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Posted by Sean Black on 09/26/40 11:44
In article <49n9q3Fpbsp0U1@individual.net>, Gunther Gloop
<me@privacy.net> writes
>Rolo Tomassi wrote:
>> In news:VbCdnZAAmKAn_qvZRVnyvw@bt.com,
>> wandrinandz <news@dvdlibrary.co.uk> puked up the following:
>>> trying to get an idea of which way the voting public will go... the
>>> cheapest blu-ray player samsung is quoted as double the price of the
>>> toshiba hda1. Will this have a bearing on buying decision?... to get
>>> involved in the debate get over to www.hd-dvd.uk.com and join the
>>> forums.
>>
>> BlueRay - basis of PS3 - greater potential capacity because 1st layer
>> is close to the surface BUT is vulnerable to scratches/damage as a
>> result so HD-DVD will be more resiliant (like current DVDs).
>>
>> Depends on media scares - I reckon blue ray will win because of
>> greater capacity but will go through tough times as media spread
>> scare stories of lost data.
>>
>Whichever "wins" I think anyone who buys one over the other during the
>coming months needs their head examined. The only option if you need to buy
>"now" is to buy both. And the only sensible way to do that (outside pc) is
>to buy a dual-format player like the one LG is supposedly bringing out -as
>long as its region-free.
>
>...How much are these things anyway? And do they definitely not require an
>internet connection? And is there definitely region-encoding involved?
>And why would we need to go to a web-based forum to discuss it anyway?
>
Cheapest Blu-ray starts at around $1000, cheapest HD-DVD starts around
$500, so quite a big difference in price.
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Sean Black
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