q-pa Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Thats all on the producer of the dvd. Blu ray has tons more space for storage, so theoretically it can hold much much more special features wise.I think what he means is is there support for games and other interactive features or whatnot. I've been wondering about this myself.I know at least one of the formats can have split-screen chapter selection (with video previews) while the movie is playing. Saw it once; forget which. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoloGamer Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 As a side note, perhaps the end of the format war will bring more attention to one of Blu-ray's more interesting features/specifications: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BD-J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamoh Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3393244.ece Michael Briggs, principal researcher at Which?, said: “If you haven’t yet bought a high-definition DVD player there is now no more confusion over which format to choose — only Blu-ray remains.” That is expected to lead to a substantial growth in high-definition sales. Using terms from the soundclip I posted, Sony is now the de facto winner and superpower. Every dollar Toshiba invests in HD-DVD from last week forward is absolutely wasted, IMO. It is only a matter of time before Blu-Ray is the de jure format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pezman Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Didn't HD-DVD movies have more features than Blu-Ray? Here we go... HD-DVD's advantage in interactive content support was actually much more significant. The Microsoft developed HDi interactive layer for HD-DVDs was ready early in the format's life, and allowed for a consistent development environment for interactive games, picture-in-picture extra features and commentaries, and web-enabled content. Blu-ray's BDJava, on the other hand, has remained both un-finalized and more difficult to use. The release of 300 on the formats threw this point into stark contrast, as the HD-DVD version offers a full range of next-generation extra features, and the Blu-ray none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziellink Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 HD-DVD's advantage in interactive content support was actually much more significant. The Microsoft developed HDi interactive layer for HD-DVDs was ready early in the format's life, and allowed for a consistent development environment for interactive games, picture-in-picture extra features and commentaries, and web-enabled content. Blu-ray's BDJava, on the other hand, has remained both un-finalized and more difficult to use. The release of 300 on the formats threw this point into stark contrast, as the HD-DVD version offers a full range of next-generation extra features, and the Blu-ray none. Owned, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Nekko! Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Owned, lol. Not owned enough, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-n-j-i-n Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 If the new disc format had the space of Bluray and the features of a HDDVD, then I think it'll be a no brainer to convert then. It's like they're unlocking features of the Bluray they can use like how developers used to do with the PS2 and PS3. This is so ironic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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