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Posted by Lloyd Parsons on 10/17/07 00:24
In article <AibRi.2612$pl2.1912@trndny09>,
Derek Janssen <ejanss1@nospam.verizon.net> wrote:
> Tarkus wrote:
> >
> > That's pretty much an obsolete problem. Virtually all new players play
> > all formats (save for maybe DVD-RAM), and most consumers, myself
> > included, don't even pay attention to -R and +R anymore, and just look
> > for the best deal. If HD combo players become the norm, the same thing
> > will happen.
>
> Yeah, we just have to wait five or so years until $1200 players meet the
> even "maximum" $500-$600 of an average-level Blu player--
>
> And then people won't have to pat their "cleverness" on the back for
> going out and buying both separately just to be snotty about it, and
> then wondering why they can find so few HD-DVD disks for sale or rental.
>
> (Patience is a virtue, people...
> Sometimes, the team that's ahead in the third quarter wins the game anyway.)
>
> Derek Janssen
> ejanss1@verizon.net
Last count, there are as many HDDVDs out there as there are Blu Ray.
And Netflix is seeing more interest in HDDVD vs Blu Ray.
Of course, both are such miniscule volumes it really doesn't matter at
this point.
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