Posted by The Thing on 01/07/06 10:59

Can i add a cynical note to this discussion.....

Who will win......Sony, Pioneer, Panasonic, Toshiba.....etc....

They'll be the only real winners, assuming it's a 50/50 split with people
buying either machine. When that 50% have to buy the "other" machine cos
there's lost, only the manufacturers will win, as normal.

It makes you wish we lived in a world where consumers would turn around, en
masse, and refuse to buy either until they get it sorted out.

But, what do i know...


"Damon" <google@dshawcross.co.uk> wrote in message
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> RCE Defiant wrote:
>> Any of you guy's started to think what will win the next format war? I'm
>> jumping straight in with a shiny new HD-DVD drive as soon as the prices
>> aren't too silly.
>>
>> --
>> RCE Defiant
>
> There is the possibility of multi-foramt player capable of HD DVD and
> BD discs as well as backward compatability with DVD. It was suggested
> on the Register today but not confirmed. Mind you this comes at a
> hefty price.
> And will it even care about Divx, Xvid, PC streaming?
>
> Personally I am more than happy with the image I get from standard DVDs
> on my Pioneer HD Plasma through the component leads. The only interest
> I have really in Blu-Ray or HD DVD is capacity. I would like to get
> whole series' on one disc once downloaded. Lost for example needed 2.5
> standard DVDs to store all the Divx Files.
>
> Damon
>

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