Posted by Dan G on 04/05/06 13:15

News flash: both formats are dead in the water.



"asj" <kalim1998@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Research firms (e.g. Forrester Research) note that Blu-ray will most
> likely win in the format war:
>
> "Blu-ray has several advantages that will help it win the day, Schadler
> said. HD DVD is a one-trick pony for video playback, but Blu-ray is
> also designed for games and computers, he said. Indeed, its inclusion
> in millions of Sony's next-generation video game consoles is a factor.
> And when former HD DVD loyalist Paramount endorsed Blu-ray, it shifted
> the movie studio momentum. Finally, although Blu-ray manufacturing will
> cost a little more initially, it offers more capacity and employs a
> proven technology, Java, for interactive features."
>
> http://www.cnet.com.au/desktops/storage/0,39029473,40057660,00.htm
>
> Informal Polls show same:
> http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=451395
>
> I have informally talked to people as well. They note Sony lost betamax
> because it did not license it out. In this case, Blu-ray is supported
> by a large number of vendors. This is not just Sony. This is Panasonic,
> and Disney, Warner, Fox, and Sun, and IBM, and.....
>
> Also, people wondered why they would buy the much smaller Toshiba disc
> when the Blu-ray can hold so much more data.
>

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