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Posted by Tarkus on 01/06/08 01:39
Lloyd Parsons wrote:
> In article <13o07rvspk2in45@corp.supernews.com>,
> Tarkus <karnevil9@atlantabraves.net> wrote:
>
>> Lloyd Parsons wrote:
>>> In article <4780093e$0$5106$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>,
>>> Gary Morrison <mr88cet@texas.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> willbill wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> imho, BD has too many problems to
>>>>> become the HD standard
>>>> What problems?
>>> I guess you don't have one...
>>>
>>> Extremely slow load times by all but 2 of the current players. Mostly
>>> caused by BD using BD-Java and then not making HW good enough to run it
>>> fast enough.
>>>
>>> Constant firmware upgrades. Almost everytime a new blockbuster comes
>>> out.
>>>
>>> An uncertain spec. Profile 1.0, the original, is still the most
>>> dominant and all of the current 1.0 boxes cannot be upgraded at all.
>>>
>>> That's just off the top of my head.
>> Precisely why more competition among manufacturers will be good for the
>> consumer. You don't think these problems will be ironed out with more
>> manufacturers going after the BD dollar? Competition leads to better
>> quality and lower prices.
>
> The competition that was good for the consumer was the phony war.
How can something that causes most consumers to be spectators be good
for them? HD on disc was never going mainstream as long as there was
competing formats. It still might not, but at least now it has a chance.
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