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No Ceasefire in DVD Format Battle

Posted by Zonk on from the fight-to-the-last-player dept.

haja writes "The BBC reports that the high definition DVD format war will continue until a winner is declared. There is no sign of the two camps working on a unified format. Some believe the industry at large is being damaged by the war due to consumer confusion. From the article: 'Backers of Blu-ray are bullish and are predicting victory. Blu-ray has more backing from film studios and more makers of the players, but HD-DVD has sold equally well in the first year of release. But the Blu-ray camp believes a library of exclusive titles and the power of PlayStation 3 - which has an in-built Blu-ray player - will see the format pull ahead in the next 12 months. Mike Dunn, president of worldwide home entertainment for 20th Century Fox, said: "I really believe the format war is in its final phase."'"

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  1. BLu-ray by jrwr00 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Blu-Ray is my format of choice, It holds ALOT more, and it works with the PS3, thats all i need

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  2. It's quite easy, really. by giorgiofr · · Score: 1, Funny

    No matter what geeks think, the PS3 cannot lose. Therefore BlueRay cannot lose. Can you say "network externalities"?

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  3. Until a winner is declared by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 5, Funny

    the high definition DVD format war will continue until a winner is declared

    Couldn't get more Irish than that could you? Here's another pearl of wisdom:

    Ah, to be sure it'll rain tomorrow unless it doesn't.

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  4. Ahh well... by JJC · · Score: 2, Funny

    If only he'd said it was in the "final throes": then we'd have known he was worth taking seriously...

  5. The dickens, you say! by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 2, Funny
    The BBC reports that the high definition DVD format war will continue until a winner is declared.
    Well, duh.
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  6. They Can Keep Me Out of It by PopeRatzo · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm trying to think of something I care about less than the "HD Wars". ...I'll have to get back to you.

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  7. Re:They Can Keep Battling it Out by Warlock7 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Until then, buy the insurance and burn it down now so that you can replace all your existing DVDs on BD and HD-DVD! :)

  8. Re:byte != bit by Inner_Child · · Score: 2, Funny
    Actually, it was 300 terrabit.
    Actually, it was 300 terabit.
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  9. HD-DVD sounds better by Dretep · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hence, if I ever make the switch, I will use HD-DVD. I don't like the sounds of Blu-Ray. Sounds like some weapon a super villain would use - in thise case, Sony.

  10. Re:They Can Keep Battling it Out by jo42 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Must be something about your magnetic personality that keeps kacking yer drives...

  11. Re:The war is almost over...?? by Chris+Burke · · Score: 2, Funny

    Some people clearly can't see the forest through the trees.

    You misspelled "vast ocean of self-delusion thousands of miles away from the forest". :)

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