HD-DVD or Blu-Ray? XBOX or Apple TV?
June 20th, 2007
I’ll be the first to admit I’m a newbie when it comes to all this HD TV stuff. So it seems there are two competing formats, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. I seem to have heard more about HD-DVD, but it also seems that Blu-Ray has a lot going for it – for example, Blockbuster recently announced they’re going to only rent Blu-Ray discs.
But to further complicate matters, the XBOX, which I have been flirting around the edges of getting since it really looks sweet in a HD TV, only does HD-DVD. Meanwhile, the PlayStation 3 which I’m not as interested in, has Blu-Ray.
Both formats are rather expensive for my taste. Netflix is renting both formats.
Blu-Ray has an isolated case of “disc rot”.
Ultimately, the kicker for me is going to be which direction Apple goes, as in, are they going to have Blu-Ray or HD-DVD drives attached to future Macs?
Maybe I should just wait this one out until a format has “won” and you can get a player for $200. Maybe I’ll buy an Apple TV in the meantime. It’s cheaper, you can stream stuff bought from the Apple Store (which we have scads of), photos, music, YouTube videos and even ripped DVDs so long as they’re in the MP4 format.
I’m just so confused… format wars suck.
What do you recommend?
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Get a book. The format is fairly standardized and they always say the book is better than the movie anyway
I have the Xbox 360 and I’m still struggling with which side to choose. I’m definitely feeling the momentum swing to Blu-ray – plus Apple is behind them. Ideally Apple will launch an Apple TV 2.0 in the fall that’s a kind of Mac Mini hybrid as we’ve discussed before with a Blu-ray player built in. I’m already sold.
You may find my post about the Apple TV (and other internet connected devices) competing against high definition dvd players interesting.
http://www.mathoda.com/archives/168
I’m an xbox user and a fan. I’m not sure if Apple TV matches Xbox in terms of usability and compatibility advantages.. but buying two would really be a luxury on my part.. so i guess i’ll just stick with my xbox 360
I would wait to see who wins. I would hate to buy one system and that not be the one that wins. Once they finaly figure out wich one to use i will buy it.
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