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if Sony had been around earlier - format wars

for those who gave you beta, sacd and now blue ray
always intent on a format war

if sony had been around earlier

turntables would spin both clockwise and counterclockwise

8 track tapes would have competed with 10 tracks
or in a spinal tap world 11 tracks

edison would have given up

rome would have fell to both barbarians and format wars as the cariot would have been redesigned to fit in wider wheel ruts
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avguygeorge
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I guess all formats will come and go,4sure. Ya'all scaredy cats can sit on the porch and not enjoy anything more than the technology U got now--or 'run' with the big dogs.--Just about anybody here probably has better than a boom-box,yes? WHY?? cause what U-got is better,right?? Hey,it's all about "more/better" These new formats qualify. Ain't nobody twisting anybody's arm.--Stay on the porch, it's much safer there,huh?
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kennyt
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Tvad,

FWIW Porn is being produced in HD-DVD and Blu-ray. While @ CES I strolled over to AVN and spoke at length with the guy bringing this to market... he is going with older titles (Deep Throat, Debbie Does Dallas) as well as a handfull of newer ones currently only filmed in 720p, but soon to be full 1080p. When last I heard from him he was a few weeks off of release.....

Well, after wandering through the AVN, I don't know if I want that much detail in porn..... let's face it, those girls should not be viewed under flourescent lighting!!
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
Avguygeorge...For all its faults the vinyl media does have longevity. The very first LP I ever bought, the show "Wonderful Town" vintage 1949, I can still play on my modern equipment. And of course there are much older ones that I could play if my TT had 78 speed. Sony has made some effort in this direction by including a Redbook (CD) track on all SACD.
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jmcgrogan2
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02-23-07: Audiotomb
why not converge on one format and have a hope of things moving forward

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reubent
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Audiotomb said "why not converge on one format and have a hope of things moving forward".

Sony would love for this to happen. As long as it converged on their format. How can you possilby fault Sony? They spend massive amounts of money on R&D, same as the other companies do. Is it Sony's fault that other companies are doing the same thing Sony is doing at the same time? I don't think so.

The answer is obvious. All other electronics companies should stop producing new technology so Sony wins the format wars and you don't have to worry about futureproofing you system.

Enjoy,

TIC
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