The amount of apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace
Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace has now reported to have passed 25,000 apps by one site tracking comings and goings within it. (source: WindowsPhoneAppslist, July 2011)
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Simple question. What makes blu-ray superior? More space seems over kill, or it seems that way with current releases. Is the PQ better? Is the SQ better? Are the DVD's less expensive to produce?
Nah, i have both a ps3 and a HDdvd, truthfully, i dont see the differnce quality wise. Many independent groups that dont support one over the other same the quality is the same. Its mostly the camps that say thiers is superior to the other.
The biggest difference is the size. HD mostly makes their movies in HD and the extra's in SD. That uses up most of the space. Whereas bluray has alot more space so usually thier movie and extras are all in HD format. But to someone like me that is only mostly interested in the movie and not the extra's, The HDdisc are just fine.
But there are some movie fanatics that like watching the extra's in HD which is fine for them. Price wise tho, tthey both mostly the same. Tho shopping on amazon.com, BR's are about 5-10 more then HD. But store wise, they both about equal. SO the biggest difference is the space for the extra's and on tv sets, more episodes and less disc used.
HD DVD and Blu-Ray offer the same resolution (720p, 1080i, 1080p)
HD DVD's disc capacity is 15GB single layer, 30GB dual layer, or 45GB prototype triple layer
Blu-Ray's disc capacity is 25GB single layer, 50GB dual layer, and 100GB prototype triple layer
HD DVD can store anywhere from 3.3 to 5.1 hours on disc in HD
Blu-Ray can store anywhere from 5.6 to 8.5 hours on disc in HD
Both formats support Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital, DTS-ES.
Companies offering HD DVD players are Toshiba, LG, Thomson/RCA, Onkyo, and Samsung
Companies offering Blu-Ray players are Sony, Hitachi, LG, Mitsubihi, Sharp, Panasonic, Samsung, Philips, and Thomson/RCA
Studios supporting HD DVD are Paramount, Studio Canal, Universal, Warner (includes New Line & HBO until May 2008), the Weinstein company, Dreamworks animation
Studios supporting Blu-Ray area Sony (includes MGM/Columia/TriStar), Disney (includes Touchstone, Miramasx), Fox, Warner, Lions Gate
Retail pricing for movies is the same for both, from $20-28 per movie
HD DVD players generally have been cheaper than Blu-Ray players. HD DVD players were sold during holiday promotions at the sub $100 level.
The best selling Blu-Ray player by a huge margin is the Sony PS3, which is currently $399. Most stand alone Blu-Ray players are more expensive. During the holiday there were specials on some stand alone Blu-Ray players which brought them closer to HD DVD pricing.
Both formats have stronger encryption than DVD to prevent piracy. HD DVD uses AACS and ICT. Blu-Ray uses AACS, ICT, BD+, BD-ROM Mark. Both formats have been reported cracked.
HD DVD discs are not region encoded. Any disc you buy anywhere in the world will work on any player anywhere in the world. Blu-Ray discs on the otherhand are locked by region.
All HD DVD players have a network port for firmware updates or additional content. In the case of Transformers on HD DVD, if you plug into the internet you get a wealth of information about each transformer. On Blu-Ray this is not a requirement, and not all players have network ports.
HD DVD has supported advanced features such as picture in picture from day one. This same feature is only now appearing in Blu-Ray, after a firmware update, and only on certain players. Blu-Ray spec is still evolving. We've yet to see certain features announced as part of Blu-Ray.
Both sides have been giving away free movies.
Both sides have seen buy one get one free offers on movies.
HP is wrong the triple layer hd dvd was approved and is 51 gb (not 45). Also the hd dvd discs are cheaper to produce since they use existing equipment. BD requires different fab.
>> Blu-Ray's disc capacity is 25GB single layer, 50GB dual layer, and 100GB prototype triple layer
100GB prototype is four-layer, not triple-layer. Double-check your math.
Also you forgot to mention the 150GB six-layer prototype demonstrated by [I think] TDK.