No Ceasefire in DVD Format Battle

haja writes "The BBC reports that the high definition DVD format war will continue until a winner is declared. There is no sign of the two camps working on a unified format. Some believe the industry at large is being damaged by the war due to consumer confusion. From the article: 'Backers of Blu-ray are bullish and are predicting victory. Blu-ray has more backing from film studios and more makers of the players, but HD-DVD has sold equally well in the first year of release. But the Blu-ray camp believes a library of exclusive titles and the power of PlayStation 3 - which has an in-built Blu-ray player - will see the format pull ahead in the next 12 months. Mike Dunn, president of worldwide home entertainment for 20th Century Fox, said: "I really believe the format war is in its final phase."'"

BLu-ray

[jrwr00]

Blu-Ray is my format of choice, It holds ALOT more, and it works with the PS3, thats all i need

It's quite easy, really.

[giorgiofr]

No matter what geeks think, the PS3 cannot lose. Therefore BlueRay cannot lose. Can you say "network externalities"?

Until a winner is declared

[Rik Sweeney]

the high definition DVD format war will continue until a winner is declared

Couldn't get more Irish than that could you? Here's another pearl of wisdom:

Ah, to be sure it'll rain tomorrow unless it doesn't.

Ahh well...

[JJC]

If only he'd said it was in the "final throes": then we'd have known he was worth taking seriously...

The dickens, you say!

[RobTFirefly]

The BBC reports that the high definition DVD format war will continue until a winner is declared.

Well, duh.

They Can Keep Me Out of It

[PopeRatzo]

I'm trying to think of something I care about less than the "HD Wars". ...I'll have to get back to you.

Re:They Can Keep Battling it Out

[Warlock7]

Until then, buy the insurance and burn it down now so that you can replace all your existing DVDs on BD and HD-DVD! :)

Re:byte != bit

[Inner_Child]

Actually, it was 300 terrabit.

Actually, it was 300 terabit.

HD-DVD sounds better

[Dretep]

Hence, if I ever make the switch, I will use HD-DVD. I don't like the sounds of Blu-Ray. Sounds like some weapon a super villain would use - in thise case, Sony.

Re:They Can Keep Battling it Out

[jo42]

Must be something about your magnetic personality that keeps kacking yer drives...

Re:The war is almost over...??

[Chris Burke]

Some people clearly can't see the forest through the trees.

You misspelled "vast ocean of self-delusion thousands of miles away from the forest". :)