Comments on: Blu-ray, HD DVD obsolete in 5 years says Microsoft

By: Realist

Realist — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 09:19:53 +0000

In europe we don´t even have a option for full quality SD streaming today. HD streaming is just a pipedream, wake up!

Sure, compressed to hell someone will deliver something they call “HD”, but it will be nowhere near full HD quality.

Try streaming at 25mB/s for full Bluray quality. It won´t be available anytime in the near future. That is the reality.

Microsoft is just a bad looser in the HD-war. I bet they cry every night wishing they´d gone with Bluray instead, this is just a reaction from them.

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:04:49 +0000

The Disc is DEAD. Doesn’t matter what format. Remember VHS? Then there was SUPER-VHS. The Future is digital downloads and movies on chips or jump drives. Check out this link:

http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?pid=11004

This is the future of home entertainment.

By: Trowa

Trowa — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:56:38 +0000

bluray isnt doa… it is replacing dvds.

By: Frank

Frank — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:00:52 +0000

Circuit City said DVD would be obsolete in 2008, they are pretty close to on target. Blu-Ray is DOA, why waste more money on another disc format when movies will be available on demand?

By: Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:09:54 +0000

Again Bill Gates is a lier.
“HD” movies downloaded from internet ARE NOT HD! they are 1.3 Mb/s.
A normal SD DVD is 6Mb/s, and the simple fact that a movie is 1280×720 doesnt mean it’s HD because the compression is so high that you will see LESS detail than your SD TV post can feature.
SHAME on Microsoft.

By: Sculptor

Sculptor — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:36:25 +0000

I’d rather have optical disks in my future than have one of Microsoft’s hands in my pocket and the other firmly wrapped around the movie industry. I see this simply as Microsoft wanting another monopoly.