Swanni's 2008 Predictions: Blu-ray vs. HD DVD

[IvanSaidsFvkY0uTvb3]

And Sony's Blu-ray Disc destroyed the HD DVD crap. Everyone knew Blu-ray was going to win because of Sony the worldwide leader in everything electronics.

[Ant29]

HD DVD is dead. Move on people nothing to see here.

[EvolutionStratus]

Blu-Ray won. Toshiba has backed out of the HD-DVD format war as of this morning.

[DIPn2G]

Well my prediction is... BLUE RAY... HD-DVD lost. Just got announced on TV. By tomorrow 2-19-08 Toshiba and others will announce their deals off to HD-DVD. Blue-Ray won. I hope that Paramount now releases Transformers on Blue.

[ferretace]

Sorry but the "Wishy-Washy" company just won dude... Thank god I got a PS3 and it has a bluray player!!!... Something was telling me that Sony knew what they were doing when they put it in PS3. :D

[bujoun76]

IT'S TRUE! TOSHIBA IS ENDING HD-DVD SOON! From Reuters.

[eggertstwart]

STOP POSTING THAT EVERYWHERE!

[bujoun76]

I have stopped posting this good news everywhere. 2 weeks ago! Just before Toshiba stopped making HD-DVD players. And right after Walmart pulled all HD-DVD players off of their shelves. Ect, ect. I have 65 Blu-ray movies and I was just a little excited to know that they didn't go to waste. It's such a Blu-tiful day isn't it?..

[Chiggs58th]

I've heard that some Japanese companies have already pulled out of HD. Single format? Yes there will be a single format; Blue ray.

[IDOBLU2008]

HD DVD is dead. They only have 1 1/2 studios support, Universal (witch is out of contract)and Paramount that is looking for a clause. It's ovbius that just have to wait a few months to watch Universal leaves HD DVD. Time says all, take a look to Warner. It is DONE, Blu-ray WON this format war. There's nothing they can do.

Love all HD DV*B%TdDV#T, sorry, HD DVD buyers. I feel shame for them.

[Nat2hot]

he is full od crap. blu-ray has already win!!!!!!

[juvestep]

i can afford to buy both formats so i dont care if one loses

[ShinWR1]

yeah if there was even a DVD war a few years back. I'm still with VHS untill 6 years ago DVD kicked VHS off. This time I'm going for Space not price cause every is rediciously expensive. A Blu Future.

[shaynebraid]

That is a prediction! that is a.... I DON"T KNOW!! lol

[IDOBLU2008]

The move by Warner Bros. to produce only Blu-ray movies is already beginning to push HD DVD out of stores, says a report from Video Business. Several retail chain owners, including Trans World Entertainment and Video Buyers Group, have revealed that they will either emphasize or introduce Blu-ray in their stores in response to the larger library of movies that will be available for the format.

[Schtiel]

Blu-ray will win the HD war easily. It remains to be seen though if it can really start taking marketshare from DVD.

[takot88]

you /were and are so wrong, joint venture between toshiba and sony.... never!

[cowboylynie]

hahahaha blu ray is owning HD DVD

[BADASSEDWIN]

hahahhahahaha stupid microsoft now wants to support blu ray stupid assholes they are scared to admit that blu ray beated hd dvd

so 360 is dead like their hd dvd

IF I WAS BLU RAY I WOULD`VE SAID

*FUCK OFF MICRSOFT!!*

[samyb1234]

Hello Playstation fanboy.

I support Blu-ray, and agree that HD-DVD will be gone by 2009. But it's just stupid to say the 360 is dead.

Please, get out of Sony's ass, and make your own opinions. It is actually kind of fun.

[taylor1212eminem]

360 will be dead very soon.

the game quility compared to the ps3 game quility is no competition. s3 can take advantage of possibly 100gb(prototype)in the future. the maximum for the dvd is 9gb of game devolping room.

[bujoun76]

An Isreali company has actually put a full Terabyte on a CD size disc using the red laser! Red being the kind you find in SD-DVD and HD-DVD players. They currently have plans to do 5TB with the blue laser commonly found in Blu-ray players. Imagine an entire 5 year series, in 1080i/p, on a single disc!!!

[ShinWR1]

Thanks I just got my self a 360 and HD DVD add on 2 days ago. LMAO only the 360 hell no I'm not that dumb to get a HD DVD. the room need to make the games on 360 are too small so 2 dis is the way for 360. I agree 360 still use DVD format and Sony making almost just about any thing has the upper hand.

[shenmah2]

GOOD ONE!

[coolboy499]

Yes, Xbox 360 is dead because mine broke and I switched to ps3 baby. PS3 FTW

[ShinWR1]

I just got one from my friend very cheap and so carefull to listen to the fan making sure it works LMAO. One time I forgot to hook up video audio input in the back and I turn on the 360 it gave me the Ring of Death I was like oh shit but it stop afther I hook it up PS3 is better in just about everything only libray of games for PS3 are less cause it's still new.

[importfighter]

PS3 for Life!

[Watcher3223]

I will adopt Blu-Ray or HD-DVD when either format's main competitor becomes regular DVD and not with each other.

[AbSoluTc]

You sir are an idiot. What a whopping prediction there. One format for 2008??? OMG - NOBODY could have predicted that. Do you get out much? Thankfully your not president of much. Please, go back to your real job, whatever it may be and leave the real work to the pros!

Thanks

[feelthewheel]

Warner Bros are now Blu-ray exclusive. Blu-ray will win this war.

[lugnutz]

not a JOINT format idiot, he's saying settle on a single format, meaning EITHER blu ray or HDDVD. I think theyll keep duking it out though

[takot88]

and joint format!!!? why would sony do that, they would then kill their ps3... this is rubbish

[travers400]

When out in the shops after xmas, I have noticed lot of people buying blu-ray and only a few looking at the HD-DVD discs. This might be cos people want to show off their shiny new PS3.

