MSNBC: The high-definition format war is over - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

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

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.

Blu-Ray Buckeye · 02-13-2008, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Tekman

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23145734/

Wait a sec, why didn't NBC unleash their trained monkey Jim Goldman on this story? He always did the tech updates with an obvious HD DVD / MicroSoft bias, shouldn't he now be their tech expert who does officially concedes?

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.

The Don · 02-13-2008, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by OokieSpookie

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.

how did you get your sig to display upside down?...

ps3andlovinit · 02-13-2008, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu-Ray Buckeye

Wait a sec, why didn't NBC unleash their trained monkey Jim Goldman on this story? He always did the tech updates with an obvious HD DVD / MicroSoft bias, shouldn't he now be their tech expert who does officially concedes?

Good old Jim probably was in surgery that day having his

Putting your foot in your mouth (accidentally saying something that causes embarrassment or harm)

removed.

OokieSpookie · 02-13-2008, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by The Don

how did you get your sig to display upside down?...

It is rightside up, the rest of the posts are upside down

The Don · 02-13-2008, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by OokieSpookie

It is rightside up, the rest of the posts are upside down

alex5857 · 02-13-2008, 10:57 PM

¿sıɥʇ op oʇ ʍoɥ ƃuıʞsɐ noʎ ǝɹɐ

iNCREDiPiNOY · 02-13-2008, 11:01 PM

Yaba dabba doo!!!

The Don · 02-13-2008, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by alex5857

¿sıɥʇ op oʇ ʍoɥ ƃuıʞsɐ noʎ ǝɹɐ

OokieSpookie · 02-13-2008, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex5857

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˙˙˙ɹǝsnoıɹnɔ puɐ ɹǝsnoıɹnɔ

Cplhicks · 02-14-2008, 02:08 AM

Slightly back on topic, I read the article, and while it's nice a Universal/MS owned site would admit this, it is woefully out of date. Besides the 50gb is coming soon bit, he specifically mentions Netflix (while talking about Blockbuster, which is ANCIENT news) but fails to mention they too have gone blu. He also leaves out Best buy. All of this, and yet the article is date Feb. 12, after all those revelations. Pretty poorly researched article and not very newsworthy I would say.

02-13-2008, 09:55 PM	#24
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, 06:29 PM	#22
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	#25
Proteus Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:SoCal PSN:CaptBurn	It's a sign.

02-13-2008, 10:06 PM	#26
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.

02-13-2008, 10:57 PM	#31
alex5857 Member Member since:Feb 2008	¿sıɥʇ op oʇ ʍoɥ ƃuıʞsɐ noʎ ǝɹɐ

02-13-2008, 11:01 PM	#32
iNCREDiPiNOY Banned Member since:Aug 2007 Location:NoHo, Cali PSN:iNCREDiPiNOY Wii:6379344902430379 Blu-ray collection:143 Trading Score:16	Yaba dabba doo!!!

02-14-2008, 02:08 AM	#35
Cplhicks Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 4K collection:276 Blu-ray collection:1996 DVD collection:798 MA collection:457 Digital collection:581 iTunes collection:668 Prime collection:446 Trading Score:31	Slightly back on topic, I read the article, and while it's nice a Universal/MS owned site would admit this, it is woefully out of date. Besides the 50gb is coming soon bit, he specifically mentions Netflix (while talking about Blockbuster, which is ANCIENT news) but fails to mention they too have gone blu. He also leaves out Best buy. All of this, and yet the article is date Feb. 12, after all those revelations. Pretty poorly researched article and not very newsworthy I would say.

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