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Are you calling me a liar? I'd think it over a bit before going down that road.

Posted by Audiophilander on December 2, 2007 at 07:21:20:
Look at the dates; I've stated from the outset that film choices were 1st & foremost in my thinking, but I've never denied that HD-DVD has price-point advantages as well, and cost is certainly an important consideration, especially for early adopters.
>>> "It's too late, auph." <<<
Only your mind, which apparently has far less capacity than a VHS tape, ...but I am impressed by the number of repeated plays that jerky loop of your's has gotten without shedding oxides! :O)
>>> "I adopted blu-ray because it has superior capacity." <<<
Do you have any idea how ridiculous that sounds?
Why not buy a whaling ship instead of a fishing boat? After all, it has more capacity! ;^D
Here's a clue: The wise consumer will purchase what he or she needs to accomplish the desired result.
>>> "You're as much a fanboy as I am..." <<<
Not even close. I don't know how often or how simply this can be written: I have no dog in this hunt. At some point I may even purchase a Blu-ray player (as well), but only if the overpriced Blu-ray players come down to a reasonable price-point and some of the issues I have with the technology are worked out. There are a few movies out now on Blu-ray that interest me, but not enough yet to fork over the bucks for another player just because of the exclusive titles.
>>> "You adopted the format that could not accomodate lossless PCM with a quality video codec plus reasonable extra features, and therefore you chose based on price, not quality." <<<
I don't buy a video technology solely for perfect sound, lossless sound or whatever. I have tube gear for audio; heck, I don't have a receiver capable of decoding lossless surround (the surround receiver I'm using for video doesn't even have HDMI inputs). AFAIC, well defined surround from DTS is sufficient for movies and I prefer stereo for music! Video performance and obtaining the films I want is what I'm primarily interested in; everything else is perfunctory.
>>> "And the "no strings attached" mentality is idiotic." <<<
That's your opinion, which carries about as much weight as one of your pom-poms! ;0)
>>> "Thankfully, most early adopters did a better job on their homework than you did." <<<
I've seen a lot of gripping from Blu-ray early adopters in respect to unresolved issues and changing specs, so I wouldn't toot that horn too loudly, if I were you.
>>> "Your excuses are poor and your insults are silly and already really old." <<<
Wrong on all counts: I have nothing to excuse, those so-called insults are fact based observations, and the only thing growing old is your performance as a Blu-ray cheerleader (you need to learn a few new routines and maybe use an amplified megaphone to make up for the wimpy cheers).
AuPh