Storage Solutions In the high definition horse race, it's HD DVD by a nose

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In the high definition horse race, it's HD DVD by a nose

Blu-Ray and HD DVD have been locked in battle for supremacy in the next-generation optical disc wars, but it has so far been difficult to compare the merits of both technologies in head-to-head tests. Both had rocky product launches, and when the first players were finally released, each had problems. Toshiba's HD DVD was crippled by long load times (now improved), while the Samsung Blu-Ray player was also no speed demon, and had some scaling issues to boot.

An unusual issue appeared right away. Training Day had cropping problems, with the Blu-ray version of the movie showing an estimated three to four percent less detail at the edges of the picture. The problem also "cropped up" in the other two films. With only one Blu-ray player available, it is impossible to say whether the problem is caused by the transfer process or by the player itself.

But Blu-ray's problems didn't end there. Occasional compression artifacts and brightness issues also led the site to crown HD DVD the winner. "In our first head-to-head comparison, we found the HD DVD to be superior," wrote Peter Bracke. "The unfortunate cropping of the Blu-ray image, coupled with more noticeable compression artifacts and an overall darker cast, can't compete with the more consistently pleasing presentation of the HD DVD."
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BLu-Ray will win IMO. Even Disney has said in the end it will be Blu-Ray who will be the victor (And Disney right now has partnered with both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray).

The only flaw in Blu-Ray now is the codec it uses, the Mpeg2, which is getting too outdated. HD-DVD, is using the latest VC-1 codec, which outdoes mpeg2 in each and every way.

But Blu-Ray IS capable of playing any codec HDDVD will, besides having the advantage of the gigantic storage, it will be the premium choice for recordable media (think on the standards of backing up your entire Hard Drive in a few BD disks) by the next 5 yrs. Not to mention, 'Super' Blu-Ray disks are already in production, with data storage of around 200GB.
 
I really don't care. We have just barely begun getting access to original DVDs here :P BR and HD-DVD are a distant dream :P I only hope these two don't fizzle out like SACD and DVD-A.
 
^^ Yup, me too...its good to have competition...keeps these guys on their toes...by the time these drives trickle down to India, we'll have a clear winner :ohyeah: who knows??may be even a combo format...
 
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