Posted by Phisherman on 03/30/06 00:07

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:58:22 -0800, "Alpha" <x@x.net> wrote:

>
>"Rich" <none@none.com> wrote in message
>news:q65m22dc65ufenl6gr3sge6goads5un1ki@4ax.com...
>> PANASONIC PLANS SEPTEMBER US LAUNCH FOR BLU-RAY DVD PLAYER, March 29
>> The Panasonic brand maker said Wednesday it will start selling its
>> first Blu-ray high-definition DVD player in North America in September
>> as electronics makers prepare to go to battle over two rival formats.
>> Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news62832884.html
>
>If the industry wants to know how bad they can screw up a product launch,
>they are now creating the ultimate case study. HD and Blu Ray are almost
>insanely trying to fail up front.
>

Unfortunately, this battle is definitely going to delay my purchase of
a HD or Blu Ray DVD player. I'm sure the existing format will be in
heavy use for some years. I'm very surprised VHS is still around.

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