[H] Blue-ray? HD DVD??

2008-02-08 Thread Al
I've been waiting to get a next gen DVD player to see what shakesout between BetaMax and, err, um, well, you know what I mean. Now that Warner Brothers has backed Blue-ray, exclusively, does that mean it's time to get a Blue-ray player? Al -- Al <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [H] Blue-ray? HD DVD??

2008-02-08 Thread Jason.Tozer
56 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Blue-ray? HD DVD?? I've been waiting to get a next gen DVD player to see what shakesout between BetaMax and, err, um, well, you know what I mean. Now that Warner Brothers has backed Blue-ray, exclusively, does that mean it's time to get a Blu

Re: [H] Blue-ray? HD DVD??

2008-02-08 Thread mark.dodge
: [H] Blue-ray? HD DVD?? BluRay will continue to be a niche product until it dies IMO. It (as well as HD-DVD) are the new LaserDiscs: Formats to tie us over until the real replacement for DVD arrives at some stage in the future. Joe Public does not have a clue what high-def is, he doesn't wa

Re: [H] Blue-ray? HD DVD??

2008-02-09 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 09:58 PM 08/02/2008, mark.dodge wrote: Cnet article saying five reasons not to buy Blue ray... http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9864122-1.html None of them seem very compelling. 1)If you want the 1.1 picture in picture commentary and 2.0 online features, wait for those players (notice they

Re: [H] Blue-ray? HD DVD??

2008-02-11 Thread Christopher Fisk
On Sat, 9 Feb 2008, Thane Sherrington wrote: On a side note, I'm not sure why anyone would buy a big screen TV anymore - projectors seem to offer much more.) Wives, space, etc. When I get my house and have my own entertainment room I'll toss a projector in there, but for now it's an LCD fo