i will admit all super blockbuster movies rock on bluray
at any price its worth it
but dude dinner with andre or other weepy chick flicks are a waste of money on any dvd let alone bluray i>>>>
.no ?
and i can now download any HD movie i want from amazon thru ROKU or from itunes for under 20 bucks ea
so blu ray before it even commands the market has serious issues with which kind of movie is worth the high price
and the
coming digital download explosion with the coming 50mps 4g/7g net works also
apples MVDO SOFTWARE WILL afford faster and cheaper download pricing for wireless small devices ...
so except for 10 action thrillers a year why bother ???
in 5 yrs i will go to the bargain bin and scoop up for 5 bucks each 50 great bluray titles
blu ray forever will be a small niche player >> and the coming 8 g mini flash stick drives priced below 2 bucks will become a third way to view hd movies cheaply
why bother
Not so bruce- Any movie relased since 1955 in widescreen 70millimeter benefits enormously. All the widescreen classics that haven't yet been touched to Blu. Even the old 4:3 classics look amazing. not to mention HBO prgramming and the new 16:9 PBS /Discovery titles- absolutely breathtaking. Even Woodstock and now Monterey Pop.
Sure you can find some group of people who will want just about anything. The question is there enough people who would buy an xMac to make it worth it. Apple doesn't seem to believe so, and desktop sales trends supports their stance.
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Originally Posted by samurai1999
Yes, but that doesn't unvalidate the other guy's opinion
It just means that different folk want different things...
That's only important if you require live broadcast television. Which actually has a shrinking audience. People are too busy to follow a broadcast schedule.
Virtually all scripted television is available on demand in one form or another. Before long all television content will be available on demand online. MSNBC, FOX, CNN will broadcast their news shows live online.
And that's only 99% or so of consumers, why cater to them when you can have the 1% (or dramatically less) who don't watch sports and live only through iTunes and Hulu...scratch the last one Apple's not making ay money.
His point is that there is little need to watch the latest Kate Hudson - Matthew McConaughey romantic romp in Blu ray. There are a relatively small number of movies that benefit from a large visual scope.
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Originally Posted by teckstud
Not so bruce- Any movie relased since 1955 in widescreen 70millimeter benefits enormously. All the widescreen classics that haven't yet been touched to Blu. Even the old 4:3 classics look amazing. not to mention HBO prgramming and the new 16:9 PBS /Discovery titles- absolutely breathtaking. Even Woodstock and now Monterey Pop.
No its not. You need to take a look at broadcast television ratings, year after year they are shrinking. People have less time (or interest) in following television schedules. The demand for video on demand is sharply rising.
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Originally Posted by BenRoethig
And that's only 99% or so of consumers, why cater to them when you can have the 1% (or dramatically less) who don't watch sports and live only through iTunes and Hulu...scratch the last one Apple's not making ay money.
His point is that there is little need to watch the latest Kate Hudson - Matthew McConaughey romantic romp in Blu ray. There are a relatively small number of movies that benefit from a large visual scope.
Only if you talking about current movies released today. You're still not mentioning a vast library of film that has yet and will sell enormously when it gets released. North by NorthWest gets released next month and it should do very well. Even something recent like the 10 year old Nightmare before Christmas sold incredibly last year and the upcoming Mosters Inc will look amazing. There is a huge market for older tittles. And you're still missing PBS, HBO, Discovery, Opera, etc, etc.
A "hobby" that is going to become much bigger come Jan/Feb (just a hunch). Wait and see.
Does anyone really care about that thing anymore? Did Apple mention anything about AppleTV with their latest financial results? Did anyone ask about AppleTV in the conference call afterwards?
I have one and it just sits there keeping things warm.
Does anyone really care about that thing anymore? Did Apple mention anything about AppleTV with their latest financial results? Did anyone ask about AppleTV in the conference call afterwards?
I have one and it just sits there keeping things warm.
Same here and I hate that I have to keep unplugging the damn thing everytime after I use it. It keeps turning on everytime I use my TV remote. Really annoying. What a pathetic device.
His point is that there is little need to watch the latest Kate Hudson - Matthew McConaughey romantic romp in Blu ray. There are a relatively small number of movies that benefit from a large visual scope.
Different strokes for different folks, I guess. I prefer everything in HD. TV sitcoms in HD is great. If it is not in HD, why bother?
I don't think "El Tableeto" will likely replace laptop and desktop systems in the sense that you wouldn't need one or the other. However, like the iPhone, a tablet device that can do pretty much everything you need to do when actually "mobile", might cut into the laptop/netbook market somewhat more; something that would seem to push people back to desktop systems even more so. I just think that as useful computing power gets smaller and more easily portable, laptops will become less desirable as a primary computer, and the advantages of desktops will begin to weigh heavier. Obviously, there are people who really do need laptops, but most of the people buying them today don't really, and iPhones and Tablets may start making them think twice about getting one.
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This is a good analysis:
People who need laptops or desktops will still need/buy them.
The market segment most affected by La Tableta will be the nascent netbook.
Priced and spec'd right, La Tableta will be a complement to the former and an alternative to the latter.
