Comments on Hi-Def DVD Empire: Michael Bay Rants About "Microsoft Conspiracy"

What it comes down to is NOT what the consumer wan...

2008-01-20T15:24:00.000-08:00

What it comes down to is NOT what the consumer wants, but the politics behind the scenes with the Studios.

Even though HD DVD is cheaper for the consumer and cheaper to make, if there are no movies (studios) supporting HD DVD... no one is going to buy HD DVD and instead buy the format that has the most of not the best movies... Blu-Ray.

The video media on a HD DVD and a Blu-Ray disc is ...

2008-01-15T13:32:00.000-08:00

The video media on a HD DVD and a Blu-Ray disc is exactly the same. If you were to rip the media off of the discs, they both would be identicle. So...no.

I wouldnt be surprised if Mr. Bay has actually see...

2008-01-15T00:39:00.000-08:00

I wouldnt be surprised if Mr. Bay has actually seen a "prospective" Blu-Ray transfer of ALL of his films by now, so his statement isn't surprising...it's probably based on his actual viewing of a Blu-Ray transfer of "Transformers".

The biggest issue I have with this is that Michael...

2007-12-27T10:43:00.000-08:00

The biggest issue I have with this is that Michael Bay is comparing an existing product to a hypothetical one. Transformers does not exist on Blu-Ray, so how is he making this comparison? He has shown an unequivocal bias towards Blu-Ray in the past and this just seems like another attempt to slam HD DVD without any real quantitative explanation to support his claim.

"I know what it should look like"

Okay, no argument. But since it's not on Blu-Ray, there is no way to know it would look any better on that format. Every objective comparison I have seen comparing the two formats with the same material proves the fact that there is no significant difference in quality.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion but when it is presented as fact without supporting evidence... isn't that slander?? hmmmm....

The price argument is flawed. iPod is markedly mor...

2007-12-20T08:41:00.000-08:00

The price argument is flawed. iPod is markedly more costly than its competitors yet it has sold over 100-million. Honda is more costly than Kia yet Kia only has a fraction of Honda sales.

Consumers aren't idiots, they don't just buy stuff based on price. Samsung LCD displays are outselling Vizio displays - could it be because Samsung TVs are better quality? It's not the price for sure. And there are dozens of other LCD manufacturers so the cheapest ones only hold a small portion of the market.

Consumers like to make educated purchases. When they measure the benefits of Blu-ray's studio and industry support against HD DVD the price difference isn't an issue. Why buy HD DVD when you can't watch Disney, Pixar, Columbia, Fox, etc movies?

What Mr. bay plainly does not understand is that t...

2007-12-19T21:59:00.000-08:00

What Mr. bay plainly does not understand is that the only difference between the two is capacity. There is no difference in visual quality. The thing I personaly look at and why I went with HD DVD is price. When it comes to price, HD DVD wins hands down. That's why HD DVD is gonna win. Aside from us people who sit here and argue tech specs, mom & pop know nothing except price and what the sales guy at the consumer electronics store tells them. If they go to Best Buy then they will buy a Blu-Ray player. If they go into a Circuit City then they will walk out with a HD DVD player.

I would tend to believe him moreso than not concer...

2007-12-06T12:39:00.000-08:00

I would tend to believe him moreso than not concerning the Microsoft Conspiracy. Bay can't be that disoriented and confused producing a great film such as Transformers. Who knows what their movies should look like more than the directors themselves.

Blu-ray seems to have weathered the storm Toshiba produced with their $99 HD-DVD players maintaining a strong 2-1 advantage in sales.