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HD DVD Coverage at CES 2004

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-lust-after dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "It appears manufacturers such as Toshiba will soon be rolling out HD DVD players. The HD DVD format, as opposed to the Blu-Ray standard, involves minimal changes to the manufacturing plants that currently produce DVDs. This should allow for a smoother transition for consumers to adopt this new format. This article DVD vs HD-DVD summarizes the differences of the two formats and benefits of the latter."

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  1. What they don't say by Pivot · · Score: 5, Funny

    - is that is mostly an excuse to introduce a new CSS system since the old one is cracked..

  2. Oh great! by molafson · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh great, another standards war. That always works well for us users.

  3. but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    does it play OGG?

  4. Disappointed. by Damek · · Score: 1, Funny

    Dammit, I saw "HD DVD" and immediately thought "a Howard Dean DVD? Awesome!"

  5. great... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Next time i go to buy a burner il be asking for a CD-ROM,CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-R DVD-RW HDDVD-ROM, HDDVD-R, HDDVD-RW, BluRay-ROM, BluRay-R, BluRay-RW Drive....

    i guess that would be a 52x52x24x16x8x4x8x4x1x1x1x1 Drve...

  6. Great, this Means ... by RedA$$edMonkey · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... I'll now have 3 different versions of LOTR.

  7. This can mean only one thing... by Torgo's+Pizza · · Score: 5, Funny
    AP - SKYWALKER RANCH, Calif.: Thanks to new DVD technology, George Lucas is hurriedly working on a new Special Director's Expanded Edition of the Star Wars saga which features 23 seconds of new footage. Lucas was quoted as saying, "The new HD-DVD format will allow me to present Star Wars as it was always meant to be seen. This now allows us to see the Midichlorians in full detail."
  8. Now I have to buy the White album again! by TheLinuxSRC · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now I have to buy the White album again!

  9. Re:Great, another version to buy by kabocox · · Score: 4, Funny

    You know, if the media industry wants us to take their copyright claims seriously, then they need to start giving us some sort of discount as they re-release the same material on new formats. If I've got a license to view/hear it, then that should carry over, and I should only have to pay a small fee to upgrade.

    Your small upgrade fee is either $15 or $20.

  10. And then... by Kjella · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...you'll come home, realize it doesn't play DVD-RAM, and go to have it replaced, right?

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  11. Hooray! by adeyadey · · Score: 2, Funny

    I will only need 20 HD-DVD-R's to back up my 300 gig HD.. Oh joy..

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