The format war ended before it began. As expected, Blu Ray was going to be triumphant.
Its not because it was the neccesarily better format - its because of its tremendous support and its MARKET PENETRATION via PS3. Regardless whatHDDVD supporters claim, they cannot argue with the simple fact that PS3 MOVED BLU RAY into many homes that normally would not have spent money to upgrade to it.
Keep in mind, many homes in America and Europe don't even have the HD TV''s neccessary (mostly due to cost) to bother upgrading to Blu Ray or HDDVD in the first place.
Microsoft's failure to incorporate HDDVD into their Xbox360 speaks volumes - considering they were its main supporters. SONY took a gamble by incorporating Blu Ray which is definately paying off - or will eventually pay off tremendously considering the BR player adds "future proofing" to the system.
Blu Ray is the future. Manufacturers don't want to bother making multiple formats anymore and they will definately choose Blu Ray over HDDVD when forced to make a decision.
None of this matters anyway cause digital content delivery via wire will replace all disk formats anyway. Downside is, it will allow the RIAA to tighten their control on digital bootlegging.
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The format war ended before it began. As expected, Blu Ray was going to be triumphant.
Its not because it was the neccesarily better format - its because of its tremendous support and its MARKET PENETRATION via PS3. Regardless whatHDDVD supporters claim, they cannot argue with the simple fact that PS3 MOVED BLU RAY into many homes that normally would not have spent money to upgrade to it.
Keep in mind, many homes in America and Europe don't even have the HD TV''s neccessary (mostly due to cost) to bother upgrading to Blu Ray or HDDVD in the first place.
Microsoft's failure to incorporate HDDVD into their Xbox360 speaks volumes - considering they were its main supporters. SONY took a gamble by incorporating Blu Ray which is definately paying off - or will eventually pay off tremendously considering the BR player adds "future proofing" to the system.
Blu Ray is the future. Manufacturers don't want to bother making multiple formats anymore and they will definately choose Blu Ray over HDDVD when forced to make a decision.
None of this matters anyway cause digital content delivery via wire will replace all disk formats anyway. Downside is, it will allow the RIAA to tighten their control on digital bootlegging.