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Warner Bros. V.P. slams Blu-ray and PS3 . ....

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ZS KEKL

Steve Nickerson , Senior V.P. , High Definition Media , at Warner Bros. says " The standalone player market is by far the biggest driver of movie sales in the LONG TERM . This is simply because those who buy a standalone player are interested soley in buying and watching movies and other video content , whereas those with HD drives built into games consoles are primarily interested in games " .

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Most of the Blu-ray players that have been sold are PS3 games consoles .

HD DVD standalone players are outselling Blu-ray standalone players .

Warner Bros. is a major studio.

Steve Nickerson's comments , are , certainly , bad news for Blu-ray and Blu-ray fans .

OTOH , Steve Nickerson's comments are good news for HD DVD and HD DVD fans .

ZS KEKL

http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/8730/9754/blu-ray-sales-figures-hddvd-claim.phtml (Open in New Window)

Follow Ups:

Have you bought into an HD video format yet ? Are you even thinking about it ? or simply trolling ? - oscar 19:39:59 07/16/07 (2)
If still undecided, go do your homework. There's plenty of FUD (particularly with regards to HD-DVD survivability) and counter-FUD going around the internet.

My take: Studio support and superior storage capacity/bandwidth give Blu-Ray the edge. Other's will disagree, some vehemently (mostly those who've bought HD-DVD hardware).

BTW, I can play both formats so I won't exactly be SOL if by some infinitesimal chance Blu-Ray loses. Same with SACD/DVD-A though clearly... "#10 !" (remember the hi-rez forum format wars?) ; DVD-A has already been trumped by Blu-Ray discs with 5.1 24/96 uncompressed PCM soundtracks AND hi-def video.
- RE: " Have you bought into an HD video format yet ? " . Yes . ( nt ) - ZS KEKL 20:15:10 07/16/07 (1)
  nt
  - have fun watching the matrix and bourne identity NT - Jazz Inmate 12:44:19 07/20/07 (0)
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    "I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
Now KEKL, what did I tell you about posting in other forums... Hmmmm? - SF tech 19:20:13 07/16/07 (0)
It's too much excitement for a person in your condition!
Back to DVD-Audiobahn you little scamp!
LOL!

Edits: 07/16/07
had to find something new to obsess over since DVD audio died? nt. - Duilawyer 19:26:06 07/14/07 (9)
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- Look in the mirror , and you will see someone so obsessed that he /she has posted over 23,500 times . LOL (nt) - ZS KEKL 16:27:41 07/16/07 (0)
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- It's a good sign for Blu-Ray, ZS KEKL always backs the wrong side. :0) - oscar 21:48:54 07/14/07 (7)
  Remember that "Blu-Ray is Dead Ray" thread ?
  - I'm on the right side for the biggest Hi-Rez audio prize, The Beatles . EMI released The Beatles on DVD-A . .... - ZS KEKL 22:38:32 07/14/07 (6)
    OTOH , Oscar , you and the other SACD cheerleaders are on the losing side , wishing EMI had released The Beatles on SACD .
    LOL
    I'm . also , on the right side for The Doors catalog that was released on DVD-A in November 2006 .
    There's nothing of any significance being released on SACD .
    Now , Oscar , what are you shaking your SACD pom poms for ? Some Classical SACDs that sell a handful of copies ?
    LOL
    ZS KEKL
    
    Edits: 07/16/07
    - How many DVDAs came out in the last week? :- ) - Duilawyer 09:04:27 07/15/07 (0)
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    - Wet dreams not allowed here. Calm down, and go wash up. nt - Duilawyer 09:03:16 07/15/07 (4)
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      - Tears seem to be allowed here . You and Oscar have posted an ocean of them . LOL ( nt ) - ZS KEKL 16:30:47 07/16/07 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Wet dreams not allowed here. Calm down, and go wash up. nt posted by Duilawyer on July 15, 2007 at 09:03:16
        
        nt
        
        Hey ZS, as you're aware Audio Asylum has grown tremendously over the years and is constantly evolving... - Audiophilander 22:02:38 07/16/07 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Tears seem to be allowed here . You and Oscar have posted an ocean of them . LOL ( nt ) posted by ZS KEKL on July 16, 2007 at 16:30:47
        
        ... to meet the needs of new inmates. Well, I recently heard an unverified rumor that the one of the Hi-Rez audio forums may undergo a slight name change soon as a bandwidth saving measure coinciding with another Asylum expansion. The most likely candidate is DVD-Audiobahn, which would be folded into Skeet Shooting Asylum! ;0)
        
        Cheers,
        AuPh
        
        I have done a side by side comparison , and .... - ZS KEKL 22:30:41 07/16/07 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Hey ZS, as you're aware Audio Asylum has grown tremendously over the years and is constantly evolving... posted by Audiophilander on July 16, 2007 at 22:02:38
        
        SACDs are better skeet shooting targets than DVD-As .
        
        Best of all targets are the Crest SACD Crackers . They really fly apart when hit by a shotgun blast . However , all SACDs are excellent targets .
        
        My conclusion :
        
        DVD-As - more fun to listen to .
        
        SACDs - more fun to hit with a shotgun blast .
        
        LOL
        
        ZS KEKL
        
        I've conducted a side by side comparison of your side by side comparison & have reached only one conclusion... - Audiophilander 11:07:17 07/19/07 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I have done a side by side comparison , and .... posted by ZS KEKL on July 16, 2007 at 22:30:41
        
        ... that when it comes to shooting off things (mouths, guns, etc.) you and Dick Cheney have a lot in common. ;0)
        
        AuPh

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