I don't know why they're not available now, but that doesn't mean they won't be. Maybe somebody at Sony can tell you why.
But I think my comparison to Apple IS fair. Why call 50GB BD a myth? It's not a myth at all. "Myth" implies something that doesn't exist. The dual-layer spec DOES exist, and it's been finalized. A dual-layer player exists today which is capable of reading dual-layer discs (according to Samsung - and why should we not believe them?). The discs just haven't been delivered yet.
When Toshiba delayed the HD DVD introduction from late last year to late spring of this year, did people call HD DVD a myth? No, that's simply absurd. Just because something that's planned for isn't available yet, that doesn't make it a myth.
45GB HD DVD and 100GB BD, on the other hand - THOSE are myths. We might see them some day for computer applications, but not for home movies. You can't splinter the market like that. Studios won't release 45GB HD DVD movies or 100GB BD movies, because they won't play in all players. So that's not going to happen. You can call THAT a myth if you want to, and I won't dispute you.
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I don't know why they're not available now, but that doesn't mean they won't be. Maybe somebody at Sony can tell you why.
But I think my comparison to Apple IS fair. Why call 50GB BD a myth? It's not a myth at all. "Myth" implies something that doesn't exist. The dual-layer spec DOES exist, and it's been finalized. A dual-layer player exists today which is capable of reading dual-layer discs (according to Samsung - and why should we not believe them?). The discs just haven't been delivered yet.
When Toshiba delayed the HD DVD introduction from late last year to late spring of this year, did people call HD DVD a myth? No, that's simply absurd. Just because something that's planned for isn't available yet, that doesn't make it a myth.
45GB HD DVD and 100GB BD, on the other hand - THOSE are myths. We might see them some day for computer applications, but not for home movies. You can't splinter the market like that. Studios won't release 45GB HD DVD movies or 100GB BD movies, because they won't play in all players. So that's not going to happen. You can call THAT a myth if you want to, and I won't dispute you.