean the games will be published on Blu-Ray. MS is still denying that a 360 with Blu-Ray isn't happening but I've read an article a while back that said LG is supplying Blu-Ray drives for the 360 to MS. While it is an inevitable move for MS to do it would be hard to pull off the price hike for the addition of a Blu-Ray player to just play movies.
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Post by Nobody on Apr 28, 2008 21:21:21 GMT -8
To me it seems like the mass population that wanted to buy a 360 already has. This happened with the xbox 360 elite. I think this will have even lower sales than the 360 elite, since that came out pretty late. I would not want to buy a 360 w/ blu-ray unless the price remained relatively stable, but I am guessing that wont happen
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Post by SammyT623 on Apr 29, 2008 5:47:29 GMT -8
honestly, I'm perfectly fine with the resolution from standard DVDs
how much "sharper" can images get now? do we really need to see every pore on an actors face face for the movie to be enjoyable?
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Post by Zangief on Apr 29, 2008 6:02:47 GMT -8
I am hooked on HD, its hard to go back to regular tv after being spoiled with HD, especially sports.
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Post by DeluXe on Apr 29, 2008 9:28:23 GMT -8
^ this is true....ESPN and the Discovery channel are bad ass on HD
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Post by Zangief on Apr 29, 2008 9:32:29 GMT -8
Yeah they are, I was a big fan of Discovery Channel's Planet Earth series. That was rad.
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Post by Veteran OND on Apr 29, 2008 10:33:58 GMT -8
I know for a fact I will buying a PS3 at some time in the future. Prolly when God of War 3 comes out. So I will have a Blu-ray DVD player when I get the PS3. I don't see a need to go thru the trouble of selling my elite just for a Blu-ray xbox. HDMI is perfect anyways. Like Sammy said how much better can blu-ray be than HDMI. Not worth the effort or money.
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Post by Zangief on Apr 29, 2008 10:46:26 GMT -8
Just to clarify, because this can all get confusing...
Blue-ray and HD-DVD are formats for next gen (although I guess current gen) DVD's and DVD players. Sony is behind blue-ray. Toshiba was behind HD-DVD, but that is now yesterday's news.
HD (high definition) is a global term used to define high resolution tv-viewing (whether it be movies, broadcast tv, or video games). Key there is resolution.
Blue ray and hd-dvd are both high definition. Its confusing because they both have "hd". In terms of the dvd it was more of a brand name for the dvd technology.
HDMI (high definition multi-media interface) is an interface for transmitting uncompressed digital streams. It does both audio and video, providing the highest quality digital signal for both. For example, both the xbox 360 elite and PS3 have HDMI output - you plug an HDMI cable into the console then into your tv or digital receiver.
Any high definition device can utilize and HDMI interface (i.e. dvd player, ps3, xbox 360, tv, computer monitor).
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