Edn: Last year's most popular Electronic News newsletter-referenced writeup, so I've heard, was my CES 2008 piece that came hot on the heels of Warner's decision to go Blu-ray-exclusive (and predicted a month-later inevitable conclusion that was also popular with online readers). The following prophetic paragraphs sum up my mildly ;-) controversial analysis:
I'm still betting that Blu-ray's seeming eventual victory will end up being a hollow one. Both camps have splurged a tremendous amount of money to date: in technology development and manufacturing ramp, in player hardware and software development, in player production ramp, in movie-studio "financial accommodations," and in retailer and end-user promotional campaigns. How long, and at what equipment and media-run-rate assumption, will it take for Sony and its partners to recoup this substantial upfront loss? Will they ever?
Am I psychic, psychotic, or maybe a bit of both? I'll leave you to decide the answer to that one. Nonetheless, where do we stand one year later?
Even though the Super is out, this Chinese brand is releasing a base RTX 4080 - and it comes with AIO liquid cooling and a striking design.
Jack writes: "Here's our compilation of the best gaming monitor deals available on the LG store during their Gaming Week sales event - lasts until May 5th."
Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.
Another anti-Blu-Ray article. I was actually wondering if something was wrong with N4G, because I haven't seen one of these in hours.
Its a lame article. Most of the points that are made have been disproven and the rest he uses some minor issues.
DD will be good for some yes but until they can get it look like Blu-ray it will not interest me. DD is far more restictive then people think. To me it is like buying out of date meat just because it is cheaper.
Why did i buy a blu-ray player WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?
Im Amazed that the Flame bait article hasn't started anything yet.
Why do none of these "articles" ever seem to bring up the incredible uphill battle and many, MANY obstacles digital distribution needs to overcome to be the "main form of media?"
DD will be a nice ALTERNATIVE for a while, nothing more. And I still don't get why people WANT a format to fail, when Dark Knight is oh so good.