HD War is over. Disney wins

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I meant to respond to this earlier and forgot (although it is a bit of a moot point):

HD DVD
Disc capacity
15GB (single layer)
30GB (dual layer)
51GB (prototype triple layer)

Video capacity (per dual-layer disc)
SD: approximately 13 hours
HD: 5.1 or 3.3 hours, depending on encoding method



Blu-ray
Disc capacity
25GB (single layer)
50GB (dual layer)
100GB (prototype quad layer)

Video capacity (per dual-layer disc)
SD: approximately 23 hours
HD: 8.5 or 5.6 hours, depending on encoding method

Thanks Kevy! That is interesting!

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I'm honestly surprised that either "won". With the trend today to be to just support everything (go look at how many different connection standards a new TV supports), I wouldn't have been surprised to see both of them linger on for quite a while. At least until delivery methods more like AppleTV/Vudu/Amazon UnBox* caught on and made physical media obsolete.


* Note, I'm not saying any of those are DVD killers as they are now. But it won't be long before internet delivery of content becomes the norm. Unless, of course, net neutrality dies, making such delivery prohibitively expensive.

I agree, and I'm very surprised (and relived) that it is over. I'll be going HD soon!