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Posted by Alpha on 04/06/06 04:22
"Leonard Caillouet" <no@no.com> wrote in message
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> "asj" <kalim1998@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> Research firms (e.g. Forrester Research) note that Blu-ray will most
>> likely win in the format war:
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>> "Blu-ray has several advantages that will help it win the day, Schadler
>> said. HD DVD is a one-trick pony for video playback, but Blu-ray is
>> also designed for games and computers, he said. Indeed, its inclusion
>> in millions of Sony's next-generation video game consoles is a factor.
>> And when former HD DVD loyalist Paramount endorsed Blu-ray, it shifted
>> the movie studio momentum. Finally, although Blu-ray manufacturing will
>> cost a little more initially, it offers more capacity and employs a
>> proven technology, Java, for interactive features."
>>
>> http://www.cnet.com.au/desktops/storage/0,39029473,40057660,00.htm
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>> Informal Polls show same:
>> http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=451395
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>> I have informally talked to people as well. They note Sony lost betamax
>> because it did not license it out. In this case, Blu-ray is supported
>> by a large number of vendors. This is not just Sony. This is Panasonic,
>> and Disney, Warner, Fox, and Sun, and IBM, and.....
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>> Also, people wondered why they would buy the much smaller Toshiba disc
>> when the Blu-ray can hold so much more data.
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> I suspect neither will get the kind of market penetration that VCRs or
> DVDs have, at least not for a long time. Toshiba is obviously trying to
> buy the market with price points, and I suspect the return is going to be
> poor. I would not be suprised to see Toshiba go the way of NEC and either
> scale back consumer electronics severely or get out in favor of more
> profitable areas for them. HD DVD has surely been a big load and if it
> doesn't pay off big they may be hurting over the next few years. Most of
> their new CE products are mediocre, with few standouts. Their support has
> been waning over the last few years, and they have no single area of
> dominance or real prominence anymore.
>
> Leonard
>
Sonty is losing money by the truckload. If Blu Ray folds, they are in more
than REAL trouble.
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