Thread: I've joined the Dark Side (HD DVD)

Originally Posted by yipperzz

bigger = better. when you weren't using them in your system, you could serve your food on the discs. plus ALL asian karaoke were out on laserdisc too....lol

I know you were trying to be funny, but you know that Betamax tapes were smaller than VHS, right?

I haven't been pleased with any Toshiba hardware since VCR's were the standard. That's why I refuse to buy their products anymore. If I do need to get HD-DVD in the near future, i'll get a player made from another company.

Originally Posted by Fisch

I haven't been pleased with any Toshiba hardware since VCR's were the standard. That's why I refuse to buy their products anymore. If I do need to get HD-DVD in the near future, i'll get a player made from another company.

That might be a problem - Toshiba has submarined the format so much that no other company can profit from it. Onkyo is going to release a higher priced player, but it's going to be a rebadged Toshiba. The only confirmed independent manufacturer will be a budget player from a company called Venturer or something like that, and I would be VERY cautious with a budget player from either format with technical details being what they are.

Originally Posted by Unfiltered

I know you were trying to be funny, but you know that Betamax tapes were smaller than VHS, right?

yeah i was just talking about the laserdisc. i never liked the betamax. good thing my family invested in that vcr thing

The funny thing about VHS vs Beta is that Beta is still being used today. Sure, you have a few shmows watching movies on VHS still, but digital Beta tapes are being used in professional facilities and are a big part of the film/video industry.

Originally Posted by NastiMarvasti

The funny thing about VHS vs Beta is that Beta is still being used today. Sure, you have a few shmows watching movies on VHS still, but digital Beta tapes are being used in professional facilities and are a big part of the film/video industry.

Betamax and Beta SP/Digi Beta/Beta SX are very different beasts.

Originally Posted by Unfiltered

Betamax and Beta SP/Digi Beta/Beta SX are very different beasts.

Yeah, but it's just funny to me that it is still technically Beta and it's being used today. Although the technology is more advanced, it's still kickin', while most people think that it's completely dead. The tapes themselves look identical.

Originally Posted by dgrycan

That might be a problem - Toshiba has submarined the format so much that no other company can profit from it. Onkyo is going to release a higher priced player, but it's going to be a rebadged Toshiba. The only confirmed independent manufacturer will be a budget player from a company called Venturer or something like that, and I would be VERY cautious with a budget player from either format with technical details being what they are.

That's a good enough reason not to support the HD-DVD camp for me.

A-2 HD-DVDs are being discounted to $100 at Wallyworld and Bestbuy.