HD DVD? Don't (digitalbits.com Update Graph)

I'm not a Sony fanboy, I liked the PS1 and the PS2, but I never was a Betamax fan, nor a fan of Trinitron, nor even for their many freaky closed system proprietary cameras and flash memory. Sony is notorious for being solitary and expensive, some might even say self absorbed. Well unfortunately they have won a victory early this 2008; their PS3, which was too expensive and floundered had one selling point the Blue ray Disc Player and that format has won out.

HD DVD, a Toshiba development, had promise, and with many problems with the price of the PS3 and the contracts with studios, it seemed that Blue ray might lose out. But alas at this year's Computer Electronics Show (CES) some studios abandoned HD DVD and bang this "format war" was over. Booom. Done.

So if you own an HD DVD drive, well I'm sorry. I don't own an HD TV and won't until next Christmas. Early adopters often get shafted and with something so expensive waiting is always the better option.

Personally I don't see the point of buying DVD's or any media that spins. They damage and they will be obsolete soon as optical media will be replaced in the next 5-7 years with solid state drives that will be able to hold media well and not scratch or spin and skip. Even then, why buy movies? Why not just rent? I can see owning a music collection, but I can't see the same for movies. I have a few movies on my computer, Monty Python stuff... I've watched them once.

Anyway you might be interested in this topic and well, my judgment is don't get any HD DVD equipment, get Blue ray... or just wait until the next movie distribution comes along, that will be more stable and long lasting, trust me.

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