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post #1 of 22

2/19/08 at 12:02pm

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Earlier today in Tokyo - Not that it hasn't been discussed here previously:

http://gizmodo.com/357957/toshiba-kills-hd-dvd-official

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2/19/08 at 12:04pm

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Yeah, I was wondering when it would happen. There was a lot of speculation and rumors yesterday in the news (WSJ). Well, at least the format wars are now over.

Jon.

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2/19/08 at 12:12pm

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Thank god. The sooner this stuff becomes mass market, the better. DVD sucks.

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2/19/08 at 12:15pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by GQgeek

Thank god. The sooner this stuff becomes mass market, the better. DVD sucks.

And then:

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

Jon.

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2/19/08 at 12:47pm

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C'moooon sales.

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2/19/08 at 1:09pm

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Originally Posted by kronik

C'moooon sales.

Yup. I still want Planet Earth and Blade Runner Ultimate Edition among others on HD DVD.

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2/19/08 at 1:38pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by imageWIS

And then:

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

Jon.

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Originally Posted by Wikipedia, lol

Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD) is an optical disc technology which would hold up to 3.9 terabytes (TB) of information. It employs a technique known as collinear holography, whereby two lasers, one red and one green, are collimated in a single beam. The green laser reads data encoded as laser interference fringes from a holographic layer near the top of the disc while the red laser is used as the reference beam and to read servo information from a regular CD-style aluminum layer near the bottom. Servo information is used to monitor the position of the read head over the disc, similar to the head, track, and sector information on a conventional hard disk drive. On a CD or DVD this servo information is interspersed amongst the data.

Holy sh*t. It sounds technologically advanced, which means people will definitely buy it!!

JB

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2/19/08 at 2:12pm

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So, for those of you keeping score at home: BetaMax - loser to VHS MiniDisc - loser to anything else BlueRay - winner I have Sony still behind 1-2. What others have I omitted?

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2/19/08 at 2:17pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dakota rube

So, for those of you keeping score at home:

BetaMax - loser to VHS
MiniDisc - loser to anything else
BlueRay - winner

I have Sony still behind 1-2. What others have I omitted?

Mini-Disc was a loser in the US, but did well in Japan. At the same time, if they used Blu-Ray technology on Mini-Discs, I could see Sony trying them again.

Jon.

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2/19/08 at 4:11pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dakota rube

So, for those of you keeping score at home:

BetaMax - loser to VHS
MiniDisc - loser to anything else
BlueRay - winner

I have Sony still behind 1-2. What others have I omitted?

SACD is another one.

--Andre

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2/19/08 at 4:18pm

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Might want to add CD to the win column for them.

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2/19/08 at 5:13pm

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It's about time. Though I'm not a fan of Sony's strategy of keeping all things proprietary, I always wondered about the merits of HD DVD. Heck, what's the point of technological evolution if you settle for second best while the best is within grasp?

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2/19/08 at 5:39pm