Posted by John on 04/16/06 06:17

asj wrote:
> I mentioned why Blu-ray will win in terms of the fact that Blu-ray not
> only has more storage than Toshiba's HD-DVD, but that it can also DO a
> hell lot more than Toshiba's HDDVD, which as one analysts puts it, is
> a "one trick pony". Blu-ray can run Java applications, the same
> platform that runs your games on cellphones/PDAS, and works on your
> SIM cards, while HDDVD CANNOT. So, blu-ray provides interactivity and
> features that are way better than HDDVD.
>
> I think another reason Blu-ray will win in the end is Brand Name.
>
> Most of the quality manufacturers are on the Blu-ray side. You have
> Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, Phillips (well, ok....)....
>
> When someone is looking for highdef DVD, they won't simply go with the
> price (we're talking discriminating people here who want good
> quality), they'll make sure the brand is ok too.
>
> Toshiba is ok, but honestly, it has nowhere near the brand loyalty or
> brand power of the better brands like Sony, panasonic, or Samsung.
> Toshiba does cheap laptops...other than that....
>


Toshiba built the FIRST DVD player released on the market in 1997 in the
USA. They also did 99% of the initial design of DVD technology..

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