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DVD is, by some measurements, the greatest success in consumer electronics history. Following its 1997 debut, it took the format just a few years to completely conquer the home-video market previously ruled by VHS tapes. Before DVD even reached its 10th birthday, however, the electronics industry and the Hollywood studios began putting it out to pasture. Two rival next-generation formats–Blu-ray and HD DVD–are now vying to become the successor to DVD’s throne. Both display movies in full high-definition resolution, addressing one shortfall of the current DVD format, which is only standard-def. The video and audio quality of both formats can be truly spectacular when shown on an HDTV with a quality home theater audio system, surpassing even high-def television itself in fidelity and impact. The bad news? To get that improved fidelity, you have to decide between either a Blu-ray player or an HD DVD player, and you won’t be able to play certain studios’ movies on either one. For example, if you’re a sci-fi fan and want to watch The Fifth Element (Sony Pictures), you’ll need a Blu-ray player, but if you want to watch Serenity (Universal) you’ll need an HD DVD player. Yes, combo players that can handle both formats are available, but they currently cost more than actually purchasing two players, one for each format! Here are the features of DVD, HD-DVD, and Blu-Ray. The first feature is Maximum native resolutions supported via HDMI. DVD has EDTV (480p), HD-DVD has HDTV (720p, 1080i, 1080p), and Blu-ray has the same thing as HD-DVD: HDTV (720p, 1080i, 1080p). The next feature is Maximum image-constrained native resolutions supported via component video. DVD: EDTV (480p), HD-DVD: EDTV+ (960×540). as you can see, HD-DVD pretty much has the same features as Blu-Ray, but for some reason I notice a HUGE difference between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. (HD-DVD RATING: 8/10) (BLU-RAY RATING: 9.5/10)
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