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Just read a very interesting article in Widescreen Review about why Paramount stopped releasing in Blu-ray and now only releases in HD-previously it supported both formats. Blu-ray unlike HD does not have a fixed set of specifications but is a fluid set of standards that hardware and software manufacturers are constantly changing. To make matters worse the hardware manufacturers can op out of many of these standards if they wish to. Thus the failure rate for Blu-ray is almost always going to be very high no matter what player you buy compared to HD. Plus and I guess this is a major point for Paramount- it is cheaper to manufacture a HD than a Blu-ray disc. Combine the above with a company like Samsung which does not provide timely updates for their players and has poor customer support but loves to issue a new player every month and you have a formula for failure. Sounds a little like Bush and Iraq.
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Topic - Do Not Buy Any Blu-ray Player. - ruxtonvet 04:31:37 10/18/07 (21)
- RE: Do Not Buy Any Blu-ray Player. - Bullitt 07:06:35 02/04/08 (0)
- Sony has just reduced a version of the PS-3 to $399. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:34:38 10/19/07 (0)
- just one favor to ask - Joe Murphy Jr 17:01:53 10/18/07 (0)
- Been enjoying Blu-rays since Febrary. Not one problem with my player nor any disc. NT - Jazz Inmate 15:31:55 10/18/07 (0)
- Playstation 3 is the de facto Blu-Ray standard-bearer - 4season 06:16:44 10/18/07 (15)
- RE: Playstation 3 is the de facto Blu-Ray standard-bearer - racerguy 08:15:11 10/18/07 (7)
- does "the average consumer" even have an HDTV? - Jazz Inmate 14:42:36 10/18/07 (6)
- Ask again on Feb 18, 2009 ;-) nt - 4season 16:02:23 10/19/07 (4)
- doubt you'll see massive lines at the stores - Joe Murphy Jr 18:26:41 10/19/07 (3)
- They'll walk into the store...and walk out with a flat panel TV - 4season 20:36:47 10/19/07 (1)
- don't talk to me about prices - Joe Murphy Jr 10:48:34 10/20/07 (0)
- guess this supports my case - Joe Murphy Jr 18:31:22 10/19/07 (0)
- They Will Think About It When They Constantly See Black Bars On TV Shows! - Robertc88 05:52:02 10/19/07 (0)
- RE: Playstation 3 is the de facto Blu-Ray standard-bearer - Jack G 06:33:07 10/18/07 (6)
- Mass market acceptance is not going to happen this Holiday season. - oscar 10:23:35 10/18/07 (2)
- Irrelevant - Jack G 10:46:43 10/18/07 (1)
- That is like getting upset at studios for releasing movies of different aspect ratios - Jazz Inmate 23:49:57 10/18/07 (0)
- If worst comes to worst, B-D effectively remains at Profile 1.0 status indefinitely (but buyers may not care) - 4season 09:28:21 10/18/07 (2)
- That wouldn't look good - Jack G 10:00:35 10/18/07 (1)
- You know what doesn't look good? - Jazz Inmate 22:42:22 10/18/07 (0)
- Failure rate for Blu-ray - Robertc88 05:43:06 10/18/07 (1)
- RE: Failure rate for Blu-ray - rfeirste@nycap.rr.com 12:06:09 10/26/07 (0)
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