Posted by Jay G. on 06/25/06 15:59

On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 08:00:46 GMT, Roy L. Fuchs wrote:

> On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 06:38:59 -0500, "Jay G." <Jay@tmbg.org> Gave us:
>>> Using all but standard processes HD DVD is off and
>>> running, with a slightly higher dropout rate than std DVD has, and
>>> that makes its COM slightly higher.
>>
>> Slightly higher by how much? And how much do std DVDs cost to make? And
>> how much is the dropout rate for DVDs, and how much more is it for HD DVD?
>>
>>Give me actual numbers now, since you said you knew them.

Well? Where are the actual numbers?



>>But I don't think you do. Just like you don't know grammar. "All but"
>>means that HD DVD would be using *none* of the standard processes. You
>>probably meant "nothing but," although even that's not true, since HD DVD
>>requires slight modifications to existing equipment.
>
> You seem to think that were someone to say that they were at a party
> where "all but the best minds in the world attended", that the party
> was full of idiots.

No, but I certainly wouldn't think that the party consisted of only the
worlds best minds. In fact, the phrasing means that *none* of the worlds
best minds were there. If the phrase was "nobody but the best minds in the
world attended," then I would think that *only* the best minds in the world
were at the party.

Look at what you wrote again:

>>> Using all but standard processes

You said HD DVD uses everything *but* the standard processes, which is
grammatically and logically incorrect.

Nice try dragging 9 day old posts to reply to though. Did it take you that
long to think up a response?

-Jay

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