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Posted by Joshua Zyber on 06/23/06 03:25
"poldy" <poldy@kfu.com> wrote in message
news:poldy-DCBB31.19564322062006@comcast.dca.giganews.com...
>> You obviously don't know anything about AVSForum. It's where hardcore
>> home theater enthusiasts and many industry representatives discuss
>> the
>> intricate technical workings of new products.
>
> Well, more from the HD-DVD side than BR.
More industry reps? In this case, yes, in that there's one guy from
Microsoft but no one from the Blu-ray camp seems to want to speak
publicly about their product.
More home theater fans on the HD DVD side? A month ago you wouldn't have
said that. The Blu-ray advocates were buzzing with hype. Now that
they've actually seen the product, however, most of that has subsided
and those same people are left dazed and disillusioned.
> Yes the widespread opinion is the first Sony Blu-Ray releases are
> disappointing.
>
> But is that reason to dismiss the format? Were DVD releases always
> pristine from the start?
That's not an excuse. The DVD format is 9 years old now and has fully
matured. HD DVD is a natural evolution of that development and has
jumped out of the gate ready to go. HD DVD has learned from DVD.
Blu-ray, on the other hand, has decided to start over from scratch for
no sound reason, forgetting everything that DVD taught us for the past 9
years, and is now stumbling around like an infant with no idea what it's
doing or where to go.
If there had never been such a thing as digital video for the better
part of the past decade, and there was no competition so clearly better
developed and implemented, perhaps we might forgive Blu-ray for these
embarrassing growing pains. But in light of those factors, what Blu-ray
has given us so far is shameful, an absolute disgrace.
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