Remember back in the day, when you had to choose the Beta or the VHS. Sony introduced Betamax in 1975 and a year later, VHS came out to battle. Betamax was superior, but VHS eventually won the shelves of the video stores. (link).
Some claim that porn was the reason VHS won the battle, being the format chosen by the industry ($57 billion annualy worldwide revenue). So as a new format war is starting, it is interesting to note that the porn industry has spoken...and they are going with HD DVD.
Cost & production seem to be the factor, but also it seems that the delays and flop of the Playstation 3 (which has Blu-Ray) may also be a factor.
I don't watch porn, and still have my old DVD player, so I'm going to wait a while till the prices drop. For those on the bleeding edge, I suggest going for the HD-DVD format.
This war might be all for nothing as viewers want digital distribution. Download the movie and watch it on your Apple TV!
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
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I suggest Blu-Ray, but it's still too close to call.
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