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Posted by Ted on 01/26/07 21:43
Doug Jacobs wrote:
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> However, I don't see how making consumers participate in the format war
> between blu-ray and hd-dvd is beneficial. Multiple formats just cause
> confusion and splits the market. DVD - whether you think its specs were
> good or not - presented consumers with a single format. You bought a "DVD
> Player" and it played "DVDs". Simple. No worries about which format to
> choose, buying multiple players or a more expensive combo-player.
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Yes there was. It wasn't much of a fight because no one in their right
mind wanted DIVX to win that war, but it there was a question of whether
or not the studios would successfully cram DIVX down the throat of
consumers. mInstead they successfully crammed DVDs down our throats, as
many a laserdisc enthusiast will tell you...
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