Posted by Nimrod on 04/12/07 09:34

"kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote in message
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> "Colin Wilson" <REMOVEEVERYTHINGBUTnewsgroup@phoenixbbsZEROSPAM.co.uk>
> wrote in message news:MPG.2087543ee9e9a671989f65@news.individual.net...
>> ok I'm not siding with either format but the PS3??? That has the worst
>> playback of all the Blu-Ray disc players on the market
>
> ...and crap backwards compatibility because Fony are money grabbing
> cunts who not only charge more for their products in the UK, but
> wanted to save the �6 chip cost that makes them work properly with
> older titles - which they included in the hardware everywhere else but
> here.
>
> Comparative costs:
>
> Electronic Boutique (US) $599.99 Sony PlayStation 3 60 Gig
> Game (UK) �424.99 ($836.84)
> Amazon (Japan) (JP) Y59,980 (�255.78)
>
> You can buy a Toshiba HD-E1 for �299 these days. Added to which you have
> to pay for a BD title whereas you can download a HD-DVD compliant ISO file
> and burn it to a DVD9 for practically nothing.
>
> (kim)

and one of the bigger markets is the porn industry and they're using HD-DVD
rather than bluray.... fan boys might like the bluey but the market will
eventually follow their cocks. As usual!

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