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But Jazz, I thought you were in favor of peaceful coexistance between both sides now that we're in a format war.

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In Reply to: RE: Re: posted by Jazz Inmate on August 31, 2007 at 10:53:10

Let this play out, give both sides a chance to work out their differences and reach a political settlement; this 'surge' is in the public's interest. The worst thing that could happen is for one side or the other to win outright! Hey, before this format war got started I was in the one format camp, and I still feel that we should never have gotten into a format war in the first place, but now that we're there, do you honestly think we should pull out rapidly leaving early adopters with the bill? ;0)

Seriously, right now competition is driving software and hardware prices down and with the prospect of cheaper dual format players on the horizon the whole format war may just die of it's own accord over several years. The only folks hurting from overlapping releases are brick and mortar businesses with limited shelf space; format wars are never dual inventory friendly.

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AuPh

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I supported an alternative to HD DVD just as I supported an alternative to DVD-A - Jazz Inmate 12:14:17 08/31/07 (0)
And I believe in both cases the alternative was better than the original. Most consumers adopting the formats reaffirmed that belief. Unfortunately, the industry never got behind the formats and that's an important part of the equation.

Competition is driving the prices down but so is the chipmakers' and manufacturers' ability to implement new technologies in consumer electronics. We all know that computers double in power and capacity every 17 months, or at least that's the theory. The electronics industry is not totally dissimilar. So prices come down fast.

Cheap universal players are not necessarily the answer. They weren't the answer for SACD and DVD-A and they won't be the answer for HDTV.

As for the idea that "The only folks hurting from overlapping releases are brick and mortar businesses", that is an assinine statement. Generating confusion in the marketplace hurts the market. If you don't show consumers a clear path to go forward and a clear next-generation technology, the average consumer will never upgrade. Heck, the average consumer doesn't understand HDTV and all its advantages over NTSC. You need to start thinking more about the market. Competing formats and universal players are not going to entice anyone but a niche.
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