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To: Recovering_Democrat

Another BS article about the ‘format wars’.

The article insists that the Blu-ray victory is good for consumers, then goes on to state, “...it will take 12 to 18 months for Blu-ray players to become as cheap and full-featured as HD DVD players.”


4 posted on 02/21/2008 12:06:24 PM PST by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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To: swain_forkbeard

It’s good for consumers in the sense that there will now be only one standard format, hence no situation where movies from certain studios only play on one format — the format that you didn’t buy. No more agonizing over which technology to buy and trying to second-guess which one will have legs and therefore protect your investment. Now the choice is clear.


8 posted on 02/21/2008 12:16:44 PM PST by RepublitarianRoger2
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To: swain_forkbeard

Is that the d@mn near 100.00 cable that we had to buy to get our Plasma tv to work right????


27 posted on 02/21/2008 4:26:42 PM PST by netmilsmom (Giving up "Hairspray" and the cast for Lent. Prayers appreciated!)
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To: swain_forkbeard

Sorry, post 27 was not for you but for tripitaka.


29 posted on 02/21/2008 4:29:25 PM PST by netmilsmom (Giving up "Hairspray" and the cast for Lent. Prayers appreciated!)
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To: swain_forkbeard

Yeah, I’ll concede that the BD disk format is superior to that of the HD-DVD, in terms of storage capacity. I don’t understand how a media format rushed to market before it was even fully complete and finalized could be considered superior to one that was, however. I guess Sony learned from MS getting the jump on them with the Xbox 360 over the PS 3. Can’t say I really care one way or the other - I don’t even watch a lot of movies, even on regular DVD.


35 posted on 02/21/2008 5:32:52 PM PST by -YYZ- (Strong like bull, smart like ox.)
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