* Posts by tommy thompson

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Blu-ray discs outsell HD DVDs almost 3:1 in Europe

tommy thompson

TV might clinch it

it is true that only a small portion of present DVD releases need more than the 30 GB that fits on what a dual-layered single-sided HD DVD allows. The titles that currently gets an additional DVD for "extras" spiring to mind here.

More decisive are TV-shows on DVD, which have proven a popular product. 30GB is not enough for a season of 20+ 1-hour (well, 41 minutes anyway ) episodes in 1080P, with a few extras. 50GB is.

A disk-producer/distributor would certainly prefer a product that fits on a single side of a single disk. I dare say the consumer would too.

It is fair to say that high-density DVDs area stop-gap technology, but what isn't?

At some point you have to make a desicion to accept what is on offer as being satifactory for current requirements. A fair few people will probably decide that 50GB is a little more satisfactory than 30GB.