Blu-ray Disc--The New VHS? - Blu-ray Forum

sarnell2 · 01-29-2008, 01:54 PM

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,14...y/article.html

Blu-Ray Buckeye · 01-29-2008, 02:13 PM

It's not just that the article doesn't say anything, but the comments are retarded as well.

"Useless" would be too kind a word.

cathexist · 01-29-2008, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu-Ray Buckeye

It's not just that the article doesn't say anything, but the comments are retarded as well.

"Useless" would be too kind a word.

agreed

CptGreedle · 01-29-2008, 02:14 PM

Bad, disorganized, and uninformed article. Assuming Universal is releasing Blu because a rumor said so? WTF is he smoking?

Dynamo of Eternia · 01-29-2008, 02:15 PM

Yeah, the article just kind of goes no where.

And why are they calling it the new VHS? I guess it's meant as a compliment, in that Blu-Ray is winning this format war, and VHS won the format war with Beta. However, one could misinterpret this to be a jab at Blu-Ray since VHS is known for deteriorating over time, etc.

It would be nice if they were to explain the meaning of the title in the article. But, there's not much of an article to speak of.

unreal1080p · 01-29-2008, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

And why are they calling it the new VHS? I guess it's meant as a compliment, in that Blu-Ray is winning this format war, and VHS won the format war with Beta. However, one could misinterpret this to be a jab at Blu-Ray since VHS is known for deteriorating over time, etc.

Agreed. In the future, articles should say "Blu-Ray Disc... the new DVD"

P.S. No question mark needed either

ezcobar411 · 01-29-2008, 02:20 PM

really didn't enjoy this article. Glad that blu is being mentioned far more though

JJ · 01-29-2008, 02:22 PM

Quote:

"Blu-ray may outsell HD DVD. ... [but] until Blu-ray also plays DVDs it can't win."

This is tomfoolery at its finest.

sarnell2 · 01-29-2008, 02:23 PM

disappointing from pcworld...usually they have good articles

Sporty · 01-29-2008, 02:26 PM

User comments in that article and posted since are pretty retarded as far as logic goes.

'BD can't play DVDs' And the last one I saw was "BD doesn't have more space, HD-DVD has a 51G disc now"

Kinda sad how uninformed some people are.

To not know BD can play DVDs shows they don't follow anything except FUD when researching something, not knowing BD players can upconvert is just as sad.

If they are going to buy the dog and pony show of the 51g HD-DVD disc that isn't in production, can't be played on current players and hasn't been seen in over a year. Then he should also buy the same about the 200G BD, that probably wont ever be in production either but can at least be played in players.

DetroitSportsFan · 01-29-2008, 02:45 PM

My favorite FUD of the article was

Quote:

"Blu-ray may outsell HD DVD. ... [but] until Blu-ray also plays DVDs it can't win."
--shanedr

01-29-2008, 01:54 PM	#1
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01-29-2008, 02:13 PM	#2
Blu-Ray Buckeye Power Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Virginia	It's not just that the article doesn't say anything, but the comments are retarded as well. "Useless" would be too kind a word.

01-29-2008, 02:14 PM	#4
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	Bad, disorganized, and uninformed article. Assuming Universal is releasing Blu because a rumor said so? WTF is he smoking?

01-29-2008, 02:15 PM	#5
Dynamo of Eternia Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 4K collection:335 Blu-ray collection:1857 DVD collection:1573 Trading Score:3	Yeah, the article just kind of goes no where. And why are they calling it the new VHS? I guess it's meant as a compliment, in that Blu-Ray is winning this format war, and VHS won the format war with Beta. However, one could misinterpret this to be a jab at Blu-Ray since VHS is known for deteriorating over time, etc. It would be nice if they were to explain the meaning of the title in the article. But, there's not much of an article to speak of.

01-29-2008, 02:20 PM	#7
ezcobar411 Special Member Member since:Dec 2007	really didn't enjoy this article. Glad that blu is being mentioned far more though

01-29-2008, 02:23 PM	#9
sarnell2 Active Member Member since:Jun 2007	disappointing from pcworld...usually they have good articles

01-29-2008, 02:26 PM	#10
Sporty Active Member Member since:Jan 2008	User comments in that article and posted since are pretty retarded as far as logic goes. 'BD can't play DVDs' And the last one I saw was "BD doesn't have more space, HD-DVD has a 51G disc now" Kinda sad how uninformed some people are. To not know BD can play DVDs shows they don't follow anything except FUD when researching something, not knowing BD players can upconvert is just as sad. If they are going to buy the dog and pony show of the 51g HD-DVD disc that isn't in production, can't be played on current players and hasn't been seen in over a year. Then he should also buy the same about the 200G BD, that probably wont ever be in production either but can at least be played in players.

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