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Posted by Alpha on 01/15/83 11:44
"Fred C. Dobbs" <nus@tenretni.moc> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 19:38:04 GMT, RobH <Rob@aol.com> wrote:
>
>>"asj" <kalim1998@yahoo.com> wrote in
>>news:1144241239.711876.316950@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com:
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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.
>>>
>>
>>
>>The people answering polls are a small percentage of the possible buying
>>consumers. Don't overestimate the intelligence of the buying public.
>>HD-DVD will be cheaper, and the lower class consumer might understand
>>the word HD-DVD. I don't know or really care who wins, but the instinct
>>is to always go for the cheapest, that's why Wal-Mart does so well.
>
> Which is one of the reasons VHS won over Beta. RCA VHS vcrs were
> cheaper that Sony Betamax vcrs and RCA jumped the Shark by
> bastardizing the VHS format with the 4hr lp mode. JVC soon followed
> with a 6hr mode leaving Sony in the dust. Remember when VHS first
> came out, Blank tapes were like $20 each in 1980 dollars when
> inflation was 14% and VCRs cost close to $1k . So You would get more
> bang for your buck with an RCA 4hr vcr vs a 1hr Sony Beta.
>
>
Quite true. I bought my first VCR in 1984. By then, the Asian clone
recorders were out in both formats. With little money in hand, the $350
Symphonic vcr got my money. Movies were $100+ so you rented them. I did
get a 1984 Olympics tape for $26 and thought that was a great bargain. What
is lost on the current generation is what a thrill this was. I could buy or
rent and watch movies *in my own home at any time I wanted!!!*
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