Posted by Brian W on 01/23/08 11:47

"POD {Ò¿Ó}" <DONT.EVEN.TRY.IT@DEADSPAM.COM> wrote in message
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> "Andy" <uknewsgroups@gmail.com> once tried to test me. I ate their liver
> with some fava beans and a nice chianti
>
>>
>> "kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote in message
>>
>>> My Betamax player was a bargain as well :o)
>>
>> Betamax players cost about £400 back in the days that was the average
>> man's monthly salary. (or something)
>>
>> £120 for a HD dvd player with 7 discs is eff all, and even if it does
>> turn out to be a dead duck format it's getting to the point where most
>> AV enthusiasts can afford to write off the cost of the dodgy
>> investment. I paid £150 for a CD writer once.
>>
>> I paid £300 for a SACD / DVDA player when they first came out. Can
>> this be a worse investment?
>
> {shrugs shoulders} It looks like the format war is all but over, and HD
> DVD lost, if you want the fun of getting this and few more bargins to
> boot in the months to come, then why not? I was always tempted to get a
> laser disc player, even though the format was well dead.
>
> --
Hey I still have a Laserdisc player, and about 40 discs, many DTS titles
that are either not on DVD at all, or only have the half-bitrate DTS tracks.
They still rock!
I also have a Pioneer DVD player that supports SACD and DVD-Audio, they
sound fantastic (and my favourite band, Depeche Mode, have had all their
albums remastered in SACD 5.1 sound).

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