Posted by Aaron J. Bossig on 01/17/07 16:43

"Jordan" <lundj@earthlink.net> wrote in
news:1169015665.997504.288610@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> The problem for UMD, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD is the same. The title
> selection sucks.

Slight disagreement. The problem with UMD is that it's a useless
third wheel of a format. Anyone serious about watching movies on
the PSP will be simply ripping their DVDs to Memory Stick, not paying
$15 for a proprietary disc. Sony is trying to double-dip movie
fans buy getting them to buy a movie a second time just for
the option of watching it on the road. And, there's no standalone
UMD players to make the format slightly more appealing.


> Until there is a Matrix level killer ap we won't see
>one format eclipse the other,

For me personally, the killer app will be Casino Royale (I'm a
Bond fan). I'm buying that in high-definition somehow or other.

> much less eclipse DVD.

I don't think it'll happen. At least, not anytime soon. It'd take
a minimum of ten years. Standard DVD is way more useful and economical
for the general public.

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Aaron J. Bossig

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