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

[Mike (themightytoe]

I think Blu-Ray was actually the better technology here.  It is
surprising...  Beta vs VHS is a good study in bad marketing, Sony really did
have a better standard in Beta than VHS (better image quality, cheaper to
make tapes and players).  They just refused to allow the adult film industry
to use Beta as a media...  And Beta died...  

I still can't sort out how Intel became number one in Microprocessors(x86)
and controllers (8051)...  Their design for its day was crap compared to
most everything else.  Probably marketing also.

Still who wants to actually buy a movie and have a disc laying around
somewhere?  It just seems primitive, I'd rather pull it down over the air
when I want to watch it (and have it paid for by the advertisers who stick
commercials in front of movies at the theaters as a retro-active punishment
for doing that to me after I paid $9 for a mediocre at best movie)...

Though I admit it is a good excuse to buy a PS3...  

-----Original Message-----
From: Doug and Terri Anderson [mailto:dnt [at] dock.net] 
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 7:04 PM
To: Mike Fleischer
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] OT: Blu Ray looks to win format war

Harrumph - I bet the whole dang thing is a rehash of 45 rpm (best 
fidelity -= under the circumstances) v 33 1/3 by Colombia (here - put a 
whole hour on one of these). and Beta (the best video, under the 
circumstances) v VHS Dunno why that one won out.  Ayep - Once all this 
computer stuff gets sorted (sordid?) out I am going to trade in my 386. 
Until then, I'm just holdin' on.
DOUG


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Reed" <gary [at] garyreedsales.com>
To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] OT: Blu Ray looks to win format war


>I doesn't seem all that long ago, when I sold off of my Pioneer "LASER 
>DISC"
> player and some discs on eBay and bought a Sony DVD player, when that 
> format
> was brand new.
>
> Then, I sold that player and bought a new "upscaling" Denon unit w/HDMI 
> out.
>
> I've been waiting for the Blu-Ray/HD battle to get sorted out too.
>
> I'll probably buy a Blu-Ray soon.
>
> Gary
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ferrarisimo [at] Comcast.net" <Ferrarisimo [at] comcast.net>
> To: "Gary Reed" <gary [at] garyreedsales.com>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 11:06 PM
> 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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