Blu-ray vs HD DVD

I'm going to throw in my two cents worth to the argument and predict that blu-ray is going to prove more popular in this battle.

My reasoning?

Blu-ray sounds cooler.

Silly, isn't it?

A whole industry can be won over because of a name or because of clever marketing. I heard on the news this morning an opinion that David Beckham was a product of Adidas. I have never associated Adidas with Beckham. As far as I'm concerned he is his own brand. How cool is that?

Back to the future of DVD. In this article Blu-ray vs HD DVD there is a good comparison between the two technologies. It is not that recent and things have probably improved for both technologies but it is a fair indicator of what the two are about and which companies are supporting each of them.

Interesting to note that some companies have feet in both camps and maybe Universal have an inkling of how it will pan out. Their games division has gone down the blu-ray path (sounds cooler) while the Pictures and Music division have gone down the HD DVD path. Perhaps they see HD DVD as being a better technology for audio- and videophiles while Blu-ray is better for the PS3-toting gamers. But will the Blu-ray equipped PS3 play HD DVD movies from Universal? I guess not. Ironic really.

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