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Posted by Dr Zoidberg on 05/20/07 10:27
"RCE Defiant" <peterstonesfcuk@thespam@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "POD {ҿ}" <DONT.EVEN.TRY.IT@DEADSPAM.COM> wrote in message
> news:Xns9935F56E47BWeLovePOD@195.188.240.200...
>> My local HMV now has a HiDef rack that holds 10 rows of 8 compartments,
>> each compartment holding about 7 discs. There were 8 rows of Blu-Ray and
>> only 2 rows of HD DVD.
>>
>> Three months ago the new version of Blade Runner was to only be on DVD
>> and
>> HD DVD, now it is also going to be on Blu-Ray too.
>>
>> --
>> Thank you kindly
>>
> I at first I thought that HD-DVD would win but after reading more and more
> about 'the war' it did look like the tide's were turning against HD-DVD in
> favour of Blu-Ray. Whether either get the 'critical mass' to make them
> main stream I think remains to be seen. I personally can see one of them
> becoming the next laser disc of the film media world. Downloading is
> where the future is IMHO.
>
Video on demand certainly looks to have potential through cable.
More so than downloading conventionally as more and more ISPs introduce caps
and restrictions on what you can get with extra usage charges potentially
coming as they have in Aus and NZ.
If you have to pay once for the content and again for the bandwidth it will
be very pricey.
--
Alex
"I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"
www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk
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