[Pc_Support] Intel, Microsoft to support HD DVD, not BlueRay (2)

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Sat, 2005-10-22 at 16:10 -0500, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> What I can't understand is where people are coming from Blu Ray.  It's
> always been "behind" on release date and HD-DVD slips are only going to
> make it not have as much of a lead.
> This was so "deja vu" of the original Sony/Philips 3GB DVD-R+W that hit
> Japan 2 years late.  _After_ 2nd Gen Matsushita pushed DVD-RAM was 4.7GB
> as well as Pioneer DVD-R(G) drives came out at a lower price point.

Again, even DVD-RAM and DVD-R and then DVD-R/RW "slips" still _beat_
Sony/Philips DVD-R+W (Japan-only), DVD+RW and DVD+R/RW players in
release dates and compatibility.

Furthermore ...

> Sony promises one thing, then delivers another.

Sony/Philips didn't even nail down DVD+R player compatibility until
2004.  The data and player issues nagged them for 3+ years, whereas DVD-
R always worked solidly, and even DVD-RW was just as good as DVD+RW.

This will happen again with the PS3.  Don't be surprised when the 1st
gen Blu Ray drives that go into the PS3 are _not_ compatible with discs
generated by and for other "player" and, especially, "data" drives.

The so-called "quantity" of Blu Ray drives in PS3s will have the same
so-called "quantity" of early DVD+RW drives.  They will be early
generation drives that are not compatible with various Blu Ray
rewritable/WORM media, just the "ROM".

> Then I remember how much media Sony controls.  ;->

This isn't conspiracy, it's reality.  Remember what is involved.  Do
technology companies define what Joe American hears?  Or is it media?

Some nuts aren't even crackable by Microsoft, which is why I often point
out they are not the "sole monopoly" around.  ;->


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