Comments on: HD DVD Officially Dead: Long Live Blu-ray

By: Adfecto

Adfecto — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:24:21 +0000

I am really glad this has been resolved, but my wallet probably isn’t. I now have a huge excuse to buy a PS3. I. Must. Resist. Temptation. :-)

By: Marlene

Marlene — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:12:51 +0000

So its better to get a Playstation 3 because not only can you watch movies but also play games. Also I can play regular dvd’s and Blue-Ray.

By: henry

henry — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:11:34 +0000

This is a hollow victory for Blu_Ray and the studios. Video downloads straight from the web will kill it off.

By: The CardMaster

The CardMaster — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:06:45 +0000

Hi Marlene – yes, it can play DVD’s as well.

Jonathan

By: Flaime

Flaime — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:46:51 +0000

Of course the studios wanted Blu-Ray. They want to force everyone to buy movies on their schedule. This is a Toshiba failure…they should have pushed the idea to consumers that HD-DVD was region free. That would have won the war. They didn’t, so they lost.

By: Marlene

Marlene — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:11:08 +0000

I’ve read that the Playstation 3 can play Blue Ray movies, but can it also play regular DVD’s. Do you need any other special equipment for the Playstation 3 to do this?

By: Austin

Austin — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:47:06 +0000

The HD-DVD player can still be used as a nice up-converter for your current standard DVDs. Or there’s always the doorstop option.

By: The CardMaster

The CardMaster — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:39:57 +0000

Woohoo – now I can finally rationalize that PS3 I bought :)