I personly think blu-ray is the better format, but i know lot of people prefer HD-DVD. Who will win the war? Who knows, but my money is with Blu-ray.

As for a single format as mentioned in this video, in a short answer.......... NO CHANCE

[travers400]

Your prediction is a load of crap!

Do you really think that Sony and the other companies that have put so much time and money into producing these two formats will just scrap all the work they have done so far. I don't think so!

It will just piss of the consumers who have brought blu-ray or HD-DVD players. What would these people have to do? Buy a new system and all of their films to go with yet another new format?

[puertorockero]

I agree with the last posting. I want my movies in hd it doesent matter if its blueray or hd dvd. if you want people have to start buying seriously unite. we can have a win win tecnology.

[ljbanner]

below is the numbers that include ps3 yet ps3 owners do not always get movies plus around 1in 3 ps3 owners do not own a hd television so the hd movies are lost on them as there is no point them buying movies.for every hd dvd player you can garantee a movie sale so if the advantage of blu with 70 to 30 is something to go on then blu is actually failing because it has 5 times the amount of players out there.

[puertorockero]

I myself as a consumer likes the best technology. however I still procrasinate in buying either format. I read and talk to many people and they all have a diferent opinion. I realy dont care if blue ray or Hd dvd wins. I just want one format so I can start enjoying hd movies. instead of hearing fools saying hd dvd or blue ray sucks. who cares they are not paying you. nobody wins if they keep this crap up.

[0Rick0]

Daily Hollywood trade newspaper THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER on Friday predicted that Blu-ray will "blow away" HD DVD in 2008.
And a THR online poll had 76% predicting Blu-ray to prevail.

[0Rick0]

The reasons THR gave for the Blu-ray predicition:
* PS3 gives Blu-ray clear advantage -- already in about 2.7 million U.S. homes.
* Blu-ray movies outsell HD DVD movies in Europe by a 3-to-1 margin despite HD DVD players selling at half the price.
* Paramount/DreamWorks' decision to accept a $150 million "incentive payment" to go HD DVD exclusive "smacked of desperation."

[0Rick0]

* Warner's "300" was the best-selling next-gen DVD and 66% of sales are on Blu-ray vs 34% on HD DVD.
* Blockbuster's test of both formats is running about 70%-30% in favor of Blu-ray.

[benjarni92]

sony and toshiba are too stubborn neither of them will back down.

[THEOMAR911]

The war has to end cus i think its just stupid there both good get over it

[THEOMAR911]

I got a blue ray but they dont have universal studios movies how come i meen hd dvd has it they have to do something cus im not happy about this there both goof \

BLUE RAY IS GOOD HD DVD IF GOOD TO GET OVER IT

[cretufan]

ithink its going to blue ray i t looks 3d

[SOADrocks415]

LMAO, no it doesnt!!

[stihlslingin]

I dont care who wins I have ps3 and a 360 with HD. I just wish the damn bluray fanboys would shut the F$CK UP. Just mad because UNTILL recently(COD4,DrakesFortune) all the games sucked for ps3 especially games that were available for both. They just used bluray to help cover there ass for a stupid purchase at launch.

[smcauley600]

please bluray i have a ps3

[dristigedan]

actually i don't see much reason for the hd-dvd to survive. Blu-ray has a much larger potential than hd-dvd. Another plus for blu-ray is the playstation 3, that's becomming more and more common. so i predict that the ps3 and and the far better potential will make blu-ray win the war. but you can never be sure of course

[kmwheele]

Thats an interesting guess i like it! People aren't prone towards change the name DVD has been familiarized through the past several years. Nobody is familiar with blu-ray, so my guess is HD-DVD or a comprimise like Swanni says. I don't care I'll get whatever everyone else gets, just a guess.

[Baltimoreboy410]

are you serious right now hd dvd is chaper to make and cheaper to buy plus the blu ray only has an 30% acceptance rate over hd dvd's 80%. and last but not least there's only one major comany pushing blu gay it's SONY!! surprise.

[ranmaniac1]

WB can make more money supporting both formats until there is a clear winner, or when dual-format players are dominant.

[geoopa]

Any real differences are only for the purists.

For the average Joe, like me, either one will give you a better picture than standard defenition.

[AiDaN91]

I dont think hd dvd will lose, the hi def market is still miniscule and not even after christmas they wont choose (eg some nobhead said something about warners making a decision) Which wont happen because warners has been impressed with hd dvd's web enabled features which shit on blu rays discs. But that doesnt matter because most of the consumers are idiots with no brians and they buy the inferior disc Blu ray

[lovhybrid]

uh oh . .

PS3 fan alert !

[lovhybrid]

i still cant beleive i missed the $99 toshiba hd a2 promo by walmar last november.

[rauro56]

warner is already working on a disc that can be played ina hddvd player and bluray disc player they say it might be called "total hd"

[ShinWR1]

I've said it once and I'll say it again Blu-Ray. Around the world there kicking HD-dvd to the curb and movies Movies come on what is even a big hit other then Transformer. The price is just about even so what's next?

[dons1991]

blu-ray will win!

[JackMehoffPlease]

By the wY, IF THIS VIDEO WAS ONLY ADDED ON dEC 5, THAT MEANS THIS GUY HAS NO CLUE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE TV WORLD. HE SHOULD PUT AWAY THE BS.

[JackMehoffPlease]

From what I've seen from the major stats. Blueray is now outselling hd, 2 to 1. plus when you use a 100 gig vs. 60 gig. I believe that means less compression, hence better quality for sound and video.

[titomister10]

blu- ray for the win!