Re: 90,000 HD DVD players sold in one weekend

Blububblebathgirl said -

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"What a waste ... the HD-A2 doesn't even do 1080p ..."

FYI -

1080p = High Definition 1080 lines-progressive
1080i = High Definition 1080 lines-interlaced
720p = High Definition 720 lines-progressive
480p = Enhanced Standard Definition 480 lines-progressive
480i = NON-enhanced Standard Definition 480 lines-interlaced

With a good hi-def player and/or TV display processing chip, 1080p will not look any better than 1080i (except during some scenes of vary fast-moving images) - and most people cannot tell the difference with the naked eye.

Love Hendrix! (The Loverboy)

RROSEN, Great post

Steve I agree with you. Unfortunately the bluray camp is so desperate they are resorting to tactics like getting people to post BS bluray propaganda like the delusional poster that somehow thinks the PS3 will someday sell more then the XBOX (ya right). This is the kind of thing that regular people read and believe as truth meanwhile you're gonna have a lot of pissed off people with very expensive bluray players on their hands when HD DVD wins. I seriously wonder if this time, when yet another Sony format loses for like the tenth time (brutal record) if the consumers will actually launch a class action lawsuit against them as they should. There has been so much flase information from the bluray camp from the beginning that I think they would have a very strong case.

I have to give props to the Blu-people, at least they have the guts to come in here and ruffle the feathers of the HD fanboys. It certainly adds spice to the MB, which it so desperately needs. It's nice to see some heated debate rather than watching the HD fanboy club pat their selves on the back all day.

Right on tim ! btw falcon, just for the sake of the argument, what lies Sony has fed about BD? i don't want emotional rant against Sony but more specifics that were lies per se. you can point me to links if there are articles on the web

nice to see the bd camp panicing so much, hd dvd is far from dead and they are beginng to realise this.
i for one dont want a player that has rewritable media playback crippled on sony's say so, or wont be able to do the pic in pic trick on thhe so called superior players that only have one video encoder to play it on, let alone the about to be cracked bd+

dont have those problems with hd dvd, at least that worked right from the off, not half baked as bd still is......
there are a few titles on bd that i wouldnt mind havig, but seeing as my preffered manufacturer is short sighted ill just stick to the dvd version of it
so 90,000 in a weekend means nothing compared to 100,00 in five months that sony struggle to sell?, not to mention a drastically underperforming ps3....ther future is red

Sigh, seriously you want me to do all that research? It's been pretty well documented and believe me I'm not being emotional

Tummy, BD+ has already been cracked. Let me guess you want a link to that article also?

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[Post edited by Falcon01 on Nov 7, 2007]

give me 2 instances without doing any research..

hd-dvd is also cracked but it just shows that two formats have their share of shortcomings (from studios perspective)..

Falcoln01 said -

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"I seriously wonder if this time, when yet another Sony format loses for like the tenth time (brutal record) if the consumers will actually launch a class action lawsuit against them as they should. There has been so much flase information from the bluray camp from the beginning that I think they would have a very strong case."

Oh pleeeaassseee. I seriously recommend some counseling sessions with Dr. Raynor ASAP!

Perhaps those Apple iPhone owners have a "stronger case" - huh? That 4gb iPhone was $499 to $599 earlier this summer, and then just 2 months later Apple releases a 8gb model for a lower $399 retail price. Should Apple get sued from these "early adopters" overpaying?

Whether Blu-ray wins the "format war" or not, Sony will keep Blu-ray alive for a loooooooonnnnnnnnnggg time (especially computer Blu-ray drives), so all of this "another failed format" speculation is unwarranted - although of course I want you to accept my own speculations!

-Love Hendrix! (The Loverboy)

falcon --

u will love this -- http://midwestgeek.blogspot.com/2006/09/top-10-lies-by-sony-road-to-ps3-launch.html

But there is this --
Warning: The Content in this Article May be InaccurateReaders have reported that this story contains information that may not be accurate.

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[Post edited by rpruthee on Nov 7, 2007]