BluRay.. not the Holy Grail

Looks like bluray is not quite the holy grail that we were led to believe.
It's lacklustre launch passed quite unnoticed after all the hype, nothing
like the scale of enthusiasm or take-up of HD-DVD.
thanks
HD-DVD UK

porky

"porky" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Looks like bluray is not quite the holy grail that we were led to believe.
> It's lacklustre launch passed quite unnoticed after all the hype, nothing
> like the scale of enthusiasm or take-up of HD-DVD.
> thanks
> HD-DVD UK

I must of missed the whole hd-dvd launch as well then.
Oh no i think i heard there was a dual format dvd/hd-dvd film... cant
remember which it was though.

Woo.

James

"James" <> wrote in message
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>
> "porky" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Looks like bluray is not quite the holy grail that we were led to
believe.
> > It's lacklustre launch passed quite unnoticed after all the hype,
nothing
> > like the scale of enthusiasm or take-up of HD-DVD.
> > thanks
> > HD-DVD UK
>
> I must of missed the whole hd-dvd launch as well then.
> Oh no i think i heard there was a dual format dvd/hd-dvd film... cant
> remember which it was though.
>
> Woo.
>
>
don't be silly... everyone knows that hd-dvd was a sellout in the usa when
launched and bluray has hardly caused a stir apart from all the hype. Now
watch all the bluray supporters switch camps and abandon sony to try to sell
bluray to playstation owners.

porky

James wrote on [Mon, 7 Aug 2006 13:19:35 +0100]:
>
> "porky" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Looks like bluray is not quite the holy grail that we were led to believe.
>> It's lacklustre launch passed quite unnoticed after all the hype, nothing
>> like the scale of enthusiasm or take-up of HD-DVD.
>> thanks
>> HD-DVD UK
>
> I must of missed the whole hd-dvd launch as well then.

Must HAVE. HAVE. Must of is restarded

Justin

On 8/7/2006 6:39:01 AM, Justin wrote:

> James wrote on [Mon, 7 Aug 2006 13:19:35 +0100]:
>>
>> "porky" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Looks like bluray is not quite the holy grail that we were led to
>>> believe. It's lacklustre launch passed quite unnoticed after all the
>>> hype, nothing like the scale of enthusiasm or take-up of HD-DVD.
>>> thanks
>>> HD-DVD UK
>>
>> I must of missed the whole hd-dvd launch as well then.
>
> Must HAVE. HAVE. Must of is restarded

In fairness, he was trying to communicate with "porky" there.
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Tarkus

"Justin" <> wrote in message
news:...
> James wrote on [Mon, 7 Aug 2006 13:19:35 +0100]:
>>
>> "porky" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Looks like bluray is not quite the holy grail that we were led to
>>> believe.
>>> It's lacklustre launch passed quite unnoticed after all the hype,
>>> nothing
>>> like the scale of enthusiasm or take-up of HD-DVD.
>>> thanks
>>> HD-DVD UK
>>
>> I must of missed the whole hd-dvd launch as well then.
>
> Must HAVE. HAVE. Must of is restarded
>
>
So is "restarded", you should of figured that out.

Freda

Freda wrote on [Mon, 7 Aug 2006 15:08:39 +0100]:
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> "Justin" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> James wrote on [Mon, 7 Aug 2006 13:19:35 +0100]:
>>>
>>> "porky" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Looks like bluray is not quite the holy grail that we were led to
>>>> believe.
>>>> It's lacklustre launch passed quite unnoticed after all the hype,
>>>> nothing
>>>> like the scale of enthusiasm or take-up of HD-DVD.
>>>> thanks
>>>> HD-DVD UK
>>>
>>> I must of missed the whole hd-dvd launch as well then.
>>
>> Must HAVE. HAVE. Must of is restarded
>>
>>
> So is "restarded", you should of figured that out.

I see what you did there. Same thing I did.

Justin

On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 13:14:59 +0100, "porky" <>
wrote:

>Looks like bluray is not quite the holy grail that we were led to believe.
>It's lacklustre launch passed quite unnoticed after all the hype, nothing
>like the scale of enthusiasm or take-up of HD-DVD.
>thanks
>HD-DVD UK
>

I personally think BOTH will be huge losses for all the manufacturers
for a lot longer than they anticipated..... We'll be very lucky if we
have a clear winner and decent prices in 5 years. And all this
"shilling" for one or the other isn't going to make any difference,
either.


Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

Charlie Hoffpauir

On 8/7/2006 7:37:57 AM, Charlie Hoffpauir wrote:

> I personally think BOTH will be huge losses for all the manufacturers
> for a lot longer than they anticipated..... We'll be very lucky if we
> have a clear winner and decent prices in 5 years.

Define decent prices.
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Tarkus

On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:27:38 GMT, Tarkus <>
wrote:

>On 8/7/2006 7:37:57 AM, Charlie Hoffpauir wrote:
>
>> I personally think BOTH will be huge losses for all the manufacturers
>> for a lot longer than they anticipated..... We'll be very lucky if we
>> have a clear winner and decent prices in 5 years.
>
>Define decent prices.

That would be a different definition for each individual.

for *me* it's approximately 20% of the initial price (for electronic
items). ie, my first VCR, about $200, and the same for my first CD
burner. So my first HD DVD recorder, $100-$200.

Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

Charlie Hoffpauir