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We want it to be over
I am hoping the best format won. I really didn't care for people choosing the cheaper format just to save a buck. Haven't we learned that this year with toys from China?
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We want it to be over  nucrash | 01/10/08
It is difficult to say if Blu-ray is the best format  Fritz_L | 01/10/08
From a Storage Capacity Standpoint....  nucrash | 01/11/08
From a storage capacity standpoint...  TrackStar1682 | 01/11/08
Taking triple layers then Blu-ray wins  smithdp@... | 01/11/08
You're setting your sights too low  mark@... | 01/11/08
Its not very reliable  Fritz_L | 01/12/08
On the disc capacity,YES  Yax_to_the_Max | 01/11/08
Higher capacity good, reliance on antiscratch coating bad  57ford | 01/15/08
It's not difficult  Hameiri | 01/15/08
yeah, like we really didn't care which method won the v92 modem standard,  wessonjoe | 01/11/08
ain't dead yet  s_souche | 01/10/08
I agree..  Big Scoddie | 01/10/08
Some incorrect assumptions here  terry flores | 01/10/08
Plus, How good is good enough?  junk7of9@... | 01/17/08
precisely  sawatzky | 01/23/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  ckaudiophile | 01/10/08
How large of TV?  voska1 | 01/10/08
Purposefully? No, not so much  geedavey@... | 01/10/08
It was a rumor after all  voska1 | 01/10/08
They Tried - it was called SuperVHS  drprodny | 01/11/08
Size of TV  skris88@... | 01/14/08
Must Disagree  norb_houston@... | 01/15/08
It's cost pure and simple  voska1 | 01/10/08
Absolute agreement  laura.b | 01/10/08
where are you guys buying discs???  lostarchitect | 01/10/08
In Canada  voska1 | 01/10/08
I'm in Canada too..  ju1ce | 01/10/08
Best Buy  laura.b | 01/10/08
Laura - try looking smaller?  drprodny | 01/11/08
Thanks for the suggestions  laura.b | 01/12/08
You'd buy ALL that...  Big Scoddie | 01/10/08
Well, maybe...but probably not.  laura.b | 01/10/08
Clarification:  laura.b | 01/10/08
Scots, lassie, Scots.  DNSB | 01/11/08
LOL  laura.b | 01/11/08
You said it Laura!  mtcorbett@... | 01/15/08
Critical mass  Tigertank | 01/10/08
I doubt it  voska1 | 01/10/08
I agree mostly...  ju1ce | 01/10/08
Backwards compatible?  voska1 | 01/10/08
I found and they are backwards compatible  voska1 | 01/10/08
I agree but..  ju1ce | 01/10/08
HD-DVD at $99  Yax_to_the_Max | 01/11/08
It's a Great Business Except for the Customers  DannyO_0x98 | 01/10/08
Could be the movies  voska1 | 01/10/08
But why does it always have to be about the newest?  ju1ce | 01/10/08
I've taken that approach too  voska1 | 01/10/08
Or if you're patient enough...  ju1ce | 01/10/08
And they have no choice but to eventually drop them  ju1ce | 01/10/08
lots of good points  synthdog | 01/10/08
because...  laura.b | 01/11/08
Recession anybody?  senoy | 01/11/08
When the lines shrink at Starbucks...  What the ...! | 01/11/08
"Enthusiasts"?  Vesicant | 01/10/08
An enthusiast is more likely to want flexibility  terry flores | 01/10/08
everything is cost  patibulo | 01/10/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  jessedorland@... | 01/10/08
Not quite the same matter  nucrash | 01/10/08
I preferred HDDVD...  BitTwiddler | 01/10/08
I don't get it  s_souche | 01/10/08
The perception is there.. (NT)  ju1ce | 01/10/08
Its more than just perception ...  Fritz_L | 01/10/08
To most people it will not matter (NT)  ju1ce | 01/10/08
It will when it does not work.  Fritz_L | 01/10/08
Proposed protection systems...  LeeC | 01/11/08
Yeah...  Big Scoddie | 01/10/08
amen to that  synthdog | 01/10/08
Thanks  ickmule@... | 01/10/08
also...  Yax_to_the_Max | 01/11/08
Neither are the real solution  MarcB_z | 01/10/08
Both are poor technology choices  geblack | 01/11/08
Home media servers and more accessable broadband are going to kill both  oldhippy68 | 01/11/08
I agree, downloaded will be the new media format  mcalmond@... | 01/13/08
Download - WINS!  chromeronin | 01/13/08
DRM will keep me away for as long as possible  jayk_z | 01/10/08
Did you buy DVD ?  s_souche | 01/10/08
Where did you get that idea?  TripleII | 01/10/08
CSS & CRL  s_souche | 01/10/08
Clarification  TripleII | 01/10/08
Curious...  ju1ce | 01/10/08
Good quesion  voska1 | 01/10/08
Thinking about it....  ju1ce | 01/11/08
Yes, you answered your own question.  TripleII | 01/14/08
NO (NT)  cjcoats | 01/10/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  dsilverm@... | 01/10/08
They are all marginal at best.  TripleII | 01/10/08
