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Majority Of Customers Prefer Blu-Ray
bonch writes "A poll shows Blu-ray as the preferred choice, as conducted by Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates. Customers were given a side-by-side comparison of HD-DVD and Blu-ray. The results were that 58 percent of the 1,200 polled chose Blu-ray, and 26 percent were undecided. Generally speaking, HD-DVD is preferred by those seeking to reduce manufacturing costs while Blu-ray is preferred by those more interested in features and data storage." Sony's PS3 is to use the Blu-Ray format.
As we all know from the VHS-beta wars, which format wins out depends not on what consumers want, but what the pornography industry prefers.
That's the one where the Pepsi rep makes sure that he pees in the Coke bottles before each and every "Taste Challenge".
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
The study's editor insightfully removed the "death-ray" option from the final results, despite an 82% preference rate among the 12-32 demographic.
Their only purpose is to keep the tech buzzwords fresh in the minds of the consumer in between Jerry Springer reruns.
...both interiorlly, and exteriorlly.
Hey, 2 out of three are accurate. So just wait until they're three and hope that two of them agree.
-Eric
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
You're telling me that it's a good thing that 80-100% of people support a technology because of its name? Hey, I've got a new DVD format! It's called "Free porn!" It's identical to a floppy disk, but anybody using it has to pay ten thousand dollars to me.
Note to mods: I'm probably being sarcastic.
-Eric
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
Sounds like the Blu-Ray people have the clearly superior product. I guess I'll be stopping by Frys on my way home from work to pick one up.
On second thought, they'll probably all be gone if I wait that long. I'd better swing by during lunch.
It's the land of the brave, and the home of the free
Where the less you know, the better off you'll be.
And now Sony will dust off that damn pan-faced robot from "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" for commercials: "BD BD BD BD BD BD".
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
Maybe people who voted actually wanted these rays: http://www.crystalinks.com/bluecrystals.html
FYI: Google gives a ration 1:3 for "blue-ray" vs "blu-ray".
That sounds promising! I want one of those.
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Nonsense! I look forward to shopping for my first dual-layer 52x/52x/48x/32x/24x/16x/8x/4x/2x/2x/2x/4x/2x/2x/2x CD/DVD/BD/HD-DVD+/-RW/RAM drive.
It's noticeably better quality, it's more expensive, it's backed by Sony...
...yep. It's doomed.
Chris Mattern
Funny you should mention that.
My son was about 7 years old when they were doing the Pepsi Challenge in a mall.
He took it very seriously. Tasted both and said that he preferred the one that turned out to be Pepsi.
When they foolishly asked him "why," he says very seriously, "It's colder, and it has more carbonation."
"How to Do Nothing," kids activities, back in print!
There's your problem, you checked Dell! If they figured out how to sell computers without power supplies, i'm sure they'd make those optional as well.
The World Famous Dr. Eisenburg finishing his lecture on the importance of careful observation one day.
He immediately moved on to a new subject, and he explained to his class that as a doctor, one can learn a great deal about what disease the patient has by tasting their urine. He then lowers his hand into a beaker of urine and sticks his index finger in his mouth.
His class cringes. "Now class, I want you all to do the same. When this beaker has finished its way around the class, we will further our discussion."
One by one each student gingerly places their hand into the beaker and then into their mouths.
Finally the beaker finishes its way around, and the Dr. Eisenburg picks it up. "Now class, if you had paid attention to our earlier conversation, you would have noticed my middle finger was placed in the urine, and my index finger went into my mouth."
Deja Vu
n. 1. The sensation that you've read this very article before.