"Randy Yates" wrote in message
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"Trevor Wilson" writes:
"Randy Yates" wrote in message
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Who's winning the war? I haven't been following this too closely, but
sometime in the next few months I think I'm going to spring for a new
player and I'd like to know which one to get.
**It simply doesn't matter. It is about as relevant as the difference
between DVD+ and DVD-. IOW: Bugger all. Players which can cope with both
formats will be available for peanuts within a few years.
Really? Where's your magic ball, because I don't see a big difference
here between this and Beta vs. VHS.
**Then I suggest you investigate the technical differences. They're
miniscule. Beta vs. VHS was far more fundamental, in that the two formats
used physically incompatible mechanisms, writing speeds, etc. Blu Ray and
HD-DVD use the same lasers, the same size media, etc. The only differences
lie in the focussing and the decoding. IOW: Bugger all. In fact, the
differences are very close to the differences between DVD+ and DVD-. Can you
find a player which doesn't play both formats today? Didn't think so. In a
year or two, you won't find a player which won't play both Blu Ray and
HD-DVD either. Hell, you probably won't find a burner which can't cope with
both systems.
It certainly COULD turn out that way, but I don't see that it's a high
probability that it will.
**Not only will it turn out that way, but the writing is on the wall:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12760_7-9672294-5.html
Trevor Wilson