Is It Time to side with someone?

Alright, this title actually brings me to the current format war between HD DVD and Blu-Ray DVD. Kind of sad to see this kind of format war bud up again. As what I've seen in the past few years, there was the DVD+R and the DVD-R war. Which was for which, but it didn't really end when all the players and drives went on to accept both formats of DVD recordable.

Okay, As what Leo Laporte says (or it maybe someone else), if the sales of DVD is of 4:1, i.e. 4 BR DVD to 1 HD DVD, the war is over.

Let's take a rundown, on the HD DVD side. Developed by Toshiba, each layer is about 13GB worth of data. Quite a number of film studios are siding with HD DVD. Reasons behind the support, I didn't really care about it. As a consumer, I'd rather care of what I can get with HD DVD. Yes, true, in my last post, I'd side with the HD DVD side for content. Unlike DVD, HD DVD will serve fresh content, rather than pre-recorded trailers (of course, the film stays intact). The current maximum capacity is 51GB over 3 layers per DVD.

Alright, let's skip to the Blu Ray DVD court. Developed by Sony, each layer is about 25GB wroth of data. Yes, way larger than HD DVD. Not a big number of film studio is on this side of the grass. Content is play as pre-recorded. Don't really care about it, I'd skip to the menu if I watch it on a PC. The only extra that I'm getting over here is that my favorite drive manufacturer, Pioneer (my dad bought a DVD player from this company and has lasted till now) is supporting Blu-Ray. The other case is that my favourite storage manufacturer, Mitsubishi is also on the Blu-Ray field!

Say, I'm kind of still wanting to wait and see. LG has announced their second generation HD DVD and Blu-Ray DVD player. This time, the catch is that the HD DVD side has approved it.

Say... I'm confused... shoud I go Blu??? Or should I stay on the Red side of it all??? Both do have good features...

HP to launch dual HD format burners?

Okay, as I've said, I'll be trying to integrate AJAX with my blog, updates are coming. Problem beging when I'm trying to bind AJAX and the Blogger API.

Okay, interesting news so far, from HP! They are going to release PCs that will feature a Blu-Ray and HD-DVD writer.

For those who would like to stay neutral and would like to wait which format will reign supreme, this should be the best solution. I'm glad to see this news.

I'm going both ways, as both are as robust, both are as good, both features High Definition data, both can sport up to 50GB or more in a dual layer disc (triple for HD-DVD). The only thing that drag me away from Blu-Ray is that the content is just like DVDs, pre-recorded trailers means pre-recorded trailers, but on the HD-DVD side, with the player hocked up to the net, you will get new content everytime you pop in a HD-DVD. New trailers definitely everytime.

Best to have both format in one device.

Luciano Pavarotti, Resto Nella Pace, Amen

Alright, a little bit of disclaimer, I'm not Italian, I used Google Translate to get that phrase.

I didn't really fell into classical music until lately. I've always been a listener to great soundtrack composers like Hans Zimmer (The Rock, Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End, and a lot more), John Williams (Star Wars, Indiana Jones and lots more), John Goldsmith and a few more movie composers that I listen to. Much changed when I hear the sound of Andrea Bocelli. It's almost like dreaming. Then, I came to realise a person that goes by the name Luciano Pavarotti. Did some research, tried to look for some of his albums, legally and illegally. Didn't find any of it and gave up. All that I have of Luciano Pavarotti is a song that goes by the name Nessun Dorma, that was performed at the 2006 Turino Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony (or it should be closing). Seeing a aged man performing such a powerful act has never been easy for me and it brings a great feeling of respect to Luciano Pavarotti.

I made more research about him after his death just out of the curiosity of knowing more why is he so famous and yet how did he touch so many people from all walks of life.

Take a look at this performance.

I do hope to have listened to his works.

Luciano Pavarotti, Resto Nella Pace, Amen

Some updates

Alright, I'll not be posting for the next few days. I'm trying to update my blog's design and see what I can add to it with the new Blogger API.

This is going to get really geeky. Hope that all of my visitors will add in some idea and help me out with the re-design.

iPod refreshed

Alright, new stuffs from the recent Apple event.

New iPods

iPod Touch, 8GB and 16GB pricing off at $299 and $399.

The original design of the iPod is now the iPod classic. Comes in 80GB and 160GB of capacity. $249 and $349 each.

The iPod "fatty" nano is true! the mock up was true! Here's the deal, 4GB and 8GB, $149 and $199 each.

All pricing are listed as American Dollars, I'd like to see good news from a supplier for Malaysian pricing.

Had a great time waiting for the launch and the live blogging events at home. 2 in the morning now. But it was fun. I was shouting like a mad man when Jobs announced iPod Touch.

Alright, the usual me, if there are new good stuffs, I'll have it here.

Oh, a few more things.

The iPod nano is now capable of video playback, both iPod Classic and iPod Nano has coverflow, a new user interface and a little more longer battery life.

The iPod Touch has Wi-Fi built in, has calculator, calander, Safari and a few more applications found on the iPhone. Should be shipping in the next few weeks. Simply take it as an iPhone without the phone function. It looks almost like one.

One more big news! Apple is dropping the 4GB iPhone, and the 8GB iPhone will be tagged at $399 each.

For more information visit Ars Technica, Gizmodo, Engadget or Crunchgear for the latest Apple event.

The Beat Goes On.