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Cost questions dog Blu-ray DVD's lead
CNet News.com ^ | November 28, 2005, 4:00 AM PST | John Borland

Posted on 11/28/2005 4:31:22 PM PST by Bush2000

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To: supercat
I expect a lot of customers, ESPECIALLY those with high-definition sets, will remain perfectly happy with their current DVD players and see no reason to upgrade to Blu-Ray.

Agree. Laserdiscs, anyone?
21 posted on 11/28/2005 5:42:41 PM PST by Bush2000 (Linux -- You Get What You Pay For ... (tm)
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To: supercat
Unfortunately, the current plan is to prevent movies from being shown in high definition on most current HDTV sets, and forbid the creation of convertor boxes that would allow high-definition viewing on them.

My understanding of the current plan is that Congress will pass a law for a "broadcast flag" to be used on some HDTV broadcasts. It would not forbid the broadcasting of movies in HD, but it would selectively restrict the ability to record those movies.

22 posted on 11/28/2005 5:55:57 PM PST by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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To: Ramius

Looks like another Betamax vs. VHS is on the horizon..


23 posted on 12/26/2005 8:15:04 PM PST by RockinRight (It’s likely for a Conservative to be a Republican, but not always the other way around)
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