Posted by Brian W on 01/23/08 17:51

"POD {Ò¿Ó}" <DONT.EVEN.TRY.IT@DEADSPAM.COM> wrote in message
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> "Brian W" <brian.wescombeSODOFF@ntlSPAMworld.com> once tried to test me.
> I ate their liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti
>
>>
>> "POD {Ò¿Ó}" <DONT.EVEN.TRY.IT@DEADSPAM.COM> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9A2BD2C1E9432WeLovePOD@195.188.240.200...
>>> "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).
>>
>>
>
> There you go, your collection is just crying out for a HD-DVD player..
> Can I also tempt you with a Mini Disc player/recorder??
>
MiniDisc, get out of here. I wouldn't touch one of them with a barge pole.
I'll likely get Blu-Ray eventually, once prices are lower and the specs have
improved. HD-DVD will be gone by next year now that most major studios are
blu-ray only

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