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Posted by newsgroups.comcast.net on 04/14/06 04:17
"asj" <kalim1998@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I mentioned why Blu-ray will win in terms of the fact that Blu-ray not
> only has more storage than Toshiba's HD-DVD, but that it can also DO a
> hell lot more than Toshiba's HDDVD, which as one analysts puts it, is a
> "one trick pony". Blu-ray can run Java applications, the same platform
> that runs your games on cellphones/PDAS, and works on your SIM cards,
> while HDDVD CANNOT. So, blu-ray provides interactivity and features
> that are way better than HDDVD.
>
> I think another reason Blu-ray will win in the end is Brand Name.
>
> Most of the quality manufacturers are on the Blu-ray side. You have
> Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, Phillips (well, ok....)....
>
> When someone is looking for highdef DVD, they won't simply go with the
> price (we're talking discriminating people here who want good quality),
> they'll make sure the brand is ok too.
>
> Toshiba is ok, but honestly, it has nowhere near the brand loyalty or
> brand power of the better brands like Sony, panasonic, or Samsung.
> Toshiba does cheap laptops...other than that....
>
>
> asj wrote:
> > Research firms (e.g. Forrester Research) note that Blu-ray will most
> > likely win in the format war:
> >
> > "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
> >
> > Informal Polls show same:
> > http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=451395
> >
> > 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.....
> >
> > Also, people wondered why they would buy the much smaller Toshiba disc
> > when the Blu-ray can hold so much more data.
>
amazing a media that can by itself play java?
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