Blu-ray is easier to say than HD DVD  D. T. Schmitz | 01/10/08
Not everyone  s_souche | 01/10/08
The areas that don't have high bandwidth...  voska1 | 01/10/08
Re: Wireless could make that all moot.  D. T. Schmitz | 01/10/08
Think about the bogans...  Big Scoddie | 01/10/08
give me a break  synthdog | 01/10/08
Say it 10 times fast  D. T. Schmitz | 01/10/08
Still Too Risky  itanalyst | 01/10/08
it is early...  synthdog | 01/10/08
The war is over, and Blu-Ray won  buddhistMonkey | 01/10/08
It's far from over  voska1 | 01/10/08
I'd still wait  TripleII | 01/10/08
are you sure about that?  synthdog | 01/10/08
Its over when HD DVD players are not made any more  Fritz_L | 01/12/08
HD-DVD playing their trump card.  TripleII | 01/14/08
you best hold off a little longer  kasjun@... | 01/17/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  geedavey@... | 01/10/08
Don't know, don't care  DONC314 | 01/10/08
Question for you then  voska1 | 01/10/08
not quite that simple  buddha2lotus | 01/10/08
Here's what I'm thinking could happen  voska1 | 01/10/08
Only as good as the weakest link  Chaosrob | 01/10/08
Thing was VHS was more expensive  voska1 | 01/10/08
Analog TV goes away but it will not be...  mrOSX | 01/11/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  kd7mnr@... | 01/10/08
Another major player heard from  geedavey@... | 01/10/08
Oh, if this is true then HD-DVD has won  voska1 | 01/10/08
Glad to know  laura.b | 01/10/08
It will not play as big a role this time around  Fritz_L | 01/10/08
I agree...  ju1ce | 01/10/08
Players - HD (free) vs. Blu-Ray (royalty)  Chaosrob | 01/10/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  swSteve | 01/10/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  wingman_z | 01/10/08
Forget the plastic  Teran | 01/10/08
Why does everything have to change...  D. T. Schmitz | 01/10/08
5.25" 360K for me n/t  Big Scoddie | 01/10/08
Fancypants  Richard Flude | 01/10/08
You youngsters have it so good  steven.g.kahn@... | 01/11/08
Hah!!!  JLHenry | 01/11/08
Don't copy that floppy!  D. T. Schmitz | 01/10/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  superdynamite@... | 01/10/08
Well said!  Big Scoddie | 01/10/08
Not based on the sales figures for DVD vs Blu ray  Fritz_L | 01/12/08
blu ray is the future  andy231876@... | 01/10/08
How do you define best for the consumer?  Fritz_L | 01/12/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  apiercy@... | 01/10/08
DVD is enough for me, thanks very much.  kraterz | 01/10/08
BluRay and HDDVD both play regular DVDs . . .  CobraA1 | 01/10/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  ickmule@... | 01/10/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  mmj@... | 01/10/08
Blu-Ray will take off  James29UK | 01/10/08
Scenario is unlikely  Fritz_L | 01/12/08
Time will tell  CobraA1 | 01/10/08
Interestingly...  LeeC | 01/11/08
Well . . .  CobraA1 | 01/11/08
cost is'nt the issue, it was the format war.  cablemirc | 01/11/08
I say they both should lose  fde101 | 01/11/08
As luck would have it ...  Fritz_L | 01/12/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  brian@... | 01/11/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  neil.postlethwaite@... | 01/11/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  senorhuba | 01/11/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  jamesjhs | 01/11/08
is blu-ray any less dead than hd-dvd  kasjun@... | 01/11/08
Size and quality of the TV DO matter - try PS3 as the player  dony_z | 01/11/08
It's all about money and piracy...  mikifinaz1@... | 01/11/08
That's a poor conspiracy theory  baljeetd | 01/13/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  blue032@... | 01/11/08
HD-DVD/BLU-RAY D'OH  serbingood | 01/11/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  stand3 | 01/11/08
Running Out of Space - Still Waiting  rogue.squadron@... | 01/11/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  as901 | 01/12/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  ikofig@... | 01/12/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  rayhaley@... | 01/14/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  duanedeen@... | 01/16/08
RE: Is Blu-ray any less dead than HD DVD?  junk7of9@... | 01/17/08
DVD is good enough  rlawler | 01/19/08
Both Formats Will "Take" When Prices Drop  chas_2 | 01/21/08
LARGE DVD COLLECTIONS  wil1945@... | 01/25/08
Geezz,,the answer is so simple!  Bobbear | 02/04/08

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