Posted by Gunther Gloop on 09/23/22 11:44

Rolo Tomassi wrote:
> In news:VbCdnZAAmKAn_qvZRVnyvw@bt.com,
> wandrinandz <news@dvdlibrary.co.uk> puked up the following:
>> trying to get an idea of which way the voting public will go... the
>> cheapest blu-ray player samsung is quoted as double the price of the
>> toshiba hda1. Will this have a bearing on buying decision?... to get
>> involved in the debate get over to www.hd-dvd.uk.com and join the
>> forums.
>
> BlueRay - basis of PS3 - greater potential capacity because 1st layer
> is close to the surface BUT is vulnerable to scratches/damage as a
> result so HD-DVD will be more resiliant (like current DVDs).
>
> Depends on media scares - I reckon blue ray will win because of
> greater capacity but will go through tough times as media spread
> scare stories of lost data.
>
Whichever "wins" I think anyone who buys one over the other during the
coming months needs their head examined. The only option if you need to buy
"now" is to buy both. And the only sensible way to do that (outside pc) is
to buy a dual-format player like the one LG is supposedly bringing out -as
long as its region-free.

....How much are these things anyway? And do they definitely not require an
internet connection? And is there definitely region-encoding involved?
And why would we need to go to a web-based forum to discuss it anyway?

-Kevin.

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