Hi, On Thursday 27 October 2005 09:08, Hans du Plooy wrote:
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I'm careful for Sony drives, although they make good hardware, they are the ones pushing for hardware copy protection and all that. Hence I avoid them.
Apropos this concern: - "Forrester: Sony's Blu-ray will win DVD format war against Toshiba's HD-DVD" <http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/> (see the Oct. 24 commentary). Summary: "Forrester Research says Sony's Blu-ray high-definition DVD format will defeat the HD-DVD system led by Toshiba in the battle for consumer acceptance. "Next-generation DVDs will bring sharper pictures and more interactive features. "Forrester is among the first to predict victory for Blu-ray. Forrester analyst Ted Schadler says, however, the battle will drag on for years, similar to what happened in the 1980's when Sony's Betamax videocassette format lost out to VHS." If Forrester Research is right, then our options may become even more limited in the near future.
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Randall Schulz