In Reply to: RE: that argument cuts both ways posted by Jazz Inmate on November 28, 2007 at 14:26:42:
>>We also get the concept of an "installed base" of players compatible with blu-ray, and more importantly, that's what content providers (and investors) notice too.<<
That's exactly the same argument the DVD-Audio cheerleaders used to bolster their theory that DVD-A would become the dominant hi-rez music format. We know how that one turned out.
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- How ironic - racerguy 20:17:34 11/28/07 (37)
- RE: How ironic - Jazz Inmate 20:26:31 11/28/07 (36)
- RE: How ironic - racerguy 08:06:13 11/29/07 (2)
- one too many consoles - Joe Murphy Jr 21:20:56 11/29/07 (1)
- Oops! :-) nt - racerguy 06:03:12 11/30/07 (0)
- Inferior? Maybe you should do a little more research. - Audiophilander 01:57:25 11/29/07 (32)
- Consumer Reports is the last site I go to for technical evaluations of products. nt - oscar 05:17:03 11/29/07 (31)
- So, what's the first site you go to? (nt) - Audiophilander 09:43:53 11/29/07 (26)
- Sites specific to the category being discussed. - oscar 14:54:14 11/29/07 (1)
- So you don't ascribe any credibility to independent observers? - Audiophilander 23:45:07 11/29/07 (0)
- for tech issues...probably cnet.com but even they aren't that great NT - Jazz Inmate 12:52:59 11/29/07 (23)
- avsforum.com is the best by far for all things home theater, IMO nt - padreken 13:03:57 11/29/07 (22)
- There is a lot of good info there. But some bias and bad info too - Jazz Inmate 13:38:40 11/29/07 (21)
- It doesn't have an ant-BD bias - Jack G 14:29:53 11/29/07 (20)
- my posts are an indication... - Joe Murphy Jr 21:33:38 11/29/07 (3)
- You own a PS3, do you own an HD DVD player too? - Jack G 08:34:37 11/30/07 (1)
- that's irrelevant - Joe Murphy Jr 19:22:57 11/30/07 (0)
- yep - Jazz Inmate 22:27:57 11/29/07 (0)
- AVS actively removes posts and bans people who advocate Blu-ray over HD DVD - Jazz Inmate 14:41:46 11/29/07 (15)
- Not true - Jack G 15:57:06 11/29/07 (14)
- RE: Not true - Jazz Inmate 17:33:09 11/29/07 (13)
- That makes no sense - Jack G 06:36:33 11/30/07 (12)
- You just proved my point - Jazz Inmate 08:36:30 11/30/07 (11)
- You just proved yourself to be a fanboy - Jack G 10:44:16 11/30/07 (10)
- RE: You just proved yourself to be a fanboy - Jazz Inmate 16:58:56 11/30/07 (9)
- LOL! Jack has your number, Jazz; give it up! - Audiophilander 01:19:16 12/01/07 (8)
- thanks for admitting you adopted HD DVD because the hardware was cheaper - Jazz Inmate 13:45:21 12/01/07 (7)
- A factor perhaps, but you should take the time to read a bit further before jumping to conclusions: - Audiophilander 23:19:31 12/01/07 (6)
- Weak attempt at backtracking - Jazz Inmate 01:56:11 12/02/07 (5)
- Are you calling me a liar? I'd think it over a bit before going down that road. - Audiophilander 07:21:20 12/02/07 (4)
- I'm calling you confused and maybe a bit dim - Jazz Inmate 09:25:08 12/02/07 (3)
- "It's not like your favorite films are only available on HD DVD..." - Really? The Thing, Forbidden Planet, ... - Audiophilander 21:31:55 12/02/07 (2)
- wow, I didn't think you'd misread my post so egrigiously - Jazz Inmate 22:33:12 12/02/07 (1)
- You should avoid words like egregious... - Audiophilander 09:29:54 12/04/07 (0)
- In this case, CR is absolutely right - padreken 09:30:32 11/29/07 (3)
- RE: In this case, CR is absolutely right - Jazz Inmate 12:36:04 11/29/07 (2)
- RE: In this case, CR is absolutely right - Jack G 06:55:35 11/30/07 (1)
- RE: In this case, CR is absolutely right - Jazz Inmate 12:33:21 11/30/07 (0)