Posted by Wes Newell on 01/07/08 12:26

On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:43:19 +0000, Just Visiting wrote:

> Well, that does it for me. I'm sold on Blu-Ray! The format war is over
> in my book. Sony wins this one. Even if Blu-Ray goes triple layer, it
> will still beat the competition. It holds more data on two layers and
> the software I own already supports it. So, this will be the year that I
> invest in a Blu-Ray burner. Now, I'll need to watch the reviews and see
> who releases a better-built unit. I'll still be looking for HD DVD-RAM,
> too. Where's Panasonic on this one? Geez.

The format war is a long way from over when there's only 5% market
saturation now. I wouldn't call it over til there's at least 20%
saturation. The winner could end up being HD-VMD. It's a lot cheaper than
both of the others, both in unit cost and it disc cost. How about a $299
HD-VMD player/recorder with 100 GB storage and $2 blank disc? And from a
US company? Or just a HD-VMD player for $179. Might make an impact if they
don't wait too long to release it here and bring manufacturing up to speed.

So AFAIC, the war is far from over. I'll wait to at least see this.

http://www.nmeinc.com/

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