Posted by Erik Funkenbusch on 06/22/06 19:06

On 22 Jun 2006 08:28:39 -0700, asj wrote:

> Tim Smith wrote:
>> The relative-ranking argument is worthless, because of the big differences
>> in what movies are available in each format. Looking over the movies in
>> both formats at Amazon, I saw quite a few more HD-DVD ones that I'd be
>> interested in than Blu-Ray ones.
>
> here's the point again - content is everything. would you be happy
> with a system that won't have disney movies, or sony movies, or mgm
> movies, etc? because that's what happens when you buy HD-DVD since most
> studios don't support it. NOW do u get it?

We'll see. History has shown that content alone will not drive a
technology people don't want. And frankly, Sony has seldom succeeded in
driving consumer technology (Minidisc? Memory Stick? Betamax?). If Blu-Ray
is more expensive (and so far, it is.. Blu-Ray $999, HD-A1 $499) and Sony
can't get their act together in terms of marketing... we'll see.

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