Whoops - BluRay standard has changed!

[Tysonator]

Again another format war, just what consumers do not need. I was hoping to buy some sort of HD type DVD player for my new LCD HD TV. However I am not paying those absurb prices from HD DVD players. The best ones I think IMO that are about are those dual players that will play both blue ray and HD. The only question I have is are these new generation players backward compatable ?

[LeperousDust]

Originally Posted by Tysonator

Again another format war, just what consumers do not need. I was hoping to buy some sort of HD type DVD player for my new LCD HD TV. However I am not paying those absurb prices from HD DVD players. The best ones I think IMO that are about are those dual players that will play both blue ray and HD. The only question I have is are these new generation players backward compatable ?

At the moment there is only one, and last time i read it wasnt upto spec on one of the formats (that was before BluRay changed everything again). It's a good concept, but i'd wait before you have any decent multi format readers. Unless you really have some money to throw around (or NOTHING else to buy!), i'd wait for a good while on this one. If you really must spend upgrade your audio kit .

[Flibster]

Originally Posted by LeperousDust

Just don't play DVD's on it for christ sake from what i've read...

/although that sounds it, that isn't from a fan of Bluray, i'm still on the fence...

Not using it on my xbox360.
Using it on my PC.

It's perfect for HD-DVD's

Got a bluray drive at work for backing up the servers. Yet to try a film in it though.

Simon/~Flibster

[Tysonator]

Originally Posted by LeperousDust

At the moment there is only one, and last time i read it wasnt upto spec on one of the formats (that was before BluRay changed everything again). It's a good concept, but i'd wait before you have any decent multi format readers. Unless you really have some money to throw around (or NOTHING else to buy!), i'd wait for a good while on this one. If you really must spend upgrade your audio kit .

I think I will wait for a while to see what happens on the format side. Things are not settled yet and prices are still rather high for my liking.

[Robert]

Originally Posted by Flibster

Not using it on my xbox360.
Using it on my PC.

It's perfect for HD-DVD's

Got a bluray drive at work for backing up the servers. Yet to try a film in it though.

Simon/~Flibster

I don't think films work on the PC version.