Posted by Jim on 06/20/06 12:05

Jay G. wrote:
> 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

as far as Joe Sixpack is concerned, the only real difference is how much
data one can cram onto the disc (read: how many movies will fit?)

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