IGN: Blu-ray may have won the format war, but with HD DVD now soundly dispatched, an old foe refuses to retreat. Standard-def DVD still has plenty of fight left in it. In fact, there are plenty of ways in which the SD format is -- dare we say -- a better choice than Blu-ray.
Heresy, you say? Listen... We aren't trying to assert that DVD has better picture quality than Blu-ray -- that would be absurd. And of course there are cool features, like BD-Live, that seemingly give Blu-ray the edge. But when you really take an examined look at the big picture, Blu-ray isn't for everybody.
There are hardware complexities, product availability issues, and most importantly -- especially in hard economic times like these -- Blu-ray is significantly more expensive. Taking all that into account, it's easy to imagine a scenario where the majority of casual home video consumers will remain devoted to DVD for quite some time.
But is DVD really better than Blu-ray? Here are some reasons why we think so. Take a look, and let us know what you think in the comments.
It has been ten years of the franchise and a celebration is planned.
Circana data shows Resident Evil 5 as the best selling Resident Evil game in the US, ahead of Resident Evil 4 remake and Village.
So the most successful RE is the one where a white man is killing Africans.
This can't be real.
Darryl Linington from Notebookheck writes: "Keebmon is a crowdfunded foldable workstation concept that combines a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 PC, a 13-inch ultrawide touchscreen, and a low-profile mechanical keyboard in a single aluminum device."
Those of us with 1080p HDTV's have moved on.
Weak reasons considering its a IGN article.
1. It's Cheaper Than Blu-Ray - Irrelevent, you pay for quality and new tech.
2. Mo' Technology, Mo' Problems - Blu-ray player > HDMI >HDTV. The more people that have Blu-ray players, the easier it will become to take discs with you.
3.You Already Own A Ton of DVDs - Which are playable in Blu-ray players, so don't have to always be replaced, unless you want HD, unless...
4. Up-Conversation Really Works - Except, it doesn't come close to HD quality.
5. You Can't Get That on Blu-ray - "Yet". The library of Blu-ray titles is already bigger than DVD was at its point in its life.
6. Blu-ray is A Stop-Gap - And digital distribution is a pipe dream.
only the bums without 1080p tv's
think dvd is better
its all blu for me
Blu-Ray >> DVD