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Originally Posted by lizziebith

I work for Sony but not in Electronics...

Do you work for their lingerie and linens division?

I didn't know Sony did anything besides electronics.

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Ah, but the analog cut-off has been pushed back to 2009, after being pushed back twice already. Who knows when it will really happen.

I'm just reminded about how how the metric system is coming by... when was it? 1978 or something?

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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I'm just reminded about how how the metric system is coming by... when was it? 1978 or something?

1976

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Do you work for their lingerie and linens division?

I didn't know Sony did anything besides electronics.

Sony Pictures. Old Columbia studios in Culver City...

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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I'm just reminded about how how the metric system is coming by... when was it? 1978 or something?

Black-and-white -> Color is a closer analogy. Of course, they were clever enough to find a standard which accomodated BOTH technologies for that conversion, which made the transfer seemless and painless. Not really a possibility in this case.

My analogy wasn't to the technology, but rather the promised changes - back in the 60s we spent a lot of time learning about the impending conversion to the metric system and all we got was liters of coke.

And it screwed me up mathmatically for eternity.

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

And it screwed me up mathmatically for eternity.

Nonsense - it's all powers of 10

I work for a CD & DVD Duplication/Replication company, and part of what I do is research the latest trends in the industry. I may end up eating my words, but I am betting that Blu-ray will come out on top. A lot more news, studio support, and progress has been coming out of the Blu-ray camp.

To sum it up:
Blu-ray - Revolutionary
HD DVD - Evolutionary

I don't plan on replacing all the DVDs I currently have. Once one of the high-definition formats comes out as the winner and I eventually buy a player, I will simply add to my collection with the new format; the original DVD technology will be backward compatable.

Anybody who is interested in keeping up on the latest news with this, may be interested in the list of articles that I maintain: http://www.discburn.com/newsletters/

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Originally Posted by The Shadoe

Sounds like you are too close to the trees to see the forest...

Beta was better technically than VHS. VHS won because it was cheaper.

The original mac was technically better than the PC. The PC won (market share wise) because it was cheaper.

It's the same thing here, Joe couch potato will not know a Blue-Ray from a Sting-Ray but when he sees the major price difference the HD-DVD player is coming home with him.

I predict HD-DVD in a landslide for the above reasons and because I like Blue-Ray better. History has shown that I always back the wrong horse. So excuse me while I go watch some old beta tapes...