Ferrari Mailing List: Re: OT: Blu Ray looks to win format war

[Matt Boyd (ferrari308driver]

I bought a nice Samsung that does both formats....hedging my bets.
Now when HD-DVD starts to phase out, I can hopefully see the movies
all go to the bargain bin and pick them up.....:-)

-matt
'85 308

On Feb 18, 2008 7:55 AM, LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net> wrote:
> Heard on the News this morning that Walmart will sell BlueRay exclusively
> and phase out the other stuff.
>
> When the biggest retailer in the world takes a position like that I suspect
> BlueRay will be the winner in the format wars.
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ferrarisimo [at] Comcast.net" <Ferrarisimo [at] comcast.net>
> To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 2:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] OT: Blu Ray looks to win format war
>
>
> > Went with Blu-Ray 6 months ago.  With a 65" 1080p TV the pictures is
> > phenomenal.  Not that much difference with a TV smaller than 42".
> >
> > If you are thinking about making the move, at this point you, should
> > hold out until the next generation machines - with internet access -
> > come out.  Not too far away, and they promise some "extra features"
> > along with downloadable "stuff."  Even if you are not interested in
> > that extra flexibility, the prices on the current generation machines
> > will fall.
> >
> > Of course, wait a few weeks and the HDDVD players will be FREE as
> > EVERYONE dumps the format.
> >
> > Anyone want a BETAMAX?
> >
> > Scottie
> > On Feb 17, 2008, at 9:45 PM, Fellippe Galletta wrote:
> >
> >> A friend sent me this:
> >>
> >> "Looking to buy a HD-DVD player?
> >>
> >> DON'T!
> >>
> >> Looks like the end might be near for HD-DVD. Wal Mart just announced
> >> that
> >> they will dump HD-DVD and stock Blu-Ray discs only, following the
> >> footsteps
> >> of Best Buy & Netflix. Rumor also had it that Toshiba is ready to
> >> write-off
> >> HD-DVD citing its failure. Basically, when the world's biggest
> >> retail corp.
> >> and those nation-wide electronic stores stop carrying your product
> >> --- both
> >> the hardware & software are doomed. Blu-Ray is likely to win this HD-
> >> format
> >> war.
> >>
> >> For those who bought a HD-DVD player...well, consider it as a higher-
> >> grade
> >> DVD (regular DVD) player then. Meanwhile regular DVD machines lives
> >> on and
> >> with some selling as low as $25.00 along with a huge selection of
> >> software,
> >> looks like it will be here for quite a while."
> >>
> >> FG
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