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Posted by Dr Zoidberg on 08/31/06 19:16
Temsonic wrote:
> "Dr Zoidberg" <AlexNOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:4locrrF2tocvU1@individual.net...
>> mo wrote:
>>> Who exactly was the winner of the last 'format' war?
>>>
>>> I would say '-' but they were fairly similar anyway and became
>>> inteerchangable almost once multiformat writers became available.
>>
>> "-" was more popular , mostly because the blank media were slightly
>> cheaper but then as you say dual format writers made it pretty
>> irrellevant.
>>
>> I'd expect a similar situation for HD & BR - sooner or later the
>> players will converge
>
> The last format war can't be compared to this one. The difference
> being that + and - are both recordable formats, so whichever one you
> chose didn't particularly matter as you were only going to record
> what _you_ wanted on whichever format you had chosen.
>
> With HD-DVD and Blu-ray, the problem is that most of the studios have
> aligned themselves with one format or the other, and in some cases
> have said they will not release films on the opposing format, e.g.
> Sony will not release HD-DVD's, and Universal will not release
> Blu-ray discs. In effect this means that if it stays this way,
> whichever one you choose you have to run the risk of not being able
> to play HD media from certain studios. If dual format players arrive
> soon, and more importantly arrive cheaply, then great. If not, the
> sooner one of the formats loses the better.
Yet another reason why I'm convinced that rushing for hi-def viewing is only
for those with money to burn.
The screens are still not ideal , hi-def broadcast tv from sky is very
pricey and not entirely trouble free , and you potentially need to buy two
incompatible players.
--
Alex
Piece by piece the penguins have taken my sanity
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