China film group and acer computer go blu-ray

[pixelthis]

A recent article in timesonline.com states that the China film group has decided to back
Blu-ray. This is the major distributor of film content for China and is a defacto
regulator, in other words, China will be Blu-ray.
Also Acer, the no.3 computer manufacturer has decided to install Blu-ray in its laptop
and desktop models.
A lot think the P.C will be one of the major deciding factors in this "format war" and this is a big win for Blu-ray.
And there is a lot of criticism of the Paramount-Dreamworks decision to go HDDVD,
its seen as prolonging this "war", but not by much.
Theres another three articles on this site concerning Blu-ray, must read
Basically, long term what does this mean?
It means that, if you want a large choice in HD movies, there's probably going to be
a blu-ray in your future

[kexodusc]

I know I'm a sucker for Chinese TV series box sets, and Mandarin summer blockbuster director cuts.
Does this mean we'll see hundreds of cheap, knock-off pirated BluRay discs flooding the market?

[pixelthis]

I know I'm a sucker for Chinese TV series box sets, and Mandarin summer blockbuster director cuts.
Does this mean we'll see hundreds of cheap, knock-off pirated BluRay discs flooding the market?

It means that if one and a half billion people want to see a HDDVD disc, it will be in the Blu-ray format. If you want to distribute a movie on a HD disc in China it will be a Blu-ray disc.
The Acer decision means that the primary storage device of the future will most likely
be a Blu-ray optical drive. No surprize there, as most computer types have already decided this.
I saw a "300" clip on sony's new 499 player today, btw, and it looked gorgeous.
It was playing on one of Sonys new sets, which are 1080p and show 24 frames per second. ( three frames shown three times each for 72 fps)
PIXEL FOR PIXEL WITH NO CONVERSION ARTIFACTS in other words.
Very nice. Saw Blu-ray recordable blanks too, 25$ each, about a buck a gigibyte.
News is that the Paramount - dreamworks defection cost 150 million, one studio got a hundred mill and the other 50 mill, any more "victories" like that and the HDDVD camp
will be bankrupt

[musicman1999]

It means that if one and a half billion people want to see a HDDVD disc, it will be in the Blu-ray format. If you want to distribute a movie on a HD disc in China it will be a Blu-ray disc.
The Acer decision means that the primary storage device of the future will most likely
be a Blu-ray optical drive. No surprize there, as most computer types have already decided this.
I saw a "300" clip on sony's new 499 player today, btw, and it looked gorgeous.
It was playing on one of Sonys new sets, which are 1080p and show 24 frames per second. ( three frames shown three times each for 72 fps)
PIXEL FOR PIXEL WITH NO CONVERSION ARTIFACTS in other words.
Very nice. Saw Blu-ray recordable blanks too, 25$ each, about a buck a gigibyte.
News is that the Paramount - dreamworks defection cost 150 million, one studio got a hundred mill and the other 50 mill, any more "victories" like that and the HDDVD camp
will be bankrupt

How many of those 1.5 billion have HD televisions?It only becomes relevant when there is a large base of HDTV's,in the future yes but i think thats a ways off.
$150 million is a weeks coffee money for Microsoft,don't worry about that.

bill

[pixelthis]

How many of those 1.5 billion have HD televisions?It only becomes relevant when there is a large base of HDTV's,in the future yes but i think thats a ways off.
$150 million is a weeks coffee money for Microsoft,don't worry about that.

bill

True enough but I think it shows the overwhelming trend toward Blu-ray.
If some would read some of the business publications out there they might see
that this is the format of the future.
I have seen a lot of formats come and go, and the comparison to DVDAUDIO
and SACD isnt valid. Those never were going to be mass market formats.
And now you can get a Blu-ray for 499$ and it looks really good, so the price isn't really
a factor anymore.
And for the Chinese their first TV will be a HD model, this country is quickly modernizing,
what kind of disc they buy will matter a great deal.
And this decision means it will be Blu-ray

[PeruvianSkies]

I'm glad the great pixeldamus has it all figured out. I wish I could see the future too.

[Rich-n-Texas]

I don't think I've ever seen an "IMO" in any of his posts.

(I type this knowing I'm probably going to get an anti-DLP smack in response... Gawd I love the ignore user button)

[PeruvianSkies]

I don't think I've ever seen an "IMO" in any of his posts.

(I type this knowing I'm probably going to get an anti-DLP smack in response... Gawd I love the ignore user button)

Well, that's it exactly, he doesn't consider his opinion ..he feels that everyone should share his opinion, therefore making it a fact, not an opinion anymore. I realize that most of the people around her feel that the best method of getting rid of a troll is to ignore it, which sometimes works, but in this case I felt the need to at least police some of the responses and to put a check on some of the remarks that are questionable. Otherwise people who are coming here for legit information end up getting misled or confused even more.

