[ale] OT: Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD

[Scott Castaline]

Jeff Lightner wrote:
> Instead of having Regular Screen or Wide Screen on opposite sides of
> DVDs they'll have Blu-Ray and HD-DVD - or they'll make players that can
> do both formats (as well as the old one).
> 
> Given the number of folks I know who use Disney stuff for keeping their
> kids occupied I'm guessing Disney's decision will have more impact than
> Universal's.
> 
> Betamax?  Is that anything like my 8-track player?  It seems hard to
> find new tapes for that...
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jim
> Popovitch
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 10:28 AM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: [ale] OT: Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD
> 
> I see that Blockbuster has jumped on the Blu-Ray Bandwagon (see: 
> http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,283774,00.html)
> 
> According to that article...  "All major studios except one are
> releasing films in Blu-ray, with several, including The Walt Disney Co.,
> releasing exclusively in Blu-ray. Only Universal Studios, which is owned
> by General Electric Co., exclusively supports HD DVD."
> 
> 
> So... how does everyone think this is going to end up?  (those of you
> who still own Betamax players are requested not to provide input :-) )
> 
> 
> -Jim P.
> 
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Gee and I can't find any new releases on 4-track either. I can't 
understand why...........