Has Blu Ray won the battle once and for all?

[bigway 4]

I remember reading something about HD-dvd (toshiba?) saying that they have been defeated and that Blu-ray has won the battle of HD.

Is this correct and what does this mean?

Does it mean that we will start seeing all the new releases coming out in Blu ray soon?

Also, is the PS3 Blu ray up amongst the best of the bluray players? Do the stand alone Blu ray players have a 'better' quality than the PS3 players?

I have come to a point after buying a Sony Bravia that my entire set up is now Sony. PS3, Sony-DAV 1200 watt, Sony ipod dock, and PS3.
My next investment will be a proper Sony amp. What I am wondering is should i be looking out for a 'better' blu ray player?

The reason i ask all of this is because once i decided to buy this 46 inch bravia over the much cheaper Soniq lcd i have decided that i want to start making a home entertainment set up that i can really be 'proud' of.

Something else i am wondering is my bravia has only 3 hdmi ports and 1 optical port. My sound system only has one hdmi (out) port and one optical as well as the same for the PS3.
Does anyone have any advice on the best way to have it all connected? At the moment i connect the PS3 optical to the Sony DAV system and the HDMI to the bravia. Should i be connecting the optical from the PS3 to the bravia?

Also, will they soon make a 'HDMI board' where you could externally add more hdmi inputs/outputs to a system like they do with those scart boards?


Sorry for all the questions but i have alot to ask about all of this because at the moment it is just myself trying to figure all this out and i am wondering if i am missing something to get the full power out of everything.
My computer extended desktop is also hooked up to my Bravia via hdmi but i can only hook the sound from my computer up via a shitty 3.5mm lead. Any suggestions on making that better would be greatly appreciated as well.


Thanks to anyone who puts their suggestions forward.

.Karnage Krew Gear Store
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[mccordia 74]

Its the new standard, for as long as 'standards' last...

Within a few years or so, we'll probably see new formats at Double-D 8k resolution and 100 fps as 'standard'

Kinda like audio...every 10 years or so, you end up having to buy the white album again..

JC
FlyLikeBrick
I'm an Athlete?

[DSE 5]

BD is an 8 year standard, roughly 75% of that of DVD, I think.
Blu-ray has won the HD on disc battle, yeah. I don't think we'll see 8k on disc or download for at least 15 years, but 4k? Absolutely. Thankfully, it's in the BD spec, however.

BD is here for a long, long time.

[bigway 4]

What do you mean by 8 year standard?

I just hooked my pc up into the living room, well running a lead into here anyway with wireless keyboard/mouse.... To be honest, i kind of feel like using this screen as my 'part time PC' , well it kind of feels like i am taking the piss and should be thinking of starving children in africa or something... Is that wrong?

.Karnage Krew Gear Store
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Also, will they soon make a 'HDMI board' where you could externally add more hdmi inputs/outputs to a system like they do with those scart boards?

You can get HDMI switches which allow one to have multiple HDMI inputs to be directed to one output.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=Hdmi+Switch

I assume this is kind of what you are refering to... in your above question.

I'm by no means a true audio/video-phile but I do like my two Onkyo surround sound systems... I just got a new Onkyo 7.1 system for the main room with to HDMI pass through inputs and on output and moved the old one upstairs to use in my bedroom with a new 37" LCD TV.

Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife...