Poll: If you had one choice, which format would you pick?

blu ray is just way way waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too early...maybe one or two years later then i will reconsider my decision, but for the time being, blu ray is OUT of the question.

First, HD DVD player is cheaper than Bluray. Second, HD DVD player is still a DVD player that will be in use for a long time in future.

Because it is not Sony! I'll never forgive them for dumping Beta.......

FOR MY PS3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for the first reason !!!!!
but there are soooo many reason too (capacity, technologie, inovation (bleue), entertainment with ps3, ....)
PLEAASEE kick out the HD-DVD !!!!!!!!!!! I don't want to resell my PS3

Hey, its the same "VHS versus BETA" all over again. Just Sony wanting always to be different. Again they will be defeated....Mike

Asking me if I prefer Blu-Ray over HD DVD is like asking if I prefer to carry a cell phone or a camera.

Everyone is stuck in an old paradigm, brought about by the VHS/BETAMAX video tape format wars.

In that case, a choice had to be made, because the players were limited to one format.

But I now have a DVD player which also plays music CD's and MP3 files...is anyone getting my point?

Just how hard will it be for DVD players to play multiple formats?

Get with it!

Forget this stupid argument.

Instead, look for the company who is ahead of the others in development of hardware, and buy stock in the one you think will first be able to play both formats.

That's called putting your money where your mouth is.

it seems like the fad between HD and Blu-ray is finally closed according to this chart:
http://www.pricefad.com/chart.php?range=3m&type=a&smooth=w&n=HD%20DVD%20Player&u=priceguru&n2=Blu-ray%20Player&u2=priceguru

Whatever came bundled with some device or service. Sony bundles it's drive with the PS3 so buyers get a Blu-Ray. I don't own anything with either player. Like most consumer I choose neither, because they are too expensive and may not be the standard in a few years. Who wants to own the next Betamax?

Blu-ray wins the storage capacity race hands down. That would allow Blu-ray to support even higher resolution and color depth video and lossless audio. And it's the best choice for general data storage and data hungry games. Blu-ray has ample room for growth, HD DVD does not.

Unfortunately, past history shows that in this type of competition, the cheaper, lower cost, technology will probably win the market penetration race - the VHS vs BETA effect is an example. Most manufacturers and consumers will select the cheapest, quickly available, product. For Blu-ray to win, it's manufactures must be willing to take an up-front hit to their bottom line, and flood the market with lower cost players, recorders, and media.

The multimedia giants are aware of the number of Blu-ray vs HD DVD players being distributed as stand-alone players and in consumer desktops and laptops. Eventually they will decide who wins based on sales forecasts and profit margins rather than who really has the superior technology.

The last timr i remember a war such as this was during the quadraphonic record labels.Columbia on one side and i thinkRca on the other. I had my quadrophonic sound system and loving the sound of Janis, Santana TYA and others.So they both folded camps and it was over.I enjoy the 1080p of blu-ray,but i am also aware that it is not 1080i. please let it end on a positive note for the consumer or we'll be right back in the 70's
Armypappy

SIZE matters people! There is just no getting around it. I want to be able to store alot on my disks! I am talking about these fromats from the storage perspective. I want to back up my .jpg,.wmv,etc... and I don't want to have to buy a 100 dvds to do it. Blu-ray 50GB, HD-DVD 30GB big difference. Now reson I want HD-DVD to win? Price; again something else the matters! Come on, blu-ray is a total new technology/disk so it is going to cost more for quite a while. HD-DVD uses the same technology to coat its disks that DVDs do. I love the HD-DVD price. Especially if they get the XBOX 360 HD-DVD working well on VISTA. I will be sold then.

Im moreorless supporting HD-DVD for HD Movies. It is easy to incorporate along with standard DVD's which really gives me the thumbs up here.

BluRay is a good format, but I believe that it is more suitable for gaming and high amounts of storage, where it can make use of its huge capacity

Frankly tired of having to upgrade equipment just because someone creates a new product that is minimally better than existing ones. Have a garage full of old technology that noone wants now. Major investment gone to waste along with filling up landfills with something that will never deteriorate.

JerryW

Time and money. BluRay is too slow, and too costly. If it speeds up, and the machines you must buy to play them come down in cost, it will eventually take over HD DVD...if it lasts that long. Personally, I believe that SMD's (solid memory devices, like USB flash drives, compact flash, Secure digital, etc. eventually will kill both of them).

I'd go HD DVD and start buying all my movies in that format now, so that I can play them all on my regular DVD player now, and in the future when it's time to retire my trusty "Low-def" DVD player, I can watch them in all their hi def splendor. Blu Ray just doesn't offer that flexibility. But honestly, please, let's just get real for a second and get hip to the Total HD format that will work in any player, and get players that will work with either format. This whole thing is just plain stupid.

I would go with Blue Ray if for the capacity if there is only one choice; however I don't believe that there should be one choice. A bit of competition will keep things nice for the consumer. It will force the developers to continue pushing the envelope. This is precisely why the two camps are not allowing cross licensing deals for makers to produce a dual player. Both camps want to be done with their development and rake in the money with no further effort on their part. Not good for the consumer.

Thanks,

While I understand the COST associated with producing BOTH formats of High-Def. DVDs, I can't imagine that it is anything significant (compared to the overall production costs of making the movies in the first place). For that reason, I don't understand why the "AUTHORS" of these film products are deliberately turning their backs on a segment of the market.

It seems to me that WE, THE CONSUMERS should be the one who ultimately make the decision (based on TECHNICAL FACTORS), not just on who makes the CEAPEST player (though on that point, HD has it: price is lower AND Audio Codecs are REQUIRED; Blu-Ray is more expensive, and latest Codecs are OPTIONAL [most do NOT support the latest codecs]).

Blockbuster, for example, has decided to stock ONLY Blu-Ray, because 70% of ALL of their High-Def. DVD rentals were Blu-Ray; so for them, it is a matter of shelf space versus customer demand. For THEM, their customers voted for Blu-Ray.

Bottom line (for me): I don't intend to BUY every movie title I ever want to watch, so Blockbuster is a definate player in my decision process.

So, if I had to choose NOW, it would be Blu-Ray.

Side note: I never bought a VCR until the Beta/VHS "debate" was settled, and I probably won't buy a High-Def. DVD player soon either.

I am forturnate enough to have both players the blu ray with my ps3 and my hd dvd player with my xbox 360. Since I have to choose one I will side with blu ray; media files are just going to get larger and larger and blue ray seems it will be the only one capable of managing these impending media files.

I'd choose anybody's format but Sony's. Those were the friendly folks who introduced root kits on CD's. Remember? The world should boycott any Sony product, from digital cameras to music to their video format.
I do.

HD-DVD is cheaper, and has better interactive features. This is why I believe it will and should win.