RE: Of course it isn't; that's because I've been truthful and you haven't.

>> All I did was post a current article with a rather unsettling poll that I thought folks might find interesting and newsworthy. <<

No, that isn't all you did. You actively ignore any positive news or information about Blu-ray, ridiculed for months those of us who didn't ignore such info. Then, even after the format war is over, you have continued to focus on any negative information about blu-ray you could sniff out and pine about HD DVD doing better if it had won. You also continue to lie about "having no dog in the fight" even though the fight's over, you're embracing the carcass of your dog that is dead.

>> Then, as expected, you threw a hissy fit. <<

No, I just pointed out why the poll appears to be irrelevant and inaccurate. Several other denizens did, too. It's no big mystery that supplanting DVD and doing battle with downloadable or streaming technologies is going to be a major challenge for Blu-ray...that was largely the point in going forward with one format for HD rather than two. Not only didn't you understand the point at that time, now you're acting like it's a new observation or that it's a negative against Blu-ray. In both cases, you're wrong.

>> All I did was correct your misrepresentation; you can quit whining anytime. <<

No that's not all you did. You said HD DVD would have a better chance of supplanting DVD. But how is that logical when HD DVD couldn't even supplant Blu-ray, despite a head start in HD DVD's introduction? You simply fail to grasp any of the technical or market factors in this discussion.

>> Quite a few folks were amused because they saw your antics in a similar light. <<

Ole bore the brunt of you and these other idiotic "folks". He essentially posted Nielson ratings, other news items and you consistently levied personal attacks against him. Your attacks against me like the one in your previous post are clearly spilling over from the other forum, so I understood it has nothing to do with video (especially since you're too stupid to effectively analyze the issues). But Ole really didn't deserve to be bashed in the manner you and your "folks" bashed him.

>> BTW, what was lacking in sophistication was more than made up for in irony, and if you can't stand the pepper <<

You do realize that I never voted for bush/cheney, don't you?

>> FTR, I'm not disappointed in the slightest about choosing HD-DVD. <<

That's very clear. No need to state the obvious, auph. In fact you're proud of your failure to make the right decision.

>> FYI, I have two HD-DVD players & lots of great titles (I'm picking up more all the time as they're discounted), received a $50 bonus card from Best Buy and 5 free HD-DVDs from the second promotion to go along with those obtained during the first player's promotion! <<

It's your money; you can throw it away however you want.

>> I also purchased a Panasonic Blu-ray player earlier this year (with 2 bonus discs of our choice) and the best standard DVD player on the market is winging it's way here as I type this. <<

I bet you can find a good S-VHS machine and laserdisc player for cheap too! Hurry up. Ebay is calling your name. Get those titles cheap, auph!

>> Life is good! :o) <<

Yeah, but wasting your money is bad. you think you need to collect dead formats. There's a word for that: obsessive compulsive. It's nothing to be proud of.

>> Like I said there's a lot of industry analysis going on and some insiders are beginning to have second thoughts about Blu-ray as folks seem content with the more reasonably priced standard DVD; that's why I posted my observations and the link to the article, but I don't expect you to take my word for it. Jazz, just a hint: Try learning a few new gymnastics; the ones you're using here are getting predictable. <<

Auph, few new technologies successfully supplant established formats. It doesn't require much analysis to understand that. Thankfully, the industry is moving forward with one clear winner in the HD format war. The only ones who think the losing format should have won are embittered HD DVD adopters like you. But even they seem to understand that HD DVD is now dead and it's not worth blowing more money on the format. You apparently are slow to realize these things.
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Topic - Not so good news for Blu-ray according to recent poll. - Audiophilander 02:25:05 05/20/08 (50)

but Jazz said the market would explode and prices would drop as soon as Toshiba dropped out - jaiva 02:55:24 05/21/08 (2)

nope, I said our best shot at having an optical format succeed was to choose the best format and support it NT - Jazz Inmate 10:35:44 05/21/08 (1)

I hate format wars I'm just glad it's over ..nt - late 14:15:10 05/21/08 (0)

RE: Not so good news for Blu-ray according to recent poll. - usafwso 00:14:14 05/21/08 (0)

RE: Not so good news for Blu-ray according to recent poll. - AbeCollins 13:04:23 05/20/08 (2)

On the other handâ€¦ - David Aiken 17:46:08 05/20/08 (1)

