". . .basking in a market dominated by a single high-def optical disc standard. . ."
I'm not sure how everyone else feels, but I'm certainly not "basking." Instead of getting great releases on Blu-ray that I've had for months on HD DVD (Hot Fuzz, Serenity, Atonement, The Bourne Trilogy, etc.), I'm stuck with expensive discs and incomplete hardware and a pretty lackluster selection of content.
Call it sour grapes or whatever you want, but I enjoyed life much more when I could buy content on both formats. This "the consumer needs one format" stuff is just an excuse to sell higher margin players and software if you ask me.
Incomplete hardware? Do you also consider USB 2.0 to be incomplete because USB 3.0 is around the corner? Did your USB 1.1 mouse suddenly stop working when you plugged it into a 2.0 hub?
Enough of the dumb arguments. A 1.1 player is quite sufficient for movie playback. If you absolutely must have the ability to download movie clips then 2.0 players are available too, starting with the very affordable and multi-talented ps3.
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". . .basking in a market dominated by a single high-def optical disc standard. . ."
I'm not sure how everyone else feels, but I'm certainly not "basking." Instead of getting great releases on Blu-ray that I've had for months on HD DVD (Hot Fuzz, Serenity, Atonement, The Bourne Trilogy, etc.), I'm stuck with expensive discs and incomplete hardware and a pretty lackluster selection of content.
Call it sour grapes or whatever you want, but I enjoyed life much more when I could buy content on both formats. This "the consumer needs one format" stuff is just an excuse to sell higher margin players and software if you ask me.
Incomplete hardware? Do you also consider USB 2.0 to be incomplete because USB 3.0 is around the corner? Did your USB 1.1 mouse suddenly stop working when you plugged it into a 2.0 hub?
Enough of the dumb arguments. A 1.1 player is quite sufficient for movie playback. If you absolutely must have the ability to download movie clips then 2.0 players are available too, starting with the very affordable and multi-talented ps3.