The list of BR supporters does however run like the list of electronics manufacturers sitting in my home (excepting the Toshiba DVD player - irony?).
Therein lies the problem. Hardware doesn't sell a platform for movie. Content does.
Let me repeat that for those still suffering from the dellusion that having a heap of computer companies and repackagers will somehow make your format win.
CONTENT IS KING. Period.
Hollywood doesn't give a rats arse about what Dell, HP or Apple wants. They own the content and they will decide where to deploy the content. If we look at the race from strictly the context of who has the necessary content the race is even. HD-DVD has a surprising amount of support and I know Blu-Ray will eventually have an equal amount. This all points to one thing. Format War and the need to buy two different playback devices.
Therein lies the problem. Hardware doesn't sell a platform for movie. Content does.
Let me repeat that for those still suffering from the dellusion that having a heap of computer companies and repackagers will somehow make your format win.
CONTENT IS KING. Period.
Hollywood doesn't give a rats arse about what Dell, HP or Apple wants. They own the content and they will decide where to deploy the content. If we look at the race from strictly the context of who has the necessary content the race is even. HD-DVD has a surprising amount of support and I know Blu-Ray will eventually have an equal amount. This all points to one thing. Format War and the need to buy two different playback devices.
The need to buy two playback devices, or the concern about buying the wrong one, most commonly leads to buying neither until after the dust settles. This really will delay the development and deployment of whatever standard finally prevails. It may not even be one of these two. If these two fight it out and delay deployment for a while the holographic versatile disc could eclipse both of them while they are slugging it out.
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The list of BR supporters does however run like the list of electronics manufacturers sitting in my home (excepting the Toshiba DVD player - irony?).
Therein lies the problem. Hardware doesn't sell a platform for movie. Content does.
Let me repeat that for those still suffering from the dellusion that having a heap of computer companies and repackagers will somehow make your format win.
CONTENT IS KING. Period.
Hollywood doesn't give a rats arse about what Dell, HP or Apple wants. They own the content and they will decide where to deploy the content. If we look at the race from strictly the context of who has the necessary content the race is even. HD-DVD has a surprising amount of support and I know Blu-Ray will eventually have an equal amount. This all points to one thing. Format War and the need to buy two different playback devices.
Originally posted by hmurchison
Therein lies the problem. Hardware doesn't sell a platform for movie. Content does.
Let me repeat that for those still suffering from the dellusion that having a heap of computer companies and repackagers will somehow make your format win.
CONTENT IS KING. Period.
Hollywood doesn't give a rats arse about what Dell, HP or Apple wants. They own the content and they will decide where to deploy the content. If we look at the race from strictly the context of who has the necessary content the race is even. HD-DVD has a surprising amount of support and I know Blu-Ray will eventually have an equal amount. This all points to one thing. Format War and the need to buy two different playback devices.
The need to buy two playback devices, or the concern about buying the wrong one, most commonly leads to buying neither until after the dust settles. This really will delay the development and deployment of whatever standard finally prevails. It may not even be one of these two. If these two fight it out and delay deployment for a while the holographic versatile disc could eclipse both of them while they are slugging it out.