Topic: The DVD/HD-DVD Combo Discs -- Some Questions To Fire Off

[MysterD]

So, I rented and just inserted the disc for Children of Men into my DVD drive here.

I just watched an ad/trailer for what looks like they are planning to sell some movies as DVD/HD-DVD Combo discs -- where one side of the disc is the regular DVD format, yet the other side of the disc is HD-DVD format. That sounds pretty cool to me.

(This reminds me of how some music albums are CD/DVD Combo discs; where one side audio CD, other side is DVD -- which is pretty cool to me!!!)

So, any idea of much more expensive these discs are, when compared to regular DVD discs and regular HD-DVD discs??? They must be going for a chunk more, I'd guess..... Anything else worth noting about these???

I wonder, has Blu-Ray came up w/ a "combo disc" response yet? Probably where one side is Blu-Ray disc format, while the other side is regular DVD format???

Given the format war w/ M$ and Sony here, I wonder if we'll ever see the day where there is disc where one side is Blu-Ray format, other side is HD-DVD. Heh, now that would be interesting....

[Pugnate]

I think they are about $5 more on Amazon than their regular counterparts.

Also last I checked there were no Blu-Ray combo discs. I wonder if that is even possible?

[MysterD]

I think they are about $5 more on Amazon than their regular counterparts.

That ain't much at all.

Also last I checked there were no Blu-Ray combo discs. I wonder if that is even possible?

If there ain't, I wouldn't be surprised if Sony announces one, suddenly....hehe.

Hmmm....I dunno if it's possible, either......

[gpw11]

I'd imagine it'd be harder to do with blu-ray, but I have no idea why.  The different spectrum of the laser or maybe they use a different material (which could be why they can't refit old DVD production machines for BR, just HDDVD) for the disk.

Either way, the format war isn't really Sony/Microsoft, I think it's Sony/Toshiba.  I'm pretty sure MS signed on with the Blu-Ray Group as well as the HDDVD one, they just use HDDVD as an add on player for the 360 because using a blu-ray one would be retarded.

[scottws]

Yeah, I heard they were going to do this.  Kind of reminds me of SACD, where there is a regular CD layer as well as the SACD layer.

[Jedi]

I'd imagine it'd be harder to do with blu-ray, but I have no idea why.  The different spectrum of the laser or maybe they use a different material (which could be why they can't refit old DVD production machines for BR, just HDDVD) for the disk.

Either way, the format war isn't really Sony/Microsoft, I think it's Sony/Toshiba.  I'm pretty sure MS signed on with the Blu-Ray Group as well as the HDDVD one, they just use HDDVD as an add on player for the 360 because using a blu-ray one would be retarded.

Oh man I don't know why but I find it really irritating that people think its Sony vs MS in the format war when it's not, HD-DVD isn't MS' format like B-Ray is Sony's. The format war isn't just being fought through the consoles. I don't now about MS signing on with both sides but at the end of the day that's all they'd do is sign on.

[scottws]

Well MS has repeatedly said that if Blu Ray wins the war that they will have a Blu Ray peripheral for the 360.  But right, it's not MS vs Sony on this.  I think that's just the perception since the 360 has the HD-DVD drive and the PS3 has the Blu Ray drive.

[Jedi]

Well MS has repeatedly said that if Blu Ray wins the war that they will have a Blu Ray peripheral for the 360.  But right, it's not MS vs Sony on this.  I think that's just the perception since the 360 has the HD-DVD drive and the PS3 has the Blu Ray drive.

Exactly! Interesting too because while I never read or heard MS saying that they would bring out a Blue Ray add on I always figured they would if HD failed. To me MS has been just that little bit smarter here - they have bolted on a piece of hardware to their console that could become obsolete.

[idolminds]

So what you're saying is its MS vs Sony.

[Pugnate]

I'd imagine it'd be harder to do with blu-ray, but I have no idea why.

That's pretty much what I was trying to say, except I didn't know why.

[ren]

Well couldn't MS just release a Blu-Ray drive now? That would make for one less reason to get a PS3.

[scottws]

True, but at the same time it feeds Sony money because that would really help Blu-Ray in the format war.  Basically there would be more Blu-Ray disc sales funneling money into Sony's war chest.

[Cobra951]

Right.  I don't prefer one technology over another.  I just hate Sony more than the other guys.  Less repressive, though still repressive, is better.

[WindAndConfusion]

I'd imagine it'd be harder to do with blu-ray, but I have no idea why.  The different spectrum of the laser or maybe they use a different material (which could be why they can't refit old DVD production machines for BR, just HDDVD) for the disk.

BDROM and HDDVD use the same spectrum laser - 405 nanometers. And I think you're talking about is the hardcoating used on Blu-Ray.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_high_definition_optical_disc_formats#Technical_Details
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc#Hard-coating_technology

[gpw11]

Nice, you're a usefull source of information.

[WindAndConfusion]

At least 90% of the time, all I'm doing is referencing Wikipedia.

[ren]

and the other 10%?

[Quemaqua]

And 10% of the time, all I'm doing is referencing my ass.

 

Man, I just made a dig at the only guy here with as much potential for verbal abuse as myself.  I hope I didn't start something.

[WindAndConfusion]

The other 10% of the time, I don't usually bother with citations.

Unfortunately, the technical term for that is "referencing out of his ass."

[MysterD]