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THE ECONOMIST mag has a new and interesting article on the HD format wars. Click here.
The article makes all the same points everyone here would know from reading the WAR ZONE posts. What is new (for me at least) is that Blu-Ray will be more centered on consumer electronics and home entertainment while HD DVD will be more centered in the computer hardware sphere, and they predict that both formats will coexist in both markets for a long time, until another media format comes out in a few years or until all video is entirely available on the Internet.
Pretty interesting read and food for thought......
My apologies if this has already been posted.
The article makes all the same points everyone here would know from reading the WAR ZONE posts. What is new (for me at least) is that Blu-Ray will be more centered on consumer electronics and home entertainment while HD DVD will be more centered in the computer hardware sphere, and they predict that both formats will coexist in both markets for a long time, until another media format comes out in a few years or until all video is entirely available on the Internet.
Pretty interesting read and food for thought......
My apologies if this has already been posted.
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Interesting to read a Financial reporter's take on high def home entertainment. While they can probably tell you Gross National Product of Albania, they always manage to get something wrong -
"The surge in Blu-ray rentals at Blockbuster was predictable, given such recent box-office hits as "Casino Royale", "Spider Man" and "Pirates of the Caribbean", all of which came out only on Blu-ray."
Dang - I spent an hour at Blockbuster yesterday and couldn't find a single copy of Spider Man on Blu-ray.
Thanks for the link - their Screensaver they're promoting for download looks interesting.
Interesting the British pub The Economist is predicting "that both formats will coexist in both markets for a long time", while the U.S. News & World Report claims it's all over but the shouting -
Blu-Ray Wins a Battle in the High-Def War
Neither side is close to conceding, but the death match over which format will dominate the next generation of movie disks is swinging in favor of Blu-ray, the technology backed by Sony and most of the studios that produce the flicks themselves. Blu-ray was outselling Toshiba-backed rival HD DVD by 2 to 1—though sales for both are still slight—before recent word that Blockbuster, the movie retailer, would not bother stocking HD DVDs.
"The surge in Blu-ray rentals at Blockbuster was predictable, given such recent box-office hits as "Casino Royale", "Spider Man" and "Pirates of the Caribbean", all of which came out only on Blu-ray."
Dang - I spent an hour at Blockbuster yesterday and couldn't find a single copy of Spider Man on Blu-ray.
Thanks for the link - their Screensaver they're promoting for download looks interesting.
Interesting the British pub The Economist is predicting "that both formats will coexist in both markets for a long time", while the U.S. News & World Report claims it's all over but the shouting -
Blu-Ray Wins a Battle in the High-Def War
Neither side is close to conceding, but the death match over which format will dominate the next generation of movie disks is swinging in favor of Blu-ray, the technology backed by Sony and most of the studios that produce the flicks themselves. Blu-ray was outselling Toshiba-backed rival HD DVD by 2 to 1—though sales for both are still slight—before recent word that Blockbuster, the movie retailer, would not bother stocking HD DVDs.
They must be assuming Microsoft will influence the "computer electronics and home entertainment", but to date their is more availability of blue-ray drives for computers. And several pieces of computer software to generate blu-ray discs are out, but fewer include hd-dvd.THE ECONOMIST mag has a new and interesting article on the HD format wars. Click here.
The article makes all the same points everyone here would know from reading the WAR ZONE posts. What is new (for me at least) is that Blu-Ray will be more centered on consumer electronics and home entertainment while HD DVD will be more centered in the computer hardware sphere, and they predict that both formats will coexist in both markets for a long time, until another media format comes out in a few years or until all video is entirely available on the Internet.
Pretty interesting read and food for thought......
My apologies if this has already been posted.
I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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Apple has finally released their Apple TV 4K with built-in Siri and a microphone so it can respond to your queries even if you don't have the remote. It also increases in price, to $299. I had been planning on updating my current Apple TV 4K streamers, but that's $600 for the two of them, and that's a pass at this point.
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
Apple TV 4K
Apple TV 4K. New Siri AI and hands-free control. Stunning picture and immersive HomePod surround sound. Works with your Apple and smart home devices.
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. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
they all do that anyways.. ever notice your cell phone slows down when you come up for an upgrade..
. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
You should have looked in the APP STORE instead.
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Several Dish offers showed up today in my account. Once you choose one the rest are removed. Offers were Showtime, Starz, AMC and others.
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Not for me, mines has no mention of how long aka the offer period and the Terms and conditions the $0.00 is good for. All I see is one can lose $5.00 if you decide to remove it before day 31 after you add it to the account.
You have a different offer that is free for a shorter timeframe which is different than the one that I and bnewt saw without defining the promotion period as I sent the question to DISH Care via Facebook Messenger and this is the response I got back 20 minutes ago.
TWiT Tech Podcast Network
Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!
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Direct YouTube Link - This Week in Space 232
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4Edq2eavsQ
Direct YouTube Link - This Week in Space 232
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Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!
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Direct YouTube Link - Tim Cook, Elton John & King Charles: A Royal Tech Event
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Direct YouTube Link - Tim Cook, Elton John & King Charles: A Royal Tech Event
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Time for another AWESOME video from TFL Electric Vehicles!
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Direct YouTube Link - Watch the New Tesla Roadster Jump, Fly and Barrel-Roll in Mid-Air!
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Direct YouTube Link - Watch the New Tesla Roadster Jump, Fly and Barrel-Roll in Mid-Air!
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Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!
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But.....if you like Tulsa King....looks like you would probably like this as well. I don't mind spin-offs as long as they don't involve a sassy niece who moves from the big cityAnother Tulsa King spin off.
Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Tony as the director.
Would you rather have LaRoche ???Tony as the director.
No. Bring in someone new.
Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...No. Bring in someone new.
Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)
Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.
Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.
It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
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Might be worth a watch when it comes out. Looks like typical big corp against the little guy movie BUT....there is a reason this plot type is so oft repeated, it draws audiences.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
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