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[sbowler]

Am sure the very same comments were made when Betamax was launched, and look what happened there.

[steve0]

Obviously he hasnt read the first blue ray reviews and xbox 360 will have a HDdvd addon.

What he meant to say was Blue ray has better copy protection, it certainly does not perform better than hd dvd

[AgentCool]

I wouldn't take everything Fox says seriously. After all, this is the same company that cancels classic TV shows with such alarming regularity that you'd be led to believe they're working for Satan.

[ahin4114]

It's all well and good saying that blu-ray doesn't perform better than HD DVD, but we've only seen one example of each kind of player. I have watched output from over a hundred different dvd players and the difference in quality between them has been staggering, I certainly won't be laying down any cash for either BR or HDDVD until the players have been through a couple of generations. Samsung have admitted to issues with their player, with processing options that shouldn't have been present being left in on production units, until I see how the deck performs with these issues rectified (hopefully the official UK release) I shall be holding my tongue.

As for their canning of tv shows, isn't that wholly irrelevant to the point in question?

Sure copy protection is a big plus for BR, but if that were the sole motivation for the picture companies then everybody would be on the BR bandwagon, there has to be more to it than that. You can bet your arse that these guys have had technical demonstrations from both camps far in excess of what we consumers have seen, so I think there will be more to add to the debate come Q4.

[PJTX100]

The statement on packaged video media being safe for 10 yrs is a bold one considering how much downloadable music has taken off and is impacting CD sales.

However I do actually think he's right. Video is fundamentally different in terms of size and though audio compression codecs are a breeze at current bandwidths, video is a different matter.