Posted by Gunther Gloop on 01/05/08 12:50

Clive. wrote:
> In message <MPG.21e76de0227153bd98997e@news.plus.net>, Gray One
> <snm_ukTROUSERS@hotmail.com> writes
>> In article <13nqh05hb57d2bc@corp.supernews.com>, djacobs@shell.rawbw.com
>> says...
>>> > tiny compared those with a good old 480p CRT. If you really need to
>>> > direct your anger anywhere on the matter, point it at Sony &
>>> Toshiba and
>>> > their HD camps for not agreeing on a standard.
>>>
>>> Wow. A voice of reason. Too bad the dick-wavers will just write you
>>> off
>>> as just another kook. But just know you're not alone.
>>>
>>> from "just another kook"
>>
>> It's sometimes hard to believe there are others who can look at these
>> things with some perspective but I am sure (hope) we aren't the only
>> two. ;)
> No you're not, I'm the original Betamax man, indeed I still have the
> machine, but this time I'll wait for a winner. (Whichever I back will
> lose.)

That's just selfishness. You have an opportunity to fix it for all of us
and you're there sitting on the fence. Just buy one format now so the
rest of us will know (once and for all) to get the other.

C'mon Clive. Do it for the future of the industry. Do it for mankind. We
may not thank you, but at least you'll have the satisfaction of knowing
you're bigger than all that.

-Kevin.

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