Posted by StickThatInYourPipeAndSmokeIt on 12/23/35 12:01

On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:47:44 -0500, Phisherman <noone@nobody.com> wrote:

>On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:53:57 -0800, "Matthew Vaughan"
><matt-no-spam-109@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>"Doug Jacobs" <djacobs@shell.rawbw.com> wrote in message
>>news:13pid6qnhhfdi26@corp.supernews.com...
>>> In alt.games.video.xbox Michael C <warped@warblyet.tyc> wrote:
>>>> NO-ONE CARES BECAUSE WE CAN GET HI-DEF FILMS AND TV PROGRAMMES ON DEMAND
>>>> FROM THE INTERNET AND CABLE COMPANIES YOU STUPID FUCKING DICKSPLATS.
>>>
>>> As for which is better...they're the same in my eyes. They use the same
>>> codecs, store the same sort of material, and the true differences between
>>> them are only important to computer users (blu-ray can hold more 1s and 0s
>>> than HD-DVD) or true home-theater fanatics.
>>
>>First, I don't see how Blu Ray has any advantage for home-theater fanatics
>>(if that's what you meant), as HD DVD's capacity and bitrate are fully
>>capable of providing a fabulous movie experience that is indistinguishable
>>from Blu Ray, so that only leaves computer back-up as a Blu Ray advantage.
>>
>>But the DISADVANTAGES of Blu Ray are many: more DRM, region coding, less
>>consumer-friendly features, reportedly far more time-consuming to encode
>>home movies for (for now), current and future incompatibilites, instability
>>and immature implementation, as well as persistently higher manufacturing
>>prices for both players and disc media, a price differential that will not
>>go away any time soon (it's largely invisible now due to competition).
>>
>>I do think that if Blu Ray "wins" it will certainly doom hi-def disc media
>>to irrelevance sooner than it would if HD DVD "wins", due to all of the
>>above issues.
>>
>
>
>What about if both formats "lose?" Isn't that happening now? I see a
>lot more regular DVDs for sale than other formats, plus Blu-Ray and
>HD-DVD ROM drives are not practical due to cost.

You're an idiot. Players are cheap right now.

Far cheaper than CD players and VHS players and Cassette players and
Turntables were in the '70s and '80s and '90s, back when the dollar was a
lot harder to gain large numbers of. And we had those components in our
collections of gear, nonetheless.

Consumer electronics these days is dirt cheap.

I can't believe you retards go out and pay hundreds of dollars for your
iPUD piece of shit MP3 player but can't see where the value in a well
made high end A/V product like an HD format disc player is at.

Or you idiots that go out and pay hundreds of dollars PER WHEEL for
rims and a couple hundred dollars per wheel for shit 30,000 mile low
profile tires for your piece of shit cars.

Stop pissing and moaning. The shit ain't free, punk. If you want to
play, you have to pay. You thieving little retarded bastards should be
shot in the public square. Maybe then, the rest of you dopes would get
it.

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