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Wal-Mart chooses Blue-Ray over HD
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Not that it matters anymore as Toshiba have sent up the white flag and abandon HD DVD format. Thus bluray will become the industry standard.
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Actually they officially haven't done that yet. It's expected, but hasn't been done at this point.
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LOL, as soon as I read the title I started laughing.
BREAKING NEWS: K-Mart chooses Rachael Ray line over Martha Stewart!
Well, where I live most of the population can be found at the ONE grocery store....so I Wal-Mart choosing Blue-Ray over HD might be a big deal for some, but then again, I don't know.
BREAKING NEWS: K-Mart chooses Rachael Ray line over Martha Stewart!
Well, where I live most of the population can be found at the ONE grocery store....so I Wal-Mart choosing Blue-Ray over HD might be a big deal for some, but then again, I don't know.
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Big deal for me? No. But the fact is as more large retail chains choose sides the more nails that are placed in the coffin. A company with the sales volume the size of Wal-Marts can make a huge difference whether you know it or not. This format war is one that will be hotly debated for he next 20 years or so, just as VHS -vs- Betamax is often still hotly debated today. You may not grasp it, but you are actually watching technology history in the making.
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And this time, unlike VHS/Beta, the superior format is winning.
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i heard on NPR this morning that Toshiba stock went up on the anticipation that they were cutting their loses with HDDVD.
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Wow this news is awesome. I was going to wait till the summer to see which format will win so I can decide on Blu-Ray of HD-DVD. Now my decision is made. I honestly wanted the Blu-Ray to win over HD-DVD so I can get a PS3. Didn't feel like spending so much money twice. Sweeet. PS3 here I come.
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