$170 blu-ray player from sharp!

[GommeInc]

I was in GameStation in Canterbury a few weeks back and noticed in the 360 section they're selling HD-DVDs. I never knew they actually existed! I buy a few Blu-Ray DVDs sometimes, I can see the difference on a 22" HD TV and can notice some changes in the sound. But that may just be me Blu-Ray at the moment is kinda like a luxury. Sony were giving out free Blu-Ray players a few months ago with any Sony HD TVs.

[Stephen!]

The PS3 blu ray player is top notch though. It has the ability to be updated via firmware. Something that current standalone Buray players cannot do.

[Pyroka]

I was in GameStation in Canterbury a few weeks back and noticed in the 360 section they're selling HD-DVDs. I never knew they actually existed! I buy a few Blu-Ray DVDs sometimes, I can see the difference on a 22" HD TV and can notice some changes in the sound. But that may just be me Blu-Ray at the moment is kinda like a luxury. Sony were giving out free Blu-Ray players a few months ago with any Sony HD TVs.

Buying a HD-DVD player would be silly. SILLY.

[Jordy]

Buying a HD-DVD player would be silly. SILLY.

Not necessarily, I was doing a bit of thinking and it wouldn't be easy but it could be cheaper.

You can now get a HD-DVD Player for just £20, the Xbox 360 one's also work with PCs in mind. The HD-DVDs are also dirt cheap. If you bought a HD-DVD/Blu-Ray RW for your computer, £80-£150, you could convert Blu-Ray disks to HD-DVD and still have the same quality

It isn't a very good option but it would cost about half the price and still the same great quality.

[---MAD---]

Don't forget you can also upscale DVDs which improves their quality.

I agree that bluray can only become the main player once it becomes affordable enough for the general mass market.

[Pyroka]

Until of course they release a new format of DVD playing. Maybe they'll go backwards and make casette players which are better quality than DVDs!

[Flisker]

Until of course they release a new format of DVD playing. Maybe they'll go backwards and make casette players which are better quality than DVDs!

Highly doubt that lol otherwise the tape will be like a tank (massive)

[Tomm]

Although upscaling DVDs produces no where near the quality of 720p let alone 1020p.

Don't forget you can also upscale DVDs which improves their quality.

I agree that bluray can only become the main player once it becomes affordable enough for the general mass market.

[---MAD---]

Although upscaling DVDs produces no where near the quality of 720p let alone 1020p.

Yeah, off course not.

[Lubricant]

I agree that downloading will beat DVDs in the future but owning the DVD disc is better than downloading. You can show off your dvd collections.