[Saska]

Originally Posted by K-Y-T-F-O

HD TV and HD DVD are different.

They aren't releasing Blu Ray TVs in the future..it is a DISC format.

Correct. The TS wasted his time here.

[KJGould]

High definition broadcast has nothing to do with HD-DVD or Blu Ray.

[kdahlenburg]

Originally Posted by Jodocus_Quak

Yeah, it is about the format of the future television and which format is going to be supported by the television industry. If these companies (Panasonic, Phillips, Sony etc) only produce blue ray compatible tellies then there is no market for HD at all. If this is the outcome of the debate there is no need for a HD channel.

You are wrong again my friend. The TV is ready to accept both Blue Ray and HD Tech Via HDMI cables or Component cables. The TV companies are not going to spend any money to create a TV that does not accept HDMI as that is what all High Def (Blue Ray included) Use to connect to a TV.

[acoppol2]

I never post on here but I have to say that the thread starter is a dumb ass.

[Totalshock]

Just imagine how screwed he'd have been had he launched BETAMAXNet in the early 80s!

[itlnheat]

lol man that was great, however hd-dvd vs blue ray doesnt have anything to do with high def televison. blue ray plays on 1080 p and so does hd?

[Allegory]

Originally Posted by Jodocus_Quak

Hey guys. I don't want to play the bad guy but listen to what I have to tell you. Basically, there is a fight going on behind the scene which format is going to have the future. Older guys may remember the long war between the VHS and the BETAMAX format. But back to the present: Microsoft developed the High-Defition format that HD TV and Mark Cubans TV channel rely on. In short, Cuban bets on the possibility that HD will be the standard for TV in order to make a HUGE amount of cash. To attract new subscribers to his channel and (I guess) out of personal interest he is investing in MMA events. All business men do the same: Buy a product that is likely to have a huge market share in the future.

Unfortunately for us and Cuban the HD format is not alone.

The opponent for the HD format is Sony's blue ray format. Between those two formats an ongoing conflict is taking place that decides the future of HD Net and an alternative to the UFC. But Cuban is only a very small player in this battle. More important are the Hollywood studios and which standard they support. The DVD market is much much more important to HD and blue ray than Cubans small TV channel. And now the bomb in todays news: Paramount Pictures was the last Hollywood studio that supported the HD standard with its DVDs. But today it withdrew the support, leaving the HD format in limbo. This event will have an impact on HD Net and HD Net MMA. If Cubans thinks, he is on the losing end, he will call it quits in the future.

Good lord! I can't tell you how many things that you've misunderstood, misinterpreted, or just have plain wrong. Seriously, educate yourself about everything you said here.

[Allegory]

Originally Posted by Jodocus_Quak

Unfortunately for us and Cuban the HD format is not alone.

Oh shit! The more I read this one line, the funnier it is. Its like the thread starter was doing a VH1 Behind the Music about HDNET. Oh damn thats funny

*que the deep voiced overdub* "LITTLE DID MARK CUBAN KNOW, TROUBLE WAS JUST AROUND THE CORNER FOR HIM AND THE ENTIRE BAND"

[LemonHerbWRX]

Originally Posted by Jodocus_Quak

Yeah, it is about the format of the future television and which format is going to be supported by the television industry. If these companies (Panasonic, Phillips, Sony etc) only produce blue ray compatible tellies then there is no market for HD at all. If this is the outcome of the debate there is no need for a HD channel.

They aren't so much formats as resolutions. Generally speaking if you can display a higher resolution then you can display the resolutions below that as well. That's why I am able to display non HD programming on my HD tv. Also, I am able to display HD programming at lower quality on my non HD tv.

For an example, go into your display properties in your computer and change the resolution.

But lets say for instance for what ever reason the hdnet network goes under, but their fight promotion is still doing very well. What would make you think they would close a solid business because another that they own didn't work out? There are plenty of other networks that would be in the market for a ready made and successful promotion looking for a home.

[dmn0097]

Originally Posted by Jodocus_Quak

Hey guys. I don't want to play the bad guy but listen to what I have to tell you. Basically, there is a fight going on behind the scene which format is going to have the future. Older guys may remember the long war between the VHS and the BETAMAX format. But back to the present: Microsoft developed the High-Defition format that HD TV and Mark Cubans TV channel rely on. In short, Cuban bets on the possibility that HD will be the standard for TV in order to make a HUGE amount of cash. To attract new subscribers to his channel and (I guess) out of personal interest he is investing in MMA events. All business men do the same: Buy a product that is likely to have a huge market share in the future.

Unfortunately for us and Cuban the HD format is not alone.

The opponent for the HD format is Sony's blue ray format. Between those two formats an ongoing conflict is taking place that decides the future of HD Net and an alternative to the UFC. But Cuban is only a very small player in this battle. More important are the Hollywood studios and which standard they support. The DVD market is much much more important to HD and blue ray than Cubans small TV channel. And now the bomb in todays news: Paramount Pictures was the last Hollywood studio that supported the HD standard with its DVDs. But today it withdrew the support, leaving the HD format in limbo. This event will have an impact on HD Net and HD Net MMA. If Cubans thinks, he is on the losing end, he will call it quits in the future.

Wow. You are confused. It was actually Blue-Ray that Paramount turned away from, not HD-DVD. Microsoft did not invent HD. They had nothing to do with it. None of these mediums will have any effect on TV signals since they are only names. The DVD formats are both capable of running at 1080P, as is HDTV. Do your homework before you go out and play.