I would LOVE to buy a high-def media player, on one condition. Both BD/HD camps get together and end this stupid format war which will ultimately make them both fail much like DVD-A/SACD failed horribly. Universal players wont save them here, as there were many of those and they didn't help DVD-A/SACD sales at all and now both SACD/DVD-A are pretty much dead. Its a pity because either one when properly mastered sounded outstanding, particularly on a really good HT system. Pink Floyd DSOTM, Queen A Night At The Opera I'm looking at you.
Its like the old train track scenario. Long long ago there were different track widths and rail sizes that meant that trains couldn't run on every track. This made train transit/shipping unviable for a large part of the US. Finally all the railroad companies agreed on how the track should be made, redid the railroads to this new standard, and ALL companies profits exploded as a veritable golden age was ushered in for rail transit.
This is the same scenario, if theres one standard everyone will stick to all the content producers will get on board and everyone will win. Right now nobody wins.
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I would LOVE to buy a high-def media player, on one condition.
Both BD/HD camps get together and end this stupid format war which will ultimately make them both fail much like DVD-A/SACD failed horribly.
Universal players wont save them here, as there were many of those and they didn't help DVD-A/SACD sales at all and now both SACD/DVD-A are pretty much dead. Its a pity because either one when properly mastered sounded outstanding, particularly on a really good HT system. Pink Floyd DSOTM, Queen A Night At The Opera I'm looking at you.
Its like the old train track scenario. Long long ago there were different track widths and rail sizes that meant that trains couldn't run on every track. This made train transit/shipping unviable for a large part of the US.
Finally all the railroad companies agreed on how the track should be made, redid the railroads to this new standard, and ALL companies profits exploded as a veritable golden age was ushered in for rail transit.
This is the same scenario, if theres one standard everyone will stick to all the content producers will get on board and everyone will win. Right now nobody wins.