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Last-Minute Delays Looming for HD-DVD Launch?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the almost-there dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "No official comment from Toshiba or Warner, but both Best Buy and Amazon revised ship dates for initial HD-DVD hardware and software on Friday, suggesting that high-def DVD enthusiasts chomping at the bit for next Tuesday's arrival of the first HD-DVD players and discs may have to wait a few days more."

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  1. No Delay, Get them Today! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually, there are reports and pictures that people have already gotten a hold of HD-DVD players and discs ahead of the actual release date from their local Best Buy.

    See this page for more detalis/pics:
    http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=66 7248&page=1&pp=30

  2. Re:ast-Minute Delays = Years for geeks like me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Sweet Beejezzus, who'd have thought it possible to fit so much elitist B.S. into a single posting? Nobody cares whether you have a TV or not, or why; or what you do to entertain yourself, or why; or what operating system you use, or why.

  3. AVSForum has posts and pics of purchased players by I'm+Don+Giovanni · · Score: 2, Informative

    According to threads at AVSForum, HD-DVD players went on sale at Best Buy and the like, and some posters there have bought them and posted pics as proof. Doesn't sound like there's a delay to me.
    http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=66 7248

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  4. Champing at the bit not Chomping by nbahi15 · · Score: 2, Informative

    I know it is incredibly common mis-usage at this point but the expression is 'champing at the bit' not chomping. Referece

  5. Re:The Next Player... by (H)elix1 · · Score: 2, Informative

    The next video player I buy will be one that obeys *me* and not the *disc*.

    The software player VLC (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) will let you do that with DVD's. A godsend if you have kids and disney media.

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