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- Poor HD DVD :-(
- It is too bad we didn't see a compromise between the two formats and more hybrid players, but the market is speaking. I'd hate to be on the HD DVD front. They put up a good fight. Now with Blu-ray winning out we should see device prices fall as more system move due to consumer confidence in the format. Break the Wedge! www.breakthewedge.com
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- HD DVD & BLU-RAY FAIL!
- I'm not a supporter of either platform. I do however wish that we could declare a winner soon and get on with things. However, I think that this will become less of an issue a few years from now. Especially considering that memory is getting cheaper and smaller and data transfer speeds are increasing; I think that we'll be using less DVD-type media and more portable memory devices. If I could wirelessly download a movie onto my portable device (like a phone with a terabyte of disk space) in a matter of seconds and then play it anywhere (have it transferred to my home server, for example), I'd be happy. I mean who wants to have a huge stack of discs. I already have more discs than I do space for them. I think that Bill Gates has the right idea when he said that HD DVD/BLU-RAY is the last media format we'll see. I've got so many discs in so many places that I can't find something when I'm looking for it, or it takes forever. Now if I could just do a search for a movie I want to watch an have it popup on my screen instantly - that's awesome. Plus I don't have to worry about scratches and darn drives that eventually can't read a disc properly. Let's face it; the DVD era is coming to an end. I wish that I could say the same about DRM.
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- It's about the Games, not Movies dummies!!!
- Ultimately, the winning platform will be becuaseof the games and gameplay not movies...and privepoint. So far, XBox 360 is kickin PS3's a** and I do not expect that to change. - A new Xbox gamer former PS2 chump who waited forever for Sony to be nice to its customers.
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- Blu Ray pummels HD DVD in sales this week
- http://www.tvpredictions.com/hddiscsales011708.htm Home Media Magazine reports that Blu-ray last week captured 85 percent of high-def disc sales compared to HD DVD's 15 percent.
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