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Posted by RCE Defiant on 08/21/07 18:16
"Gunther Gloop" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> "Sean Black" <gooner@pipex.net> wrote in message
> news:$LCGDoAa1gyGFwVW@gooner.dsl.pipex.net...
>> Well, it looks like the format war may not be over for a little while
>> yet:
>>
>> http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=65639
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> "In the last few minutes, Paramount Pictures has announced that it will
> drop support for the Blu-ray Disc format and exclusively support HD DVD."
>
> ...I haven't bought either format yet, but I had decided to buy one or the
> other shortly (on pc probably) after the excellent specs came out for the
> forthcoming Stanley Kubrick hi-def discs.
>
> This kind of tactic above only has me going 'hmmm' and kinda makes me
> think I'll hang on another while to see what happens next before deciding
> which (and if) to buy.
>
> I'm honestly not at all sure either hi-def format will win out with this
> kind of tactic. Nobody wants to risk buying an expensive white elephant.
> That means very few people will buy either one (is my guess).
>
> I think I'll wait a while. If both are still around at Christmas I might
> make a decision then.
>
> -Kevin.
Which Christmas? I'll thinking 2008 will be the best time to decide what to
do. Physical media delivery won't be long for this world I predict.
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RCE Defiant
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