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Old 08-28-2006, 01:01 PM   #31 of 94
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Re: Bill Hunt/The Digital Bits now PRO Hd Dvd!


It's not an obsession...Bill Hunt is probably the most respected online site owners and is known in the industry. I think that's why this is a big deal too.



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Old 08-28-2006, 01:25 PM   #32 of 94
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Re: Bill Hunt/The Digital Bits now PRO Hd Dvd!


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why is there such an obsession of what Bill Hunt thinks?
I wouldn't call it an "obsession", but when he does a turnaround from his previous support of Bluray, it's a notable indicator of how things are going. The same note would be made about other notable people in the home theater industry--the various websites, home theater magazines, etc.
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Old 08-28-2006, 01:32 PM   #33 of 94
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Re: Bill Hunt/The Digital Bits now PRO Hd Dvd!


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I am presuming the industry wants Blu-Ray to win based on the specs of the format and the increased copy protection
scheme.

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Even if one of those studios releases HD DVD product this format war is far from over. The wind is currently blowing in HD DVD's direction, but that wind direction can change very quickly because the industry as a whole wants Blu-ray to win.


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Old 08-28-2006, 01:35 PM   #34 of 94
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Re: Bill Hunt/The Digital Bits now PRO Hd Dvd!


I'll agree with Tim here....

Bill Hunt is one of the most renowned and respected enthusiasts
on the Internet.

He's one of those persons that when you know he has an opinion
on something, that opinion is generally well-thought and sincere.





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Old 08-28-2006, 02:01 PM   #35 of 94
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Re: Bill Hunt/The Digital Bits now PRO Hd Dvd!


It almost seems to me that while at the moment this is a format war - supposedly - in the not so very distant future, say a few months, HD will be entrenched enough that BD will seem like yet another new format to the consumer. It is is vital...IMHO...for Sony to maintain the fiction that BD is a currently viable product (it is not)...otherwise they will seem like yet again...that they are late for the party and nobody will really care anymore.

As for Bill and Ron et al...I have disagreed with some things they say, however, without knowing how many hits he gets a month on his site or visitors on this one, it is a certaintly that a significant number of consumers are coming accross his site when they are researching what, if any, HD format to buy. Between his site and this one...as well as many editorials coming from major publications (yesterday was Cinescape) that are dissing BD, it is clear that BD is in serious trouble.

I havent had this much fun since DIVX...and no one would suggest that the internet did not have a significant impact on the demise of that experiment...and the longer this goes on..the more likely it becomes that BD will be just that, as a consumer electronics item...an expereiment.

I'm just waiting for some moola..and then i'm off to get my HD DVD player..of course, if the rumored Star Trek becomes a reality, well...what are credit cards for eh?


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Old 08-28-2006, 02:34 PM   #36 of 94
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Just one question: why is there such an obsession of what Bill Hunt thinks?

This is due to the fact that Mr. Hunt has many "inside sources" in both the hardware manufacturing and movie studio arenas; *plus* his site is followed closely by the Mainstream Press. Just a month or so ago Entertainment Weekly named his "The Digital Bits" site as one of the 25 best Entertainment Information sites on the Web.

His opinion most definitely "means something" ...



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Old 08-31-2006, 04:06 AM   #37 of 94
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Re: Bill Hunt/The Digital Bits now PRO Hd Dvd!


The only way for HD-DVD to even come close to winning this battle is if another player comes on the market. Toshiba alone will not do it. My money is still on Bluray because of the large support of more than just one player.
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Old 08-31-2006, 04:52 AM   #38 of 94
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Re: Bill Hunt/The Digital Bits now PRO Hd Dvd!


Dan,

Currently the fact is: there are three HD DVD players on the market, from two brands (granted: very much the same "family", if not actually the same machines) and only one BD player.

Anything more are promises (granted again: that will change, as is the essence of promises).


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Old 08-31-2006, 04:55 AM   #39 of 94
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Re: Bill Hunt/The Digital Bits now PRO Hd Dvd!


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The only way for HD-DVD to even come close to winning this battle is if another player comes on the market. Toshiba alone will not do it. My money is still on Bluray because of the large support of more than just one player.

LG and HP have a player coming.
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Old 09-01-2006, 04:31 AM   #40 of 94
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Re: Bill Hunt/The Digital Bits now PRO Hd Dvd!


Toshiba is the only player in the market for HD-DVD (RCA is a Toshiba player), but we all know that bluray will have Pioneer, Panasonic, Sony, and further Samsung players up and ready this fall. Gliches aside for now, Bluray holds the most promise and will have the most reward.

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Old 09-01-2006, 05:02 AM   #41 of 94
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Re: Bill Hunt/The Digital Bits now PRO Hd Dvd!


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Toshiba is the only player in the market for HD-DVD (RCA is a Toshiba player), but we all know that bluray will have Pioneer, Panasonic, Sony, and further Samsung players up and ready this fall. Gliches aside for now, Bluray holds the most promise and will have the most reward.

Pioneer to make dual format drive http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=718036

LiteON HD DVD player http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=718031 and http://www.liteonit.eu/index.php?opt...209&Itemid=124

Also HP has a player in the works, no new word on the Sanyo HD DVD shown at the CES show, and after Sony trashed the Samsung I bet we see a player from then in 2007. Don't forget the xBox HD DVD player.

Finally Toshiba today announced today two new HD DVD players for Europe this year and one model outputs 1080p and has HDMI 1.3 http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=718005
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