Comments on: HD DVD: A Cautionary Tale http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/19/hd-dvd-a-cautionary-tale/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:53:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: wraith808 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/19/hd-dvd-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-594206 wraith808 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:08:30 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/19/hd-dvd-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-594206 Amen. I just don't know why more people didn't realize this. Exclusivity rights decided this 'war'. That and FUD and piles of cash- not what was right for the consumer. Amen. I just don’t know why more people didn’t realize this. Exclusivity rights decided this ‘war’. That and FUD and piles of cash- not what was right for the consumer.

]]> By: JP http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/19/hd-dvd-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-593709 JP Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:28:01 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/19/hd-dvd-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-593709 The only reason I'm sad is that the format competition won't further reduce prices. I hate monopolies. The only reason I’m sad is that the format competition won’t further reduce prices. I hate monopolies.

]]> By: GI Joe http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/19/hd-dvd-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-593686 GI Joe Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:06:46 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/19/hd-dvd-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-593686 p.s. Biggs, check out the cool old ad for betamax that engadget used in a hd-dvd story today! http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/19/top-ten-things-to-do-with-your-now-defunct-hd-dvd-player/ I'm sure this isn't the first time, but still..... p.s. Biggs, check out the cool old ad for betamax that engadget used in a hd-dvd story today!

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/19/top-ten-things-to-do-with-your-now-defunct-hd-dvd-player/

I’m sure this isn’t the first time, but still…..

]]> By: drdrew http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/19/hd-dvd-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-593572 drdrew Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:30:15 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/19/hd-dvd-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-593572 <i>...will probably be the last physical movie format we ever see...</i> i hope to hell so. in the eloquent words of the famous Nicholas Deleon <i>"Now let us never speak of it again."</i> truer words have never been spoken of not speaking of it again, neither before or since... …will probably be the last physical movie format we ever see…

i hope to hell so. in the eloquent words of the famous Nicholas Deleon “Now let us never speak of it again.” truer words have never been spoken of not speaking of it again, neither before or since…

]]> By: GI Joe http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/19/hd-dvd-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-593511 GI Joe Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:51:50 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/19/hd-dvd-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-593511 lol.....my family was a "betamax" family up until about 1987. in fact, i believe we had the model shown above. lol…..my family was a “betamax” family up until about 1987.
in fact, i believe we had the model shown above.

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