gagquin Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 In This War, How to Ally With BothThe electronics industry has spent billions of dollars on a stupid and unnecessary battle between the next-generation DVD formats: Blu-ray and HD DVD. And so far, it's all been pretty much for nothing; consumers aren't touching the things. Nobody wants to risk buying a DVD player that can play only half of the world's movies.This column was supposed to be a celebration of technology's triumph over corporate pigheadedness. It's a review of two dual-format decks: DVD players that can play both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs (not to mention traditional DVDs). You could buy one of these players — the LG Super Blu BH200 or the Samsung BD-UP5000 — and be future-proofed. You'd never worry that a certain movie won't play on your machine. You'd sleep well, knowing that even if one format or the other loses the battle and disappears, your player will serve you well.But a couple of weeks ago, there was a seismic shift in the format war: Warner Brothers Entertainment, one of the biggest movie studios, announced that starting in June, it would issue its movies in the Blu-ray format instead of HD DVD. At that point, three-quarters of all high-def movies will be offered only in Blu-ray. Plenty of pundits applauded the Warner departure, declaring the format war essentially over. The HD DVD camp, however, is declaring itself not dead yet. Toshiba, HD DVD's inventor, started by cutting the prices of most of its players in half; for example, you can buy its basic player, the HD-A3, for $130 online, complete with seven free movies. Blu-Ray players still cost at least twice as much.moreiNfo@. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irefay Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I think I will just celebrate MY triumph over corporate pigheadedness and continue to watch pirated movies. If they can learn to streamline their industry and make it so I don't have to pay an arm and a leg for players and media, then I will buy in. I would like to support their jobs but just because they refuse to change doesn't mean I am going to pay them what essentially amounts to corporate welfare. Its like the American car manufacturers: they produce an inferior product to Kia, Honda, ect. But then they say your not being patriotic if you don't buy American. (They get their parts from 3rd world countries too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dock98 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I think I will just celebrate MY triumph over corporate pigheadedness and continue to watch pirated movies. If they can learn to streamline their industry and make it so I don't have to pay an arm and a leg for players and media, then I will buy in. I would like to support their jobs but just because they refuse to change doesn't mean I am going to pay them what essentially amounts to corporate welfare. Its like the American car manufacturers: they produce an inferior product to Kia, Honda, ect. But then they say your not being patriotic if you don't buy American. (They get their parts from 3rd world countries too)i agree.same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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