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HD DVD Demo a Disappointment

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the things-to-never-live-down dept.

triso writes to tell us that the recent unveiling of the new Toshiba HD DVD production model met with a few difficulties. From the article: "It was supposed to be the grand unveiling of a new generation in home entertainment when Kevin Collins of Microsoft Corp. popped an HD DVD disc into a Toshiba production model and hit 'play.' Nothing happened. The failed product demo at this week's International Consumer Electronics Show was hardly an auspicious start for the HD DVD camp in what's promising to be a nasty format war similar to the Betamax/VHS video tape battle."

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  1. Shows what you know........ by ConsumerOfMany · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tthis is not a failed demo. Even the Toshiba executives cant get around their new DRM technology.

  2. Re:Well by amazon10x · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sure... I mean, look at the glitch MS had when demoing Windows 95; we all know that was in no way representative of the final product.

  3. Re:Well by mstefanus · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was Win 98 actually. & parent should be modded Funny, not Insightful.