Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-16 Thread Dave Ricketzz
A 45 RPM 12" single is hard to beat. - Original Message From: Gustin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ubuntu Studio Users Help and Discussion Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 1:29:04 PM Subject: Re: Petition to save HDDVD - I have grown up with both vinyl and CD (I

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-16 Thread hollunder
On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:41:22 +0100 Hartmut Noack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Gustin Johnson schrieb: > > Larry Lines wrote: > > |> Cory K. schrieb: > > |> Christopher Stamper wrote: > > |>> Who cares? I'm not using either. Ever. > > |>> > > |>>

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-16 Thread Hartmut Noack
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Gustin Johnson schrieb: > Larry Lines wrote: > |> Cory K. schrieb: > |> Christopher Stamper wrote: > |>> Who cares? I'm not using either. Ever. > |>> > |>> That's fine stick with your crappy, downloaded, lossy MP3s. ;) > |>> > |>> -Cory > |>> > |> Viny

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-16 Thread Dave Ricketzz
ry 15, 2008 1:45:41 PM Subject: Re: Petition to save HDDVD -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 No thanx. I want a single format to win. I'm old enough to remember | Betamax/VHS war. BlueRay has won. | We all lost since neither side could co-operate. In the mean time the prolifera

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-15 Thread D. Michael McIntyre
On Friday 15 February 2008, Timothy Crabtree wrote: > Petitions won't save HD-DVD. Toshiba is just about to give up. It's > over. It's not over until the last Betamax and CED machines stop working. Until then, I'm going to kick back and listen to my 8-tracks of Elvis. -- D. Michael McIntyre

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-15 Thread Timothy Crabtree
I would enjoy hearing an explanation... How can prolonging a format war and the added consumer confusion that came with it be helpful to Linux? More importantly, I have a BD-ROM drive on my computer, which runs on Ubuntu Studio 90% of the time. How would HD-DVD possibly be beneficial to me? I'm

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-15 Thread D. Michael McIntyre
> I have grown up with both vinyl and CD (I am in my 30s). The crackles > and the constant noise irritate me, especially since I do not have that > nostalgic emotional connection that _can_ cloud ones subjective judgement. [...] > Having said that, I know a lot of people who experience vinyl > dif

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-15 Thread Gustin Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 No thanx. I want a single format to win. I'm old enough to remember | Betamax/VHS war. BlueRay has won. | We all lost since neither side could co-operate. In the mean time the proliferation of lower quality downloaded content appears to be entrenche

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-15 Thread Gustin Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Larry Lines wrote: |> Cory K. schrieb: |> Christopher Stamper wrote: |>> Who cares? I'm not using either. Ever. |>> |>> That's fine stick with your crappy, downloaded, lossy MP3s. ;) |>> |>> -Cory |>> |> Vinyl is still the best - I used to listen to MP

RE: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-15 Thread Larry Lines
>Cory K. schrieb: > Christopher Stamper wrote: >> Who cares? I'm not using either. Ever. >> >> That's fine stick with your crappy, downloaded, lossy MP3s. ;) >> >> -Cory >> > >Vinyl is still the best - I used to listen to MP§ for the last 2 or so >years, ripped each CD I bought to OGG before I p

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-15 Thread Luis de Bethencourt
HDDV? BlueRay? CD? DVD? Vinyl? Tape? BitTorrent! :P Luis de Bethencourt On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 5:30 PM, Larry Lines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Cory K. schrieb: > > Christopher Stamper wrote: > >> Who cares? I'm not using either. Ever. > >> > >> That's fine stick with your crappy, downlo

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-15 Thread Hartmut Noack
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Cory K. schrieb: > Christopher Stamper wrote: >> Who cares? I'm not using either. Ever. > > That's fine stick with your crappy, downloaded, lossy MP3s. ;) > > -Cory > Vinyl is still the best - I used to listen to MP§ for the last 2 or so years, rip

