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Jkhmmr
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_ 		23. February 2006 @ 19:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well actually manufacturers usually release fact sheets about their hardware weeks or sometimes months before they're out to make people aware of it and how good it is. That's why people know the requirements of Windows Vista even though it's not out yet and they already knew all about the XBox 360 specs before it came out.
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Xsilver
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_ 		24. February 2006 @ 14:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have to agree it just a way of making money out of older films. There is not anything wrong with dvds it just a way of forcing people to upgrading.

As for Sony's track record of bringing in new formats:-

Betamax - Nearly
MultiMedia Compact Disc (MMCD) - Whoops
Minidisc - hahaha
SACD - Only 3000 releases in 7 years
UMD - Just Silly
Memory stick - Another non standard format

Beware of the curse of Sony
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club42
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_ 		24. February 2006 @ 16:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Resolution does make a difference. Look on your computer screen if you have a resolution of 1289x1024 or so and see what the dvd looks like in full screen mode. I admit I am picky but block noise sucks. Compare vcds to dvds on a large screen and you will see what I mean. I do admit that with 27 inch or lower you will not see much of a difference.
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garmoon
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_ 		24. February 2006 @ 17:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
@club42

You can't even begin to compare a VCD and a dvd. 800MB to 4.7GB of info. Like apples to oranges. Almost 6X more info.
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club42
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_ 		24. February 2006 @ 19:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
That will be almost the same as comparing dvd to blue ray. Resolution and file size increases and so does quality.
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Jkhmmr
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_ 		25. February 2006 @ 02:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Minidiscs aren't that bad actually. Kind of cool. It just came a step too early. If a disc that size could carry like 3-4GB then it would be great. And UMD is not silly. It's doing surprisingly well when everyone thought it would tank but it's not going to be very popular but good enough to keep it going for a few more years. And memory sticks aren't that bad. Considering that Sony makes some of the best digital cameras calling memory sticks a non standard format is stupid.
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