Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Buy an HD-DVD Player

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I'm a little confused about this.  The article is from 2005, but I 
remember hearing back around that time that there would be no dual-format 
player.  Development was being blocked somehow.  Now I see this in the 
news:

http://www.dealerscope.com/story/story.bsp?sid=81550&var=story

Which says that Samsung's dual player costs $999.  This despite the fact 
that you could buy both a Blu-ray player and an HD-DVD player for about 
$500.  So what good is a dual player?  It takes up less space?  It is 
selling now:

http://www.google.com/products?q=BD-UP5000

Mike


On Fri, 2 Nov 2007, Vern Green wrote:

> I don't think this is one of those things that we are going to have to 
> decide on. There are going to be dual format players. It was just like 
> the DVD R- and DVD R+ technologies. Now, do we even worry about those 
> formats?
>
> The same thing will happen with these formats. You will likely have dual 
> format players first, and then dual format burners later on. In fact, I 
> found this on a quick search.
>
> http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/06/samsung-planning-dual-format-hd-dvd-blu-ray-disc-player/
>
> I am not buying either format this time. I am waiting until I can get a 
> dual format player before I buy anything.

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