[pixelthis]

Well, that's it exactly, he doesn't consider his opinion ..he feels that everyone should share his opinion, therefore making it a fact, not an opinion anymore. I realize that most of the people around her feel that the best method of getting rid of a troll is to ignore it, which sometimes works, but in this case I felt the need to at least police some of the responses and to put a check on some of the remarks that are questionable. Otherwise people who are coming here for legit information end up getting misled or confused even more.

FOR the last time, you need to understand that I am entitled to my opinion as much as anybody else, weather you like it or not.
Heres the thing, there is massive support for BLU-RAY in Hollywood, silicon valley,
AND wall street, the discs are outselling HDDVD 2 to one, and I don't think you are "wrong" to call it the other way, just misinformed.
I am "calling" this "format war because I think its fun to make predictions, and I never
make a prediction unless I am absolutely sure, and whats the harm anyway?
Why are you insulted by my prediction of the demise of HDDVD?
Because you yourself aren't sure?
And why do you presume that I THINK EVERYONE should "share" my opinion?
When have I ever said that? I couldn't give a rats ass if ANYONE shares my opinion,
but I think that anyone going into the rather expensive investment of a new format
should know some of whats going on..
The Chinese are modernizing, and the first TV any of them will own will be a HDTV,
and if they want a high rez disc to play on it it will be BLU-RAY. Thats signifigant.
One of the reasons corporations are moving to China is that thats the future, most of the market growth in the future will be in Asia, not just China.
Even if a "niche" market in China it will sell millions, to say that this is a big win for BLU RAY is an understatement.
HDDVD on the other hand is so weak in industry support it gives one pause, maybe this whole "format war" is just a way to publicize HDDVD in any format.
Remember DIVX? Not the neat codec that is out now, the lawyer inspired fiasco that would
call a server everytime you watched a disc.
A lot of rental stores were slow to adopt DVD at first, thought it was another laserdisc.
DIVX made them get off the fence and support DVD .
If it weren't for this "format" war a lot of people wouldn't even know about hddvd,
a lot dont now know that much about it.
With downloading and VOD becoming more popular there isn't going to be room for more than one hirez disc format, if that.
And Blu ray will be that format. Oh, you can disagree, and even put your money where your mouth is and get into HDDVD.
The only advantage HDDVD has is price, and that is fading fast.
I can't afford a Blu-ray right now, could afford a toshiba, but wont buy one,
for the same reason I didn't buy a Beta-max.
The early adopters of at least one of these formats is going to be stuck with an orphan.
You know who the pioneers are? They are the ones with the arrows sticking out of their backs. People surfing this site, wondering maybe which is which and which one to spend their hard earned cash on need more to go on to make an investment, not the
bland statements that "no one knows" which will surrive.
This format is getting so lopsided that even one as clueless as peruvian schizo should be able to figure out which is going to be here in a few years, if any will be.
Think I am wrong? I might very well be, but I would love to hear why you think HDDVD
has any chance of surriving, if you think I am wrong I would like to hear why, not just a bunch of *****ing about how I am not entitled to an opinion, I am entitled to one as much as philly schizo for sure

[Groundbeef]

FOR the last time, you need to understand that I am entitled to my opinion as much as anybody else, weather you like it or not.
I might very well be, but I would love to hear why you think HDDVD
has any chance of surriving, if you think I am wrong I would like to hear why, not just a bunch of *****ing about how I am not entitled to an opinion, I am entitled to one as much as philly schizo for sure

If you would just use ALL CAPS when you write, your posts would have more impact. Tied together with your wonky writing pattern and style it would be a trifecta of crapulence.

[pixelthis]

If you would just use ALL CAPS when you write, your posts would have more impact. Tied together with your wonky writing pattern and style it would be a trifecta of crapulence.

I'll leave the "crapulence" to you, you seem to know so much about it
BTW, did you know that MICHEAL bay, director of the 300 million dollar movie
Transformers, got so irked about Paramounts decision to go HDDVD that he said that there wasn't going to be a transformers 2? Didn't like the idea that it was going to eventually be coming out on HDDVD, which a lot of Hollywood insiders are ALREADY
considering a dead deal.
Well, they got Bay into a room with rubber hoses and jumper cables attached to a ford pickup and he changed his mind, something about losing millions of dollars and taking up residence behind a quik stop.
But his thinking mirrors a lot of what Hollywood is tthinking, that HDDVD is done for.
Why is it so controversial to say so?

[Rich-n-Texas]

I agree.

[drseid]

Acer, the no.3 computer manufacturer has decided to install Blu-ray in its laptop
and desktop models.
A lot think the P.C will be one of the major deciding factors in this "format war" and this is a big win for Blu-ray.

It means that, if you want a large choice in HD movies, there's probably going to be
a blu-ray in your future

Sorry to burst your bubble Pixel ol' boy... but Acer just joined the HD DVD Promotional Group as well. Please see the press release below as my source.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/st...4657942&EDATE=


I guess yet again HD DVD seems to be able to continue just fine despite all of your predictions of doom. :-)

---Dave