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-15 Thread Eduardo Pellegrini
My God! He didn't give up! -- Eduardo C. Pellegrini On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Icy EyeG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I found another site: www.savehddvd.com, they show a petition that has > many more signatures http://www.petitiononline.com/SAVEHDD/petition.html > I wish I had found this

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-15 Thread Icy EyeG
I found another site: www.savehddvd.com, they show a petition that has many more signatures http://www.petitiononline.com/SAVEHDD/petition.html I wish I had found this one first... -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread D. Michael McIntyre
On Thursday 14 February 2008, Cory K. wrote: > No thanx. I want a single format to win. I'm old enough to remember > Betamax/VHS war. BlueRay has won. That makes us old? Oh my. -- D. Michael McIntyre -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or u

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Gareth Howells
e Rickmers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gareth Howells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:34 PM Subject: Re: Petition to save HDDVD I didn't even know they distributed movies. -Original Message- >From: Gareth Howells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Luke Yelavich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 01:35:24AM EST, Cory K. wrote: > No thanx. I want a single format to win. I'm old enough to remember > Betamax/VHS war. BlueRay has won. > > Maybe I should do http://www.youchoose.net/campaign/kill_hd_dvd_format >

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Gustin Johnson
--Original Message- |> From: Luis de Bethencourt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> |> Sent: Feb 14, 2008 9:51 AM |> To: Ubuntu Studio Users Help and Discussion |> Subject: Re: Petition to save HDDVD |> |> On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 6:48 PM, Gustin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Gareth Howells
uot; Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:57 PM Subject: Re: Petition to save HDDVD > I-Tunes? Aren't they just mainstream stuff? > > -Original Message- >>From: Luis de Bethencourt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Feb 14, 2008 9:51 AM >>To: Ubuntu Studio

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Dave Rickmers
I-Tunes? Aren't they just mainstream stuff? -Original Message- >From: Luis de Bethencourt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Feb 14, 2008 9:51 AM >To: Ubuntu Studio Users Help and Discussion > >Subject: Re: Petition to save HDDVD > >On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Christopher Stamper
Unless you like obscure, un-popular music that can only be obtained via cd.. :-) On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Gustin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Because within a couple of years, everyone who matters to the industry > will be using

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Luis de Bethencourt
On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 6:48 PM, Gustin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Because within a couple of years, everyone who matters to the industry > will be using iTunes to buy music/movies/tv > > Buying something physical, that is old school

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Gustin Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Because within a couple of years, everyone who matters to the industry will be using iTunes to buy music/movies/tv Buying something physical, that is old school :) Luis de Bethencourt wrote: | Why has nobody replied to my flash memory revelation? |

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Luis de Bethencourt
Why has nobody replied to my flash memory revelation? Luis On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 6:25 PM, Christopher Stamper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, 'cause im sure u get more. :-) > > But I have to do other things, like school.. So its a lot 4 me > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Luis

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Christopher Stamper
No, 'cause im sure u get more. :-) But I have to do other things, like school.. So its a lot 4 me On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Luis de Bethencourt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 6:08 PM, Christopher Stamper > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > duh. wow. > > > > Maybe

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Luis de Bethencourt
On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 6:08 PM, Christopher Stamper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > duh. wow. > > Maybe everyone should use gmail > > Well, if you had as many emails every day as I do, you probably wouldn't > read them too well either. /excuse Test us. How many emails do you recieve per day? Lu

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Christopher Stamper
duh. wow. Maybe everyone should use gmail Well, if you had as many emails every day as I do, you probably wouldn't read them too well either. /excuse On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 12:03 PM, Cory K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Christopher Stamper wrote: > > :-0 > > > > Talking about blueray and h

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Cory K.
Christopher Stamper wrote: > :-0 > > Talking about blueray and hd-dvd. Not audio cd, or did I fail to read > the whole thread again??? :-) > > Actually, I don't download music. I rip CD's, in 44.1 wav. Yup. :-) > > And I don't watch video, so. Yeah, I took it as a CD comment because you quoted

