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Posted by Joshua Zyber on 01/14/06 00:03
"Jeff Rife" <wevsr@nabs.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1e31ae32fd969a5398a2cf@news.nabs.net...
> And, even if all consoles together count close to DVD player counts,
> no
> single console comes close to DVD player counts. In other words, no
> single
> console format comes close to the single DVD format in market
> penetration.
>
> For end users, though, if combo BluRay/HD-DVD players become the norm,
> it
> really won't matter which format is better/wins/etc. This sort of
> combo
> player is likely to happen, but a combo console will never happen, so
> I
> think we're talking about some completely different circumstances.
Samsung just announced that they are abandoning their plans to build a
Blu-Ray/HD-DVD combo player, citing legal agreements, intellectual
property issues, and technological pride from both camps.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6024875.html
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