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Originally Posted by Martin3
That's not true at all.
Both are compressed, you have any fucking idea how big uncompressed video would be? 
HD-DVD uses VC1 for it's video codec. Blueray is primarily using MPEG2. Even on a 50gig disc, MPEG2 doesn't look anywhere near as good as HD-DVD on a 30gig disc.
Both have the ability to use both VC1 and MPEG2(aswell as AVC for blueray), but since Sony owns the patent to MPEG2, they choose to continue to use an out dated codec.
HD-DVD has better audio with the lossless TrueHD and better user interactivity.
The ONLY thing blueray has is potential.
The extra space of blueray is useless as long as they keep using inferior codecs and overpriced players.
HD-DVD has better players on the market at better prices and is the only one right now that's worth investing into. |
Read it again, I said "can", not "does"... Blue-ray is expandable to 8 layers, or 200 gigs... HD-DVD is not. So HD-DVD has already limited itself to what it has now, Blu-ray has more potential for future codecs...
I edit video all day long, so I have an extremely good idea of how big uncompressed video is.
Also, Blue-Ray will be much better for non-video uses (data storage). The discs are much more durable than HD-DVD discs, and hold more data... So I am positive that Blu-Ray discs will be not be disappearing anytime soon. TDK already has a 4-layer 100 gig disc coming out next year.