MSNBC: The high-definition format war is over - Blu-ray Forum

SomethingForKate · 02-13-2008, 04:21 PM

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Soon, a double-layer Blu-ray disc will be able to hold up to 50 gigabytes

Try, now!

SFK

SpaceDog · 02-13-2008, 04:25 PM

Well they still WAY underplayed the fact that Blu Ray has better capacity and other features that HD-DVD did not, but it's nice to see reality creeping in.

WickyWoo · 02-13-2008, 04:26 PM

This is obviously someone who did a fast google and didn't bother to look at dates on articles

TheRealBob · 02-13-2008, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by WickyWoo

This is obviously someone who did a fast google and didn't bother to look at dates on articles

That would sure appear to be the case. It's absolutely pathetic that the report felt that was sufficient research. To think that people will make up their minds based on something a reporter tells them when it turns out with 15 minutes of their time they could have gleaned their own information and done a better job of it.

But enough ranting about the incompetence of the media...

hc666 · 02-13-2008, 04:36 PM

Cool article since MSNBC is owned by Universal hehe

Whytewash · 02-13-2008, 04:38 PM

very well written article... except for the whole capacity garbage they were touting...

SomethingForKate · 02-13-2008, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by hc666

Cool article since MSNBC is owned by Universal hehe

And Microsoft!

SFK

Iago · 02-13-2008, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by hc666

Cool article since MSNBC is owned by Universal hehe

+1

Living Near Shamu · 02-13-2008, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SomethingForKate

Try, now!

SFK

SFK? suffering from keyboard???

haste · 02-13-2008, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Living Near Shamu

SFK? suffering from keyboard???

lol

i dont understand why people have to "sign" their posts...

but im assuming SFK stands for "SomethingforKate"

Jimbo976 · 02-13-2008, 05:40 PM

From Wikipedia entry for MSNBC...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSNBC

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Two partnerships with the name MSNBC were founded in 1996 by Microsoft and General Electric's NBC unit, which is now NBC Universal. Although Microsoft and NBC shared operations of MSNBC cable at its founding, it was announced on December 23, 2005, that NBC Universal would purchase a majority stake in the television network, which left Microsoft with 18%. The two companies remain 50-50 partners in msnbc.com. MSNBC, like sister channel CNBC, shares the NBC logo of a rainbow peacock.

sAvAgE69 · 02-13-2008, 06:00 PM

And I was beaten to the punch. I tried to delete my thread but the mods closed it.

Sorry bout that Mods

This group is fast

nathrat · 02-13-2008, 06:24 PM

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Well they still WAY underplayed the fact that Blu Ray has better capacity and other features that HD-DVD did not

I'm pretty new to blu-ray, as I just got my PS3, what are the features they have underplayed? I know a lot of players aren't web enabled, however that seems like a feature you would want to underplay. Or did you mean the soon to come features? Maybe that's why they underplayed it.

pscoop · 02-13-2008, 06:29 PM

Very interesting to see on the MSNBC website. Just stop now please HD DVD group, it's embarassing and you are wasting peoples time and money. I want my Uni and Para BDs already.

bkbluray · 02-13-2008, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by haste

lol

i dont understand why people have to "sign" their posts...

but im assuming SFK stands for "SomethingforKate"

+1 You mean since their signature is on the bottom anyways and we can see who posted? haha

kinglm · 02-13-2008, 09:55 PM

I too thought the "blu-ray" name had a part in it's success, but never could quite articulate it's power...like the way it's characterized here...

"Finally, speaking of writing, consider Juliet’s painful rationalization in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” When she asks, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet,” the answer, of course, is “Everything” is in a name. When it comes to success in the high-tech business, names often matter. Blu-ray — a format that, like HD-DVD, uses blue-colored lasers — sounds like what it is. Its competition didn’t. So a rose might smell as sweet, but it apparently doesn’t sell as sweet. See you at the movies."

Proteus · 02-13-2008, 10:00 PM

It's a sign.

OokieSpookie · 02-13-2008, 10:06 PM

It is not over until Universal and Paramount release their first movies on blu in 2008.
Until then it is not over no matter how many blogs, news casts, newspapers, websites, insiders, publicists or anyone else say it is.

02-13-2008, 06:00 PM	#12
sAvAgE69 Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Spruce Grove Alberta Blu-ray collection:13 Blu-ray reviews:6	I found the article And I was beaten to the punch. I tried to delete my thread but the mods closed it. Sorry bout that Mods This group is fast

02-13-2008, 09:55 PM	#16
kinglm Active Member Member since:May 2007	A quote from the article I too thought the "blu-ray" name had a part in it's success, but never could quite articulate it's power...like the way it's characterized here... "Finally, speaking of writing, consider Juliet’s painful rationalization in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” When she asks, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet,” the answer, of course, is “Everything” is in a name. When it comes to success in the high-tech business, names often matter. Blu-ray — a format that, like HD-DVD, uses blue-colored lasers — sounds like what it is. Its competition didn’t. So a rose might smell as sweet, but it apparently doesn’t sell as sweet. See you at the movies."

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02-13-2008, 04:25 PM	#2
SpaceDog Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Raleigh, NC Blu-ray collection:116	Well they still WAY underplayed the fact that Blu Ray has better capacity and other features that HD-DVD did not, but it's nice to see reality creeping in.

02-13-2008, 04:26 PM	#3
WickyWoo Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2007 Trading Score:2	This is obviously someone who did a fast google and didn't bother to look at dates on articles

02-13-2008, 04:36 PM	#5
hc666 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2007 Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:100 Blu-ray reviews: 26	Cool article since MSNBC is owned by Universal hehe

02-13-2008, 04:38 PM	#6
Whytewash Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:'Couve, WA Blu-ray collection:60 Blu-ray reviews:1	very well written article... except for the whole capacity garbage they were touting...

02-13-2008, 06:29 PM	#14
pscoop Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Tuksin Blu-ray collection:64 Blu-ray reviews:1	Very interesting to see on the MSNBC website. Just stop now please HD DVD group, it's embarassing and you are wasting peoples time and money. I want my Uni and Para BDs already.

02-13-2008, 10:00 PM	#17
Proteus Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:SoCal PSN:CaptBurn	It's a sign.

02-13-2008, 10:06 PM	#18
OokieSpookie Banned Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:1	It is not over until Universal and Paramount release their first movies on blu in 2008. Until then it is not over no matter how many blogs, news casts, newspapers, websites, insiders, publicists or anyone else say it is.

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