Posted by Allan on 09/28/05 07:07

On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:39:24 -0400, Jeff Rife <wevsr@nabs.net> wrote:

>Since the article only says that the notebook will have an HD-DVD drive,
>I don't see what the confusion is. There has never been any statement that
>computer-based HD-DVD (or BluRay) drives will allow you to play HD movies
>that are stored on those discs.

So the assumption has never been that if you put a HD DVD in a HD DVD
Drive in your high end laptop that it would play with no problem?

A DVD in a DVD Rom should play?

A Cd in a CD ROM?

These are "odd: statements?






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