Posted by Jay G. on 06/20/06 10:26

On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:01:25 GMT, Roy L. Fuchs wrote:

> On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:46:09 -0500, "Jay G." <Jay@tmbg.org> Gave us:
>
>>Both Blu-Ray and HD DVD count as a "form it had never existed before."
>
> No, they are not. They are a new iteration of the 5.25 inch optical
> disc form factor.

By that argument, DVD wasn't a "form that had never existed before" either,
since that was "a new iteration of the 5.25 inch optical disc form factor"
as well. Movies had appeared on VCD before they did on DVD.

However, considering the multitude of technical differences between the
formats other than just the diameter of the disc, most people would
consider VCD, DVD, and HD discs to be different formats, with HD-DVD and
Blu-Ray being the newest, and ones that haven't existed before. Hell even
you admit that they're new.

-Jay

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