Posted by ninphan on 01/08/08 21:15

On Jan 7, 8:02 pm, Just Visiting <nospam-webex...@sbcglobal.net>
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> On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:26:33 GMT, Wes Newell
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> <w.new...@TAKEOUTverizon.net> wrote:
> >On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:43:19 +0000, Just Visiting wrote:
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> >> 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.
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> >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.
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> >So AFAIC, the war is far from over. I'll wait to at least see this.
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> >http://www.nmeinc.com/
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> Well, it sounds good but I would have a few questions: How long will
> the company be around? Who will help back them up? What kind of
> support can they provide? How high quality is their blank media? How
> reliable is their equipment? I'm definitely not sold on HD-DVD when
> Blu-Ray offers me more advantages. Even the weight of the disc is
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Anyone who tells you there is any optical disc format that will now
beat Blu-ray is kidding themselves.
Blu-ray is supported by companies globally, including China.
As for HD DVD-RAM, Panasonic only make Blu-ray and DVD, so you won't
see HD DVD-RAM from them. They do already make BD25-R and BD50-R discs
though, up to 4x burning. They also have a Blu-ray burner, as do
several others including Philips, Sony, Pioneer, Plextor, Lite-On, LG
and others.

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