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06-20-2007, 01:29 PM
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HDi and HD-DVD Live demonstration for Bill Hunt
Per Bill Hunt @ the Digital Bits:
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I've been invited by Microsoft's Kevin Collins and others up to the Universal lot this morning for a demonstration of all the latest bells and whistles the HD-DVD camp is creating for upcoming titles on the format via HDi and HD-DVD Live. I'm an open-minded sort, and I've been known to enjoy an HD-DVD disc or two myself, so I'm happy to take a look at what they've got to show me. You can be sure I'll report back to you all about the experience here in the next day or two.
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06-20-2007, 01:33 PM
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Re: HDi and HD-DVD Live demonstration for Bill Hunt
So much for the "Bill the Blu-Ray shill" comments. While he may be infavour of BD winning the format war, at least he's keeping up to speed on developments in both camps.
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06-20-2007, 01:59 PM
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Re: HDi and HD-DVD Live demonstration for Bill Hunt
Obviously MS wrote him a big check. 
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06-20-2007, 03:38 PM
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Re: HDi and HD-DVD Live demonstration for Bill Hunt
Hey, if he feels the need to say he's an open-minded sort... Besides, anything that isn't perfect gives him a reason to say Blu-ray's vaporware is better! 
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06-20-2007, 10:16 PM
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Re: HDi and HD-DVD Live demonstration for Bill Hunt
I bet he comes away liking what he saw but that wasn't the bulk of why he believes that Blu-ray will win the "war". Most of his problems were related to studio, manufacturer, and computer industry support. I highly doubt they are going to change his mind on those topics but I'm glad to see he isn't writing them off and is willing to listen to what they have to say.
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06-20-2007, 11:40 PM
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Re: HDi and HD-DVD Live demonstration for Bill Hunt
Bill's become an unabashed pro BD master spin-meister, probably already has his bust in a niche at the Project Hydra Hall of Fame. Expecting him to come away from this with an unbiased report is like expecting pigs to fly.
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06-21-2007, 12:10 AM
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Re: HDi and HD-DVD Live demonstration for Bill Hunt
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Bill's become an unabashed pro BD master spin-meister, probably already has his bust in a niche at the Project Hydra Hall of Fame. Expecting him to come away from this with an unbiased report is like expecting pigs to fly.
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Please stop dancing around the issue and finally come out to tell us how you truly feel. I'm so tired of these veiled view points. 
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06-21-2007, 07:47 AM
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Re: HDi and HD-DVD Live demonstration for Bill Hunt
Wasn't this invitation at least suggested by Richard Doherty in his first response to Bill on the AVS forum?
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06-21-2007, 08:09 AM
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Re: HDi and HD-DVD Live demonstration for Bill Hunt
Does any one think Bill is going to survive his trip to the deep dungeuns of the HD plant unscathed? Toshiba and MS are planning on install HDi chips in Bill's brain and will be sending physic commands to him through those chips as he writes his next commentary for The Digital Bits.
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