This is Betamax vs. VHS format revisted. The laserdisc was a failure due to it's ridiculously huge size.
DVD format came and revolutionised the way we watch movies with it's superior quality and easy-to-use interactive features.
The 1998 success was soon to be short-lived, compared to the 15-18 year popularity of VHS. Enter Blu Ray technology. Basically the "blu ray" player emits a blue ray, as opposed to the DVD/HD-DVD that emits red laser beam.
Thanks to Sony, this technology is going re-revolutionise the media-format technology once again - superior quality, and fits a sh*tload of memory.
The Playstation 3 is the first video game console to use this technology, as opposed to Microsoft's X-Box that uses HD-DVD.
Speaking of which, both Microsoft and Toshiba are the losers (and DVD forum as a whole) since they've refused to join the blu-ray forum.
On the other hand, in addition to Sony (obviously, they 'invented' it) - Panasonic
, LG (yuck), Pioneer (booo!!), Samsuck (korean wanna-be's) and several other top brands have decided to adopt the format. Blu ray machines are backward compatible meaning you can play DVD/HD DVD on them. So you don't have to throw away your old DVDs 
In addition to this - Hollywood, Paramount, 20th Century Fox, MGM and several other movie companies which we see just before the opening credits of a film have agreed to adopt Blu Ray as their regular format.
A Blu Ray player from Panasonic would cost you around $1,300 the BD-10. Now you can go cheap and buy one for $800...but it would have a sh*tty Samsuck logo on it...and I highly recommend you stay away from anything that says Samsuck on it.
Oh, and finally have no fear DVD-Recording fans, there are also Blu Ray recorders coming out as well. That would be the final nail in the coffin of DVD
For more info on blu ray technology visit -
http://www.blu-ray.com/
DVD format came and revolutionised the way we watch movies with it's superior quality and easy-to-use interactive features.
The 1998 success was soon to be short-lived, compared to the 15-18 year popularity of VHS. Enter Blu Ray technology. Basically the "blu ray" player emits a blue ray, as opposed to the DVD/HD-DVD that emits red laser beam.
Thanks to Sony, this technology is going re-revolutionise the media-format technology once again - superior quality, and fits a sh*tload of memory.
The Playstation 3 is the first video game console to use this technology, as opposed to Microsoft's X-Box that uses HD-DVD.
Speaking of which, both Microsoft and Toshiba are the losers (and DVD forum as a whole) since they've refused to join the blu-ray forum.
On the other hand, in addition to Sony (obviously, they 'invented' it) - Panasonic
, LG (yuck), Pioneer (booo!!), Samsuck (korean wanna-be's) and several other top brands have decided to adopt the format. Blu ray machines are backward compatible meaning you can play DVD/HD DVD on them. So you don't have to throw away your old DVDs In addition to this - Hollywood, Paramount, 20th Century Fox, MGM and several other movie companies which we see just before the opening credits of a film
have agreed to adopt Blu Ray as their regular format. A Blu Ray player from Panasonic would cost you around $1,300 the BD-10. Now you can go cheap and buy one for $800...but it would have a sh*tty Samsuck logo on it...and I highly recommend you stay away from anything that says Samsuck on it.
Oh, and finally have no fear DVD-Recording fans, there are also Blu Ray recorders coming out as well. That would be the final nail in the coffin of DVD
For more info on blu ray technology visit -
http://www.blu-ray.com/
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