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Thread ID: 87324 2008-02-17 05:27:00 Seems Blu-ray has won. Cicero (40) PC World Chat
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641043 2008-02-18 06:48:00 Can you get standalone players that play 720p DivX/Xvid? legod (4626)
641044 2008-02-18 06:57:00 Microsoft has spent quite handsomely investing in HD-DVD technology, I believe. Would this mean their Xbox HD-DVD players will gradually be phased out?

Imagine this: "Hey Bruce and Ray, let's watch a blu-ray!"

Well they will have to spend extra cash to outfit all the new Xboxes with Blu Ray drives. ... ouch.

Sales of PlayStation 3 top Xbox 360 in January
Despite shortages, Nintendo Wii still leads
seattlepi.nwsource.com
vitalstatistix (9182)
641045 2008-02-18 19:17:00 All Blue-Ray players use blue lasers, no exceptions.

:thumbs:

Well I did say I was probably completely wrong. :o

"Twas good to get a little clarification on the issue.
wratterus (105)
641046 2008-02-18 20:14:00 :thumbs:

Well I did say I was probably completely wrong. :o

"Twas good to get a little clarification on the issue.

Twas too.

I thought I had read blue laser bit,but wasn't sure.
Cicero (40)
641047 2008-02-18 23:50:00 Microsoft has spent quite handsomely investing in HD-DVD technology, I believe. Would this mean their Xbox HD-DVD players will gradually be phased out?

"The Microsoft statement pledged that Xbox 360 customers would continue to be able to consume high-definition movies" - Stuff (www.stuff.co.nz)
Nermal (7077)
641048 2008-02-19 00:22:00 i say "let's watch a movie"

don't really care what format it's in aslong as i can play it - might change with a new tv though

speaking of which, which format had the most restrictive DRM?


BR does. It also has region coding.

Which is why the movie studios adopted BluRay... :groan: :groan:
johcar (6283)
641049 2008-02-19 00:53:00 ah ***

i HATE region coding - you then have to buy a multi-zone player to play any films not released in australasia - which is a fair few
motorbyclist (188)
641050 2008-02-19 02:03:00 Well they will have to spend extra cash to outfit all the new Xboxes with Blu Ray drives. ... ouch.

Sales of PlayStation 3 top Xbox 360 in January
Despite shortages, Nintendo Wii still leads
seattlepi.nwsource.com
The hd-dvd drives for the 360 is an external usb one. and so will any bluray add on for the 360
plod (107)
641051 2008-02-19 02:16:00 The hd-dvd drives for the 360 is an external usb one. and so will any bluray add on for the 360

makes the ps3 a bit less of a ripoff when you consider it's also a bluray player, built in without you having to buy any extra addons:thumbs:
motorbyclist (188)
641052 2008-02-19 03:26:00 makes the ps3 a bit less of a ripoff when you consider it's also a bluray player, built in without you having to buy any extra addons:thumbs:
And thats the reason I went with the ps3, and the fact its got better media center functions
plod (107)
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