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Christopher Stamper
:-0 Talking about blueray and hd-dvd. Not audio cd, or did I fail to read the whole thread again??? :-) Actually, I don't download music. I rip CD's, in 44.1 wav. Yup. :-) And I don't watch video, so. On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 11:52 AM, Cory K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Christopher Stampe

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Cory K.
Christopher Stamper wrote: > Who cares? I'm not using either. Ever. That's fine stick with your crappy, downloaded, lossy MP3s. ;) -Cory -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Christopher Stamper
Who cares? I'm not using either. Ever. Maybe they will both die. :-) Better yet, maybe M$ will buy HD-DVD and both die! We can always hope :-) On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Haig Dedeyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cory K. wrote: > > > > We're only suckers if we let ourselves. CDs aren'

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Haig Dedeyan
Cory K. wrote: > > We're only suckers if we let ourselves. CDs aren't going anywhere soon. > No matter how grim the industry likes to portray itself. CDs IMHO are > perfect. They can try to come out with supposed "better" formats but it > will only be in a effort to further copy-protection. > >

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Cory K.
Larry Lines wrote: > They will become cheap enough as soon as everyone replaces ALL of their DVD's > with > Blu Ray or HDDVD. Well they are coming down so I'll get a PS3 this summer and use that for movies. > And we're all suckers so we will end up replacing our whole libraries > with the new te

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Larry Lines
They will become cheap enough as soon as everyone replaces ALL of their DVD's with Blu Ray or HDDVD. And we're all suckers so we will end up replacing our whole libraries with the new technology. I can't wait for the new audio format to come out so I can purchase Dark Side of the Moon for the

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Luis de Bethencourt
When is everybody going to realize spinning a disc is old school?... flash memories are the new trend. Just give them a few years to become dead cheap like their predeccesors. Luis On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 4:06 PM, Dave Rickmers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Icy EyeG wrote: > > Hi all. > > Ther

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Dave Rickmers
Icy EyeG wrote: > Hi all. > There's a petition to save HDDVD at > http://www.youchoose.net/campaign/save_hd_dvd_format > I sending this here, because I honestly believe that the competition > between 2 formats can help HD implementation on Linux. I have an HDDVD player (that they basically used t

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Luis de Bethencourt
Help and Discussion > > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:35:24 AM > Subject: Re: Petition to save HDDVD > > Icy EyeG wrote: > > Hi all. > > There's a petition to save HDDVD at > > http://www.youchoose.net/campaign/save_hd_dvd_format > > I sending t

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Sean Edwards
Two Words: 8 Track -=cybersean3000=- - Original Message From: Cory K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ubuntu Studio Users Help and Discussion Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:35:24 AM Subject: Re: Petition to save HDDVD Icy EyeG wrote: > Hi all. > There's a p

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Sean Edwards
Two words: DivX -=cybersean3000=- - Original Message From: Cory K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ubuntu Studio Users Help and Discussion Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:35:24 AM Subject: Re: Petition to save HDDVD Icy EyeG wrote: > Hi all. > There's a petition

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Dave Rickmers
Cory K. wrote: > Icy EyeG wrote: > >> Hi all. >> There's a petition to save HDDVD at >> http://www.youchoose.net/campaign/save_hd_dvd_format >> I sending this here, because I honestly believe that the competition >> between 2 formats can help HD implementation on Linux. >> > > No thanx. I w

Re: Petition to save HDDVD

2008-02-14 Thread Cory K.
Icy EyeG wrote: > Hi all. > There's a petition to save HDDVD at > http://www.youchoose.net/campaign/save_hd_dvd_format > I sending this here, because I honestly believe that the competition > between 2 formats can help HD implementation on Linux. No thanx. I want a single format to win. I'm old en