Quoting Ascended_Saiyan:

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  Funny, it seems you fit your own accusations a hell of a lot better than I do.

Except of course that he is not arguing for HD DVD, or even against Bu Ray really...he is merely pointing what everyone in this forum has taken turns pointing out; that you are a Sony fanboy wannabe liberally weaving fact, fiction and speculation into a patchwork quilt of spurious arguments and utter speciousness. You possess absolutely no objectivity and even less credibility...were that possible.

You cannot seem to grasp that we do not like agenda driven shills here and that is the only thing you come off as.

We have Blu Ray supporters here and we have HD DVD, but you are the only person who seems to consistently generate such vitriolic responses....haven't you ever wondered why? Is it a personality defect? Are you genuinely incapable of understanding why the manner in which you present your arguments illicits such contempt?

You are also the only person I have ever seen who used their alleged IQ to justify their position:

"Buy Blu Ray because I am smarter than you." Sheesh   

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Quoting Ascended_Saiyan:

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EDIT: I must have read your post before you changed it then hit the quote button.  By that time you must have already changed the original post.

Sorry, try again.  There was a 15-20 minute period between my post and your quote.  It's not possible for you to click the "quote" button and then changes I made later show up in your quote.  They were already made when you quoted.  It would have been much easier to just admit you made a mistake, but apparently you're beyond admitting minor things like that.

Anyway, doesn't matter.  You're whole argument during that point was completely laid to rest.

I didn't have a chance to hit Best Buy this weekend, but I did stop by Target.  Their UMD selection is no where to be found in their entire DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-ray section of movies.  On a whim I went to the game department and checked the tiny little PSP section and sure enough there were your highly touted UMD movie selections.  3 whole movies.  Casino Royale, Spider Man 2, and Ghost Rider.  That was the the entire selection. 

I hope to hit Best Buy this coming week and I can't wait to see the huge selection of UMD movies they have for sale; thus proving Sony will support Blu-ray for the next 10 year no matter what. 

Why would that NOT be the case?  If one is reading another persons post right after he post it but doesn't hit the quote button until much later, the server takes the most recent version of your post (which would be the altered version).  I do that quite often.  I'm usually doing several things while responding to posts.

So you are saying that you found the UMD movies like I said.  Great!  Then you proved my only point about UMD movies. 

Best Buy should have a hell of a lot more than 3 UMD movies.  I've seen rows of UMD movies in my local Best Buys (3 near me).  Fry's Electronics had the most I'd EVER seen in one place.

Quoting JP_S:

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True but it doesn't change much does it.
Specs aren't everything, and even though Blu-ray might have the better specs from what I am reading they still don't have all those items implemented yet.
What do we (the consumers) have to wait for, the fourth or fifth generation Blu-ray player? Well I have waited this long... Maybe I can wait a little longer.

Still I'd rather have one format.

I hear you.  If HD DVD could produce 51GB discs at a price equal to BD50s (highly unlikely) and increase their bandwidth (very important) to match Blu-ray's without coming close to Blu-ray player prices; I wouldn't care who wins.  Just don't mess with my lossless audio and high bitrate PQ.  That's what I care about.  That would serve everyone.

The whole thing is that those additional features adds additional costs to the players.  We will pay one way or the other.  It will either be with compromises in audio and video quality or we'll pay with higher player costs.  My point has always been that costs ALWAYS come down for these products.  Boosting audio and video quality is NOT a given.  It doesn't usually happen.

Quoting Ascended_Saiyan:

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I never knew "facts" COULD be weaved.  I knew TRUTHS could be weaved, but not facts.  How do you weave 1 + 1 = 2?

Dumbest argument ever. Change the context change the meaning. With the right context 1+1=1.

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Quoting Ascended_Saiyan:

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I never knew "facts" COULD be weaved.  I knew TRUTHS could be weaved, but not facts.  How do you weave 1 + 1 = 2?

Dumbest argument ever. Change the context change the meaning. With the right context 1+1=1.

But 1+1 could very well be 10

or 11

My local BB does sell UMDs, though they have a smaller shelf space than either BD or HD DVD.  Of course, my local BB also sells MiniDiscs, which are pretty well dead too---I'm the only person I know of who still uses them.

Coming this December to a Blu-ray or HD DVD player near you...




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Warner Home Video has announced it will bring Martin Scorsese's Oscar-decorated 'The Aviator' to Blu-ray and HD DVD this November.

The highly-acclaimed biopic of the legendary Howard Hughes, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett and Alan Alda (all Oscar nominees for their work) scored over $100 million at the domestic box office, and will hit both next-gen formats November 6.

Tech specs include 1080p video and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio (at 640kbps) -- sadly, no high-resolution formats will be offered.

Extras include an audio commentary by Scorsese, a History Channel special on the real Hughes, a deleted scene, still gallery and the original theatrical trailer.

Retail for both high-def versions is $28.98.

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That's not what's being said.  What's being said is that Sony would likely continue to support the consumers that decided to support Blu-ray as long as they are not losing money (or not much money) on providing that service.

Of course it is likely.  After all, there is a history of them doing this.  Look at Beta and UMDs.  Oh wait, they didn't continue to support Beta did they?  I guess there isn't a history of them doing this.