Posted by Derek Janssen on 01/16/63 11:54

Geena Phillips wrote:

> Tarkus wrote:
>
>> "Quite frankly, I don't believe there is a format war," said Mike Dunn,
>> president of Fox Home Entertainment, who are solely supporting Blu-ray.
>> "The HD DVD camp hasn't brought in enough consoles to form a beachhead. I
>> don't believe they intend to do so. We'll see Blu-ray start to take hold
>> this year."
>>
>> http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Industry_Forecasts/Top_Studio_Execs_Weigh_in_on_High-Defs_Future/156
>>
>
>
> Isn't this the same studio that signed on for Divx and D-VHS? I don't
> have an opinion about either HD-DVD OR Blu-Ray; but, based solely on
> Fox's track record in the predictions department, one might worry about
> Blu-Ray's future. :)

Yes, *and* the other overpriced/bare-bones "$39 for a label"
birth-of-DVD studio, during the days of the Disney Limited Editions...

I don't know a thing about HD, but with statements like these, HD-DVD is
starting to look better already.

Derek Janssen
ejanss@comcast.net

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