In Reply to: Dead horses, format wars and consumers... posted by SF tech on January 7, 2008 at 16:54:19:
I don't know how any consumer, manufacturer or studio ever convinced themselves that a format with 20 gigs less capacity than a competing format was worth pursuing, but I hope we can put a stop to that idiocy right now.
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- No, it was just about choosing the better format - Jazz Inmate 17:28:09 01/07/08 (9)
- For you, it was about choosing the better format... - SF tech 18:02:31 01/07/08 (4)
- Actually, for Jazz Inmate it was NEVER about choosing the better format, ... - Audiophilander 21:47:49 01/07/08 (2)
- you've proven yourself delusional about a great many things NT - Jazz Inmate 23:46:01 01/07/08 (1)
- Really? ... - Audiophilander 00:06:45 01/08/08 (0)
- Allegiances are often based on investment in one of the competing formats. - oscar 18:14:53 01/07/08 (0)
- Unfortunately, it was Sony's marketing/lobbying strategy, rather than technical specs which won the war. - oscar 17:31:50 01/07/08 (3)
- I agree - Jack G 05:36:21 01/08/08 (0)
- Not so sure of that… - David Aiken 21:57:39 01/07/08 (0)
- That strategy was partially tied in to the superior capacity - Jazz Inmate 17:46:20 01/07/08 (0)