Posted by Derek Janssen on 10/16/07 22:54

Tarkus wrote:
>
> That's pretty much an obsolete problem. Virtually all new players play
> all formats (save for maybe DVD-RAM), and most consumers, myself
> included, don't even pay attention to -R and +R anymore, and just look
> for the best deal. If HD combo players become the norm, the same thing
> will happen.

Yeah, we just have to wait five or so years until $1200 players meet the
even "maximum" $500-$600 of an average-level Blu player--

And then people won't have to pat their "cleverness" on the back for
going out and buying both separately just to be snotty about it, and
then wondering why they can find so few HD-DVD disks for sale or rental.

(Patience is a virtue, people...
Sometimes, the team that's ahead in the third quarter wins the game anyway.)

Derek Janssen
ejanss1@verizon.net

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