HD, BluRay?

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What is the difference between HD DVD and Bluray? I have seen the documentary 'Planet Earth' on the net in HD DVD 1080p and Bluray 1080p

Is there any difference?
 
The disks are different and won't play in each others machine, the mkv's are more or less the same.
 
HD DVD and Blu-Ray movies looked and sounded identical (had both - now got a LG HD DVD/Blu-Ray combo PC drive on my Media Centre) but since the HD DVD format has stopped being made and ONLY Blu-Ray players are sold any more I'd get the Blu-Ray version.

Having had both formats I can say without bias that HD-DVD had many advantages over Blu-Ray (region free, no need to upgrade firmware, lower price) whilst Blu-Ray only had the PS3 and greater disc capacity (still not fully used) as it's only advantages. Pity the world makes stupid decisions :(
 
Telescopi said:
This.

I can't believe everyone forgot about HD-DVD so fast, seriously, don't buy it, it's as dead as betamax.
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There are more films on betamax though.

HD-DVD players can be had cheap though and are quite good for upscaling compared to the equivilent DVD native player.
 
BloodyL said:
Didn't one handle darker scenes better while the other handled brighter scenes with more impact?
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Not as far as I'm aware.

Main difference was even though both HD-dvd and Bluray used the same blue laser. The format in which bluray was produced allowed for more data to be stored.

Add to that the fact you get a Bluray in every Ps3, and the fact warner brother stopped producing on HD-DVD.

Death was inevitable.
 
ianh said:
HD DVD and Blu-Ray movies looked and sounded identical (had both - now got a LG HD DVD/Blu-Ray combo PC drive on my Media Centre) but since the HD DVD format has stopped being made and ONLY Blu-Ray players are sold any more I'd get the Blu-Ray version.

Having had both formats I can say without bias that HD-DVD had many advantages over Blu-Ray (region free, no need to upgrade firmware, lower price) whilst Blu-Ray only had the PS3 and greater disc capacity (still not fully used) as it's only advantages. Pity the world makes stupid decisions :(
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There are a few region free Blu-Rays around. Upgrading firmware isn't particularly difficult and the price of the players at least has dropped. The discs will aswell in time.
 
Also as technology progressed, BD took onboard the TrueHD, DTS-HD and other sound formats. Not or if none any HD-DVD had that sound available on that format.
 
In answer to the question about planet earth, Video source is the same. So you're fine with either. Im not gonna pretend im a smart ass, I googled as i wondered too :p
 
It's about time the came out with True 1080P instaed of all this upscaling rubbish.
Hope someone brings out a true 1080P player.
 
Schizophonic said:
Also as technology progressed, BD took onboard the TrueHD, DTS-HD and other sound formats. Not or if none any HD-DVD had that sound available on that format.
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Aye, 1 out of the 5 of my HD-DVDs has DTS-HD, and that was because care and attention was paid to the movie...."The Motorcycle Diaries" from Film 4.
 
HD-DVD mainly failed due to pathetic marketing on Toshiba's part. It was gathering pace towards the it's end with more titles being available but in the end Tosh just had no marketing at all. *****.
 
Schizophonic said:
Also as technology progressed, BD took onboard the TrueHD, DTS-HD and other sound formats. Not or if none any HD-DVD had that sound available on that format.
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All HD-DVD players support Dolby TrueHD. They can also support DTS-HD MA and LPCM. Basically the same as BD.

There are many HD-DVD movies that come with a TrueHD or DTS-HD MA soundtrack.
 
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