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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 03:33 PM Original message |
And The Winner Is...Blu Ray...Toshiba Abandons HD DVD |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. Well I have Blu Ray, so yay!!! |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 03:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. It's the name |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 03:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I Haven't Entered The Fray |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. The old lasers where red,these are blue. Higher frequency =more info. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 04:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Smaller laser diameter (from higher frequency) = more pits on disc = more info. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. The picture is much clearer. You can see pores and zits on faces. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. I stayed out of the war... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. Well, my Dad's less than two month old Christmas present is now obsolete. |
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Tyler Durden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 03:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Would you like an HD BLADE RUNNER 5 disk set...cheap? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 04:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Hells yes I would. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
8. All of This Fancy, Schmancy Technology, Yet Only 5 or 6 Movies A Year |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 04:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Maybe 5 or 6 per decade and I'll agree... |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Show Me The Technology That Makes A Robin Williams Movie Worth Watching |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
10. will this replace ALL regular DVDs or just high def? |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 04:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Blu Ray plays both. Blu Ray discs and regular dvd's. |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Ah well that's not so bad then |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
11. Is Blu Ray backwards compatible with the old DVDs? |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 04:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. yes |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 04:26 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. It still pisses me off! |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 04:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. yes, and it plays them back at near HD quality |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
12. self-del |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
19. No surprise there |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Well, Sony owns the PS3 so it should be no shock for that... |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
22. Yawn. Audio/visual nerdiness. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 05:17 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I'm Waiting for Star Trek's Holodeck |
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Presidentcokedupfratboy (994 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
25. I've been waiting for this to happen |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
27. the biggest blu ray technical advantage is |
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