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i will admit all super blockbuster movies rock on bluray
at any price its worth it
but dude dinner with andre or other weepy chick flicks are a waste of money on any dvd let alone bluray i>>>>
.no ?
and i can now download any HD movie i want from amazon thru ROKU or from itunes for under 20 bucks ea
so blu ray before it even commands the market has serious issues with which kind of movie is worth the high price
and the
coming digital download explosion with the coming 50mps 4g/7g net works also
apples MVDO SOFTWARE WILL afford faster and cheaper download pricing for wireless small devices ...
so except for 10 action thrillers a year why bother ???
in 5 yrs i will go to the bargain bin and scoop up for 5 bucks each 50 great bluray titles
blu ray forever will be a small niche player >> and the coming 8 g mini flash stick drives priced below 2 bucks will become a third way to view hd movies cheaply
why bother
Not so bruce- Any movie relased since 1955 in widescreen 70millimeter benefits enormously. All the widescreen classics that haven't yet been touched to Blu. Even the old 4:3 classics look amazing. not to mention HBO prgramming and the new 16:9 PBS /Discovery titles- absolutely breathtaking. Even Woodstock and now Monterey Pop.
Yes, but that doesn't unvalidate the other guy's opinion
It just means that different folk want different things...
That's only important if you require live broadcast television. Which actually has a shrinking audience. People are too busy to follow a broadcast schedule.
Virtually all scripted television is available on demand in one form or another. Before long all television content will be available on demand online. MSNBC, FOX, CNN will broadcast their news shows live online.
And that's only 99% or so of consumers, why cater to them when you can have the 1% (or dramatically less) who don't watch sports and live only through iTunes and Hulu...scratch the last one Apple's not making ay money.
Not so bruce- Any movie relased since 1955 in widescreen 70millimeter benefits enormously. All the widescreen classics that haven't yet been touched to Blu. Even the old 4:3 classics look amazing. not to mention HBO prgramming and the new 16:9 PBS /Discovery titles- absolutely breathtaking. Even Woodstock and now Monterey Pop.
And that's only 99% or so of consumers, why cater to them when you can have the 1% (or dramatically less) who don't watch sports and live only through iTunes and Hulu...scratch the last one Apple's not making ay money.
His point is that there is little need to watch the latest Kate Hudson - Matthew McConaughey romantic romp in Blu ray. There are a relatively small number of movies that benefit from a large visual scope.
Only if you talking about current movies released today. You're still not mentioning a vast library of film that has yet and will sell enormously when it gets released. North by NorthWest gets released next month and it should do very well. Even something recent like the 10 year old Nightmare before Christmas sold incredibly last year and the upcoming Mosters Inc will look amazing. There is a huge market for older tittles. And you're still missing PBS, HBO, Discovery, Opera, etc, etc.
A "hobby" that is going to become much bigger come Jan/Feb (just a hunch). Wait and see.
Does anyone really care about that thing anymore? Did Apple mention anything about AppleTV with their latest financial results? Did anyone ask about AppleTV in the conference call afterwards?
I have one and it just sits there keeping things warm.
Does anyone really care about that thing anymore? Did Apple mention anything about AppleTV with their latest financial results? Did anyone ask about AppleTV in the conference call afterwards?
I have one and it just sits there keeping things warm.
Same here and I hate that I have to keep unplugging the damn thing everytime after I use it. It keeps turning on everytime I use my TV remote. Really annoying. What a pathetic device.
El Tableeto.
Not to get pissy, but I think it should be:
La Tableta... por el precio de ochocientos (o setecientos) noventa y nueve dólares
¡Perfecto!
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Well there was really nothing revolutionary released yesterday anyway - unless you consider it the <cringe> Magic Mouse.
I've always thought that there would be a strong market for a lap mouse
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His point is that there is little need to watch the latest Kate Hudson - Matthew McConaughey romantic romp in Blu ray. There are a relatively small number of movies that benefit from a large visual scope.
Different strokes for different folks, I guess. I prefer everything in HD. TV sitcoms in HD is great. If it is not in HD, why bother?
I don't think "El Tableeto" will likely replace laptop and desktop systems in the sense that you wouldn't need one or the other. However, like the iPhone, a tablet device that can do pretty much everything you need to do when actually "mobile", might cut into the laptop/netbook market somewhat more; something that would seem to push people back to desktop systems even more so. I just think that as useful computing power gets smaller and more easily portable, laptops will become less desirable as a primary computer, and the advantages of desktops will begin to weigh heavier. Obviously, there are people who really do need laptops, but most of the people buying them today don't really, and iPhones and Tablets may start making them think twice about getting one.
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This is a good analysis:
People who need laptops or desktops will still need/buy them.
The market segment most affected by La Tableta will be the nascent netbook.
Priced and spec'd right, La Tableta will be a complement to the former and an alternative to the latter.
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His point is that there is little need to watch the latest Kate Hudson - Matthew McConaughey romantic romp in Blu ray.
Hey - lay off Kate Hudson- she's helping get the Yankees to the World Series.
Different strokes for different folks, I guess. I prefer everything in HD. TV sitcoms in HD is great. If it is not in HD, why bother?
What about classic movies like Casablanca or Bicycle Thief?
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What about classic movies like Casablanca or Bicycle Thief?
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I have never seen either, but if it wasn't in HD I probably wouldn't watch it.
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I have never seen either, but if it wasn't in HD I probably wouldn't watch it.
How sad, that you deprive yourself...
They are both in black and white and are worth seeing-- content is much more than color pixels on a screen.
How sad, that you deprive yourself...
They are both in black and white and are worth seeing-- content is much more than color pixels on a screen.
No worries- Casablance is already available on Blu-ray. I have seen it and it is amazing.'i'm hoping Citiizen Kane gets there soon.
No worries- Casablance is already available on Blu-ray. I have seen it and it is amazing.'i'm hoping Citiizen Kane gets there soon.
Yes, it will be interesting to see how those ceilings look on Blu-ray.
No worries- Casablance is already available on Blu-ray. I have seen it and it is amazing.'i'm hoping Citiizen Kane gets there soon.
Good! How is the quality? Does it retain the original aspect ratio, or has it been reengineered?
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