RE: On the other handâ€¦ - AbeCollins 08:45:18 05/21/08 (0)

Just give it time, Blu-ray is THE 1080p optical media for the foreseable future. - oscar 12:51:58 05/20/08 (3)

But will the masses want it? - Jack G 13:54:51 05/20/08 (2)

I'll take what I can get. How else would I handle it ? - oscar 17:03:36 05/20/08 (1)

I understand that - Jack G 04:36:39 05/21/08 (0)

It's Apple's fault! - 4season 11:48:54 05/20/08 (0)

This Format Will Fail Soon - Robertc88 11:11:18 05/20/08 (11)

DVD was very expensive too, initially - Jazz Inmate 11:23:15 05/20/08 (10)

I Don't Recall Early DVD Prices - Robertc88 09:10:40 05/21/08 (1)

RE: I Don't Recall Early DVD Prices - Jazz Inmate 10:56:35 05/21/08 (0)

I think there's a pretty big difference though. - grantv 12:31:35 05/20/08 (7)

Granted, but few DVD players had VHS capability. All Blu-ray players have DVD capability - Jazz Inmate 12:44:23 05/20/08 (6)

Jazz, I would LOVE to see the studios try that. - JMCIII 18:52:04 05/20/08 (3)

I agree - Jack G 05:23:58 05/21/08 (1)

If you inferred "right now" from my post, I apologize. I meant over time - Jazz Inmate 10:06:51 05/21/08 (0)

I wish they did that with SACD, but the labels didn't have their ducks in a row - Jazz Inmate 21:31:31 05/20/08 (0)

Blue-ray recorder? - grantv 14:19:15 05/20/08 (1)

It's coming. Blu-ray writable media is already available for compatible drives/PCs - Jazz Inmate 14:28:47 05/20/08 (0)

Are you serious? - Jazz Inmate 10:14:42 05/20/08 (4)

I knew you'd have to come out and do a few cheers for us. - Audiophilander 00:54:12 05/21/08 (3)

pointing out your lies isn't cheering - Jazz Inmate 10:52:54 05/21/08 (2)

Of course it isn't; that's because I've been truthful and you haven't. - Audiophilander 01:45:48 05/22/08 (1)

RE: Of course it isn't; that's because I've been truthful and you haven't. - Jazz Inmate 09:44:05 05/22/08 (0)

I don't know if I trust that pollâ€¦ - David Aiken 05:14:05 05/20/08 (16)

Great response and interesting analysis of the data. - Audiophilander 01:25:52 05/21/08 (1)

RE: Great response and interesting analysis of the data. - David Aiken 16:01:14 05/21/08 (0)

The poll is trustworthy - racerguy 10:18:05 05/20/08 (8)

Is it? - David Aiken 17:41:53 05/20/08 (6)

Of course it is - racerguy 22:22:15 05/20/08 (4)

RE: Of course it is - David Aiken 00:50:42 05/21/08 (3)

You are way off base - racerguy 07:51:55 05/21/08 (2)

RE: You are way off base - David Aiken 15:45:45 05/21/08 (1)

My apologies for misunderstanding your motivations - racerguy 17:16:34 05/26/08 (0)

It's fairly clear that the author of the survey didn't understand the issues or market forces NT - Jazz Inmate 21:29:38 05/20/08 (0)

Here is one irrelevant finding - Jazz Inmate 10:35:50 05/20/08 (0)

??? - Jack G 05:49:33 05/20/08 (4)

David's right. The numbers don't add up - Jazz Inmate 10:29:11 05/20/08 (3)

Lots of words, saying nothing - Jack G 10:54:36 05/20/08 (2)

RE: Lots of words, saying nothing - David Aiken 17:31:53 05/20/08 (0)

RE: Lots of words, saying nothing - Jazz Inmate 11:01:51 05/20/08 (0)

Odd... - Jack G 04:55:57 05/20/08 (3)

Or maybe not odd. - grantv 06:38:04 05/20/08 (2)

But all PS3 games are on blu-ray and all have the blu-ray logo NT - Jazz Inmate 10:36:41 05/20/08 (1)

Which wouldn't change the fact that in my case it would still not be used for movies. NT - grantv 10:45:50 05/20/08 (0)

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RE: Of course it isn't; that's because I've been truthful and you haven't. - Jazz Inmate 09:44:05 05/22/08 (0)

RE: Of course it isn't; that's because I've been truthful and you haven't.

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