Posted by Voinin on 04/05/06 13:34

Please explain.

Dan G wrote:
> News flash: both formats are dead in the water.
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> "asj" <kalim1998@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1144241239.711876.316950@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com...
>> Research firms (e.g. Forrester Research) note that Blu-ray will most
>> likely win in the format war:
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>> "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."
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>> http://www.cnet.com.au/desktops/storage/0,39029473,40057660,00.htm
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>> Informal Polls show same:
>> http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=451395
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>> 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.....
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>> 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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Go ahead and play the blues if it'll make you happy.

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