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    Guess what? More HD-DVD/Blu-Ray confusion!

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by coriolis, Oct 4, 2005.

  1. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Well, seems like more confusion in the future disc world...

    Also...

    Hmmmm......
     
    coriolis, Oct 4, 2005
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    Only one can stand out at top. It will be a disaster for consumers and for the industry to have to support two formats.
     
    Eliwood, Oct 4, 2005
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    As if having to remember to make sure and buy the "Widescreen" version of a movie wasn't bad enough...
     
    DownByFive, Oct 4, 2005
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    Two standards can co-exsist. DVD+R and DVD-R have, but it will slow the adoption rate.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 5, 2005
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    lol, yeah. I hope the next format is coming around in a few years.
     
    Stickman, Oct 5, 2005
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    Those are easier to intermesh because they still have a common link. HD-DVD and Blu-Ray don't which will make it economically infeasible to integrate both into a reader/writer for a long, long time. Until that converging time comes, consumers will have to use separate devices to view separate movies and that's....
     
    Eliwood, Oct 5, 2005
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