It's Beta-max vs. VHS all over again

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by The Shadoe

I work for a CD & DVD Duplication/Replication company, and part of what I do is research the latest trends in the industry. I may end up eating my words, but I am betting that Blu-ray will come out on top. A lot more news, studio support, and progress has been coming out of the Blu-ray camp.

To sum it up:
Blu-ray - Revolutionary
HD DVD - Evolutionary

I don't plan on replacing all the DVDs I currently have. Once one of the high-definition formats comes out as the winner and I eventually buy a player, I will simply add to my collection with the new format; the original DVD technology will be backward compatable.

Anybody who is interested in keeping up on the latest news with this, may be interested in the list of articles that I maintain: http://www.discburn.com/newsletters/

Sounds like you are too close to the trees to see the forest...

Beta was better technically than VHS. VHS won because it was cheaper.

The original mac was technically better than the PC. The PC won (market share wise) because it was cheaper.

It's the same thing here, Joe couch potato will not know a Blue-Ray from a Sting-Ray but when he sees the major price difference the HD-DVD player is coming home with him.

I predict HD-DVD in a landslide for the above reasons and because I like Blue-Ray better. History has shown that I always back the wrong horse. So excuse me while I go watch some old beta tapes...