Blue ray and HD what's the difference?

linkinpark875 · 10-08-2008, 23:07

I see HD DVD's are no longer available to buy so what's the difference?

You can find old HD DVD's for £4.99 in the shops but a Blue Ray DVD Player (non recorder) is £250 cheapest? It's a bit over priced considering the price of Sky HD is down in price plus it can record.

Is there any difference in picture quality or is Blue Ray just a newer format so they can change double the price for some films in high definition?

steveOooo · 10-08-2008, 23:15

same as betamax vs. vhs - format war (sony-bluray - hddvd - toshiba) bluray has one... no more / minimal new hd dvds (betamax) will be released so thats why its cheap. stay with bluray (the vhs of hd dvd format)

bluray also stores more data on a disc. its also only just coming available that u can record onto bluray.

its new tech so yes its expensive. hddvd is cheap because its now a dead format -

linkinpark875 · 10-08-2008, 23:20

So do you see any difference in a HD DVD than a Blue Ray one apart from what a disc can store?

atvproduction · 10-08-2008, 23:28

The quality of both is equal and both offer movies in better quality than what you get from Sky HD and its penny pinching compressed channels

steveOooo · 11-08-2008, 00:26

yeah pic quality between the two is near-identical...

bluray can store more data on a disc. but this isnt a big factor as to why bluray one the format war. Essentially, pretty much all the major movie comapnies - fox, paramount, 20th century fox etc... will only make bluray discs NOT hddvd discs - deals have been struck. So if you go with hddvd, you wont get the latest releases. Your stuck with the current and previous hddvd catalogue.

steveOooo · 11-08-2008, 00:34

btw samsung do a bluray player for £175 off amazon inc. blurray dvd

10-08-2008, 23:07	#1
linkinpark875 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 24,424	Blue ray and HD what's the difference? I see HD DVD's are no longer available to buy so what's the difference? You can find old HD DVD's for £4.99 in the shops but a Blue Ray DVD Player (non recorder) is £250 cheapest? It's a bit over priced considering the price of Sky HD is down in price plus it can record. Is there any difference in picture quality or is Blue Ray just a newer format so they can change double the price for some films in high definition?

10-08-2008, 23:15	#2
steveOooo Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: London Posts: 4,470	same as betamax vs. vhs - format war (sony-bluray - hddvd - toshiba) bluray has one... no more / minimal new hd dvds (betamax) will be released so thats why its cheap. stay with bluray (the vhs of hd dvd format) bluray also stores more data on a disc. its also only just coming available that u can record onto bluray. its new tech so yes its expensive. hddvd is cheap because its now a dead format -

10-08-2008, 23:20	#3
linkinpark875 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 24,424	So do you see any difference in a HD DVD than a Blue Ray one apart from what a disc can store?

10-08-2008, 23:28	#4
atvproduction Banned User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 180	The quality of both is equal and both offer movies in better quality than what you get from Sky HD and its penny pinching compressed channels

11-08-2008, 00:26	#5
steveOooo Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: London Posts: 4,470	yeah pic quality between the two is near-identical... bluray can store more data on a disc. but this isnt a big factor as to why bluray one the format war. Essentially, pretty much all the major movie comapnies - fox, paramount, 20th century fox etc... will only make bluray discs NOT hddvd discs - deals have been struck. So if you go with hddvd, you wont get the latest releases. Your stuck with the current and previous hddvd catalogue.

11-08-2008, 00:34	#6
steveOooo Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: London Posts: 4,470	btw samsung do a bluray player for £175 off amazon inc. blurray dvd

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