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Posted by Joseph Kewfi on 01/08/06 05:20
> It makes you wish we lived in a world where consumers would turn around,
en
> masse, and refuse to buy either until they get it sorted out.
No one is being forced to buy into blu-ray or hd-dvd, if they don't want to.
If you buy into either you take your chances.
"The Thing" <TheThingNOSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:taNvf.81991$D47.81235@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Can i add a cynical note to this discussion.....
>
> Who will win......Sony, Pioneer, Panasonic, Toshiba.....etc....
>
> They'll be the only real winners, assuming it's a 50/50 split with people
> buying either machine. When that 50% have to buy the "other" machine cos
> there's lost, only the manufacturers will win, as normal.
>
> It makes you wish we lived in a world where consumers would turn around,
en
> masse, and refuse to buy either until they get it sorted out.
>
> But, what do i know...
>
>
> "Damon" <google@dshawcross.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1136543279.890937.317950@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > RCE Defiant wrote:
> >> Any of you guy's started to think what will win the next format war?
I'm
> >> jumping straight in with a shiny new HD-DVD drive as soon as the prices
> >> aren't too silly.
> >>
> >> --
> >> RCE Defiant
> >
> > There is the possibility of multi-foramt player capable of HD DVD and
> > BD discs as well as backward compatability with DVD. It was suggested
> > on the Register today but not confirmed. Mind you this comes at a
> > hefty price.
> > And will it even care about Divx, Xvid, PC streaming?
> >
> > Personally I am more than happy with the image I get from standard DVDs
> > on my Pioneer HD Plasma through the component leads. The only interest
> > I have really in Blu-Ray or HD DVD is capacity. I would like to get
> > whole series' on one disc once downloaded. Lost for example needed 2.5
> > standard DVDs to store all the Divx Files.
> >
> > Damon
> >
>
>
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