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Topic - Universal is free to move - Ole Lund Christensen 05:56:54 01/17/08 (39)
- It doesn't look like Universal will make a move until they've fully assessed the Warner impact. - oscar 10:18:12 01/17/08 (38)
- Assessing has nothing to do with it. Ken Graffeo's idiotic stance is all this is about - Jazz Inmate 10:34:09 01/17/08 (37)
- Ken Graffeo is not idiotic, he wants to sell the stock - Ole Lund Christensen 12:58:19 01/17/08 (36)
- Even if he sold each of those titles to the entire installed base of HD DVD - Jazz Inmate 14:42:14 01/17/08 (35)
- A continuing pattern of 85:15 would force him to consider Blu-ray. - oscar 16:20:29 01/17/08 (34)
- Or to bag HD altogether - Jack G 10:26:53 01/18/08 (8)
- My tea leaves suggest 1Q 2008 for Universal Neutrality. - oscar 13:24:06 01/18/08 (7)
- Well, my coffee grounds tell me that it will probably be a while longer, ... - Audiophilander 14:48:13 01/18/08 (6)
- It may depend on what Paramount does - Jack G 05:23:50 01/19/08 (5)
- True, but I suspect the Star Trek issue will create a dilemma for Paramount depending upon sales of the 1st season. - Audiophilander 11:24:57 01/19/08 (4)
- RE: True, but I suspect the Star Trek issue will create a dilemma for Paramount depending upon sales of the 1s - Jack G 13:41:18 01/19/08 (0)
- Nonsense. Maybe I'll get it when it comes out on Blu-ray NT - Jazz Inmate 13:29:18 01/19/08 (2)
- And when will that be, Swami? (nt) - Audiophilander 22:39:58 01/19/08 (1)
- Let me consult the oracle - Jazz Inmate 15:13:10 01/21/08 (0)
- All the analysts are saying HD DVD is toast. Graffo would do Univ a favor by announcing plans to go neutral - Jazz Inmate 16:42:26 01/17/08 (24)
- Is that what your analyst tells you or does he remain neutral and ask what you think? (nt) - Audiophilander 09:38:32 01/18/08 (0)
- Graffo more clever than you asume, he cannnot announce anything now - Ole Lund Christensen 02:40:22 01/18/08 (22)
- But that doesn't make sense - Jazz Inmate 08:53:11 01/18/08 (21)
- "The increasingly blu ratio means that you can tap into a much bigger market..." - You're assuming a lot... - Audiophilander 10:55:59 01/18/08 (15)
- "Many will probably go back to buying standard DVDs and upscaling to near HD quality." - clarkjohnsen 16:53:35 01/21/08 (0)
- You're really slow, but I'll try to be patient - Jazz Inmate 12:56:06 01/18/08 (13)
- One has to slow down to keep pace with you. - Audiophilander 15:31:36 01/18/08 (12)
- RE: One has to slow down to keep pace with you. - Jazz Inmate 17:09:31 01/18/08 (11)
- "Where's your BD collection?" - I've got one Blu-ray disc on the way. - Audiophilander 12:15:47 01/19/08 (10)
- RE: "Where's your BD collection?" - I've got one Blu-ray disc on the way. - Jazz Inmate 13:53:11 01/19/08 (9)
- Your are talented at flinging personal insults, but useless when it comes to backing up your opinions... - Audiophilander 00:05:17 01/20/08 (8)
- you chose poorly and didn't do your homework - Jazz Inmate 16:04:40 01/20/08 (7)
- I'm quite satisfied with my choices. Not only did I do my homework, but I helped you with your's for free! - Audiophilander 00:25:53 01/21/08 (6)
- You've called me a cheerleader and posted photos of outfits and pom poms. Is that what you mean by help? - Jazz Inmate 09:33:57 01/21/08 (5)
- Besides helping you make a fashion statement, I've provided links to accurate non-biased information, ... - Audiophilander 10:10:08 01/21/08 (4)
- horsepucky - Jazz Inmate 13:38:20 01/21/08 (3)
- "What BD do you have, by the way?" - It's on the way; put on your little blue thinking cap, ... - Audiophilander 23:18:44 01/21/08 (2)
- heck if i know what you ordered - Jazz Inmate 13:34:09 01/22/08 (1)
- "It was a bunch of half truths..." - That's half again more than you usually provide. - Audiophilander 10:40:04 01/25/08 (0)
- It takes time to gear up and.... - oscar 09:59:30 01/18/08 (4)
- True, but Warner's announcement came four months away from its BD exclusivity - Jazz Inmate 13:49:54 01/18/08 (3)
- Universal have a big stock of HD DVD. They were selling well - Ole Lund Christensen 15:08:42 01/18/08 (2)
- No HD DVD with the possible exception of Planet Earth and Transformers is selling "well" - Jazz Inmate 16:52:07 01/18/08 (1)
- "especially if the price is knocked down" - Ole Lund Christensen 08:46:02 01/19/08 (0)