The first post I did on this blog was:
Blu-ray/HD-DVD vs downloading or streaming movies?. At that time the war between
Blu-Ray and
HD-DVD was just starting. I still believe what I wrote back then about the trouble of going
medialess.
Recently,
Warner decided to go with
Blu-Ray, I can
say that the war is almost over but Toshiba
don't accept it yet as Universal and Paramount. Since, I participated in many interesting discussions on the many forums and blogs. Many commented that they were
sitting this war out and will turn to
streaming or
downloading movies or shows in
HD. I always replied that it will open a whole new can of worms. You may read my
original post about that.
Best quality?
Another downside is that the
quality will be much lower than Blu-Ray(winner). I'm not the only one to say so and you should read:
ZDNet: HD Downloads Not Really HD
Many cable/satellite subscribers complain that they are receiving
HD Light signal because of the over compression(mpg2 and mpg4) of the
HD signal with their services. And you want a lesser quality product via the Internet?
Conclusion
It's still your choice but consider to go with
Blu-Ray(
70% of
HD market) instead if you want to watch real movies in real
HD. Buying into
HD-DVD will only prolong the war that nobody wanted in the first place. You can still
rent HD movies if you want to go online or don't want to buy them. ;)
Keywords: Entertainment, High definition, Technology, Television