Posted by Allan on 09/09/05 04:06

On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 02:16:31 GMT, AZ Nomad <aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com>
wrote:

>On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 17:23:39 -0700, Sammy <sammy@xxx.invalid> wrote:
>>Probably so. But I now believe that by the time these companies come out
>>with dual format players, it will be too late. The format war will make
>>high definition DVDs stillborn. If the dual format players appeared the
>>same day high def DVDs premiered, it might have a chance. But mid or
>>late 2006 will be too late. Hollywood really blew it by not backing a
>>single format.
>
>Yeah, just like CDs never caught on becaue players where originaly over a
>thousand dollars and still over $500 two years later.
>
>Oh, wait a minute; that didn't happen. Just like how in 2010 nobody will care
>that dual format players didn't appear until late 2006.

Like that crazy +R / -R confusion really slowed Recordable DVD down?






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