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Entries in Format Wars (3)

Monday
Aug112008

HD Ware in Downloads!

Although, I think HD is the same thing as Blu-ray.  Most people now a days are looking into the the download section instead of having a DVD.  So here is what I think they missed.  Some things you might be missing is that Hulu has decided to take on the cause and start publishing the HD videos.

Having seen, the devastation of the format war. Engadget talked about this same little thing.   Either way I think we only begun to see the relevance and cost of downloading.  We've got two different formats trying to get on the bandwidth of your local ISP.  Here's where it get hard.  Which of the two would you rather download, a 8 gig or a 20 gig file.  Then you have to think of how much time it will take to download the file so you could watch it.

As you can see it gets so hard to download all these types of files when you could stream it.  Yes you could download it but downloading it takes time.  Why not watch it in relatively short time, like 10 minutes or so!! So I thought I throw out a few ideas on stream this HD without having to download it.

Hulu




As with Anyhting else, You can have standard definition videos and High Def Videos come from this little site.  It takes so little time going to site that you to can find some really good videos at this.  This show That I used as an example.


Hulu HD


CBS




Having been using CBS for all my standard def and high def experiences.  I've found that this site is also just as good as Hulu.  Although I think Hulu is the best there is, this is definitely second on my list!!





NBC




NBC has so many shows coming to there fall line up, I actually have them on my list also for third.  Although they will never compete with Hulu due to the fact they have server and lag issues they have been really nice to go to when I need to find a program that I've missed or wanted to watch.


ABC Family


ABC Family has so many good shows on that are original and also very nice to watch.  Most of these others that I've listed. The one that I like is:


KyleXY



Fancast


This is the the last one.  It's called fancast.  They actually have like a variety of networks linked into this little site.  They have NBC, CBS, and Hulu which is really good.  I like to go here to find some of the ones that others don't have.  Let me show you one  of them that you can only watch at fancast.


Farscape



I am sure there are others that you can only watch there on Fancast but that one is the one that I've found that I can only watch there.  You can even watch trailers there to.  If you know something that I've missed please leave a comment.  I want to find out more free streaming sites.



Friday
Jan042008

HD DVD Promo Group Cancels CES Press Conference


It was among the most highly anticipated press events of this year's Consumer Electronics Show, but following today's announcement from Warner Home Video, this Sunday's press conference from the HD DVD Promotions Group has been cancelled.

Organizers sent out a note to members of the media and invited guests late Friday, attributing the cancellation to the timing of Warner's announcement. A rep for the group told us this evening that the press conference will not be rescheduled, but that the group will still have a presence at the show from its booth on the convention floor.

The full text of the HD DVD Promo Group's email follows below:

Based on the timing of the Warner Home Video announcement today, we have decided to postpone our CES 2008 press conference scheduled for Sunday, January 6th at 8:30 p.m. in the Wynn Hotel. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

We are currently discussing the potential impact of this announcement with the other HD DVD partner companies and evaluating next steps. We believe the consumer continues to benefit from HD DVD’s commitment to quality and affordability – a bar that is critical for the mainstream success of any format.

We’ll continue to keep you updated on new developments around HD DVD.

[Via HighDefdigest]

Well, this is coming from the previous post about Blu-ray!! Check out that Article to see about the War. I do not like what they did, but I will not go there. I thought people who are or has some interests in CES thought you should know about this little situation.

Friday
Jan042008

Warner goes Blu-ray exclusive, delivering crushing blow to HD DVD




While rumors of Warner potentially dumping HD DVD have been circulating for the past few months, the timing of the announcement right before the start of the Consumer Electronics Show seems designed to inflict maximum damage to Toshiba's planned HD DVD push at the show. With lower prices on its standalone players and the Paramount deal, Toshiba and HD DVD backers like Microsoft appeared to be gaining some momentum in the format war. But now the company is faced with a PR nightmare. (An HD DVD event is scheduled for Sunday in Las Vegas; it should be interesting). No one knows at this point what it took for Warner to say sayonara to HD DVD, but you can bet it involved a truckload of something.

[Via Crave Blog]
Well, Is it true that HD is going down the tubes. After HD DVD selling there players for less than a 100$ they were gaining so much momentum from people buying there HD players. Now Blu-Ray did this and now does it look like Blu-ray is the winner, I do not know. Here's what I know:

HD DVD Players:
  1. C-Net Editors Rated the Toshiba HD-A2 Rated it 7 out of 10.
  2. Toshiba sold the players for 99$ at Walmart during the Holiday Season.
  3. Harry Potter and Order Of the Phoenix is on HD DVD.
  4. Die Hard 4 is Blu-ray, I wish it was an HD DVD.
  5. HD DVD's are cheaper to make and hold up to 15 GB of data.
  6. HD Dvd Players will play standard DVD.
These were just a few of my Opinions on why HD DVD players are better off than Blu-Ray. I like the ability to downgrade to a Standard DVD, and I like it being cheap, I also like Harry Potter and Order of the Phoenix. I don't see the war ending soon, but who knows. I will have to wait and see. I think Warner is in for a long Haul!