Next gen system optical formats

What reason is there for the average consumer to jump from DVD to Blu-Ray/HD-DVD?

Originally posted by Black Samurai
What reason is there for the average consumer to jump from DVD to Blu-Ray/HD-DVD?

Eventually, in some years time, when high-definition broadcast have become standard and enough HD TVs have been put into living rooms, HD-DVD and/or Blu-Ray will be the accepted new standard.

Right now there\'s hardly a reason at all except if you like to be at the forefront of the ever-advancing technology line.  I can\'t imagine that many average consumers are as they don\'t have the means to keep up.

Oh My 2 more votes for the HD-DVD, yay!

Originally posted by Black Samurai
What reason is there for the average consumer to jump from DVD to Blu-Ray/HD-DVD?

The same reason the average consumer would go from PS2 to PS3.  Except with home video formats it generally takes longer.

if the blue ray laser is narrow enough to read HD-DVD, WHY NOT MAKE IT DO IT HUH!?

Pioneer may.  They\'re the kings of universal format players.  But I don\'t expect to see one any time soon (if ever even).

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/07/16/news_6129324.html

RUMOR #3: More American game consumers favor the Blu-Ray next-generation DVD format than its rival, HD-DVD.

Source: A survey conducted by research firm Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates that popped up on Gamesindustry.biz and was republished on numerous sites, including Slashdot.

The official story: See below.

What we heard: Earlier this week GameSpot received a press release about a new survey supposedly showing the general public\'s overwhelming preference (almost 4-to-1) for Sony\'s forthcoming Blu-Ray DVD format over Toshiba\'s equally unreleased HD-DVD format. The report raised a few red flags, not the least of which is that it was sent to us by a public relations representative for the Blu-Ray Disc Association, which--it turns out--funded the study. So it\'s not surprising that the press release only summarized parts of the survey with results that favored the Blu-Ray format.

woohoo!  this format war is getting brutal already.

Originally posted by THX
The same reason the average consumer would go from PS2 to PS3.  Except with home video formats it generally takes longer.


 

Yeah but thats positive.Since the consumer will own a Blu Ray without planning to own one at almost zero cost.