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Posted by lorincantrell on 10/07/16 11:49
Oldus Fartus wrote:
> wandrinandz wrote:
> > Funny that.... I always thought it was SONY that made the dead format
> > BETAMAX Sony PS3 is going to be about £500... what a rip-off, the HD-DVD
> > Drive for the XBOX360 will only be around £130.
> > Hello... Do you not realise that HD-DVD is the only format that is
> > considered as an extension of DVD rather than a replacement and is the only
> > format endorsed by the dvd forum... think of all the people who have
> > invested money in DVD.
> >
>
> Well, it seems sarcasm goes straight over your head.
>
> At the end of the day, it will be what the content providers support
> that determines which, if any, format wins in this debacle. My gut
> feeling is that neither will *win* as such. Frankly, I don't care as I
> have a reasonably large DVD collection and doubt that I will update to
> another format.
>
> (Of course, I have been proved wrong in the past, and may be this time.
> Be interesting to Google for my comments in two or three years and
> see whether I was correct or not.)
>
>
> --
> Cheers
> Oldus Fartus
I was at Wal-Mart the other night and they had the Toshiba player and
the first set of HDDVD discs. The old "early adopter" inside me was
briefly tempted, but I put him away quick. IMHO, the first format to
come out with complete seasons of TV shows at a reasonable price (not
$100 or more) will win.
-beaumon
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