agrotime blog

We have all been waiting for some time now for two things, one for hd capable players, whether it be blue ray or hd-dvd to become affordable, and two for the format wars between those two formats to be resolved with a clear winner to become the new “dvd”. Toshiba has recently announced the availability of 100$ hd-dvd players, which is finally an accessible price point for the masses. I’m interested in getting one simply based on the fact that all hd-dvd players upscale existing dvd’s to 1080i, while also giving you the option to watch true high definition movies as well. Most high end dvd players ranging from 50$ – 100$ have this ability, therefore adding the ability to view hd-dvd content at that price range is very impressive. We are still waiting for a bargain blue ray player to reach the masses, most see the PS3 as the the most bargain based player as it also comes equipped with the functionality to play games. We are also waiting for the format wars to end, it still appears that many studios are publishing to one format and not the other as they have contracts with only one side. You can watch spiderman 3 (a sony film) on blue ray and dvd, yet not hd-dvd, you can watch transformers on hd-dvd and dvd, yet not on blue ray. As great news as this is having affordable hd-dvd players reach the market, we are still plauged with the question of will the movies you want to watch be available for it, and the even bigger question, will hd-dvd or blue ray win the format battle, yielding your player obselete like vhs rendered the beta max.