Downfall of HD-DVD

kingarthur

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16 Jan 08

kingarthur

Tacoma, WA

Joined: 10 Apr 06
Moves: 36518

16 Jan 08

It's final Blu-ray has won.

MCA

TokerSmurf

Bonnie Scotland

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Moves: 15683

16 Jan 08

Originally posted by kingarthur
It's final Blu-ray has won.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=friS4OOcdgQ

And now, the end is near… and so I face the final curtain.

HD-DVD: the BetaMax of the modern age.

uzless

The So Fist

Voice of Reason

Joined: 28 Mar 06
Moves: 9908

16 Jan 08

Originally posted by kingarthur
It's final Blu-ray has won.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=friS4OOcdgQ

never underestimate the power of a cheaper price.

Beta was clearly better technology but it lost out because vhs was cheaper.

kingarthur

Tacoma, WA

Joined: 10 Apr 06
Moves: 36518

16 Jan 08

Check out the video. It's hilarious if you've seen the movie "Downfall of the Third Reich."

Doctor Rat

Joined: 02 Jul 07
Moves: 2416

16 Jan 08

Originally posted by uzless
never underestimate the power of a cheaper price.

Beta was clearly better technology but it lost out because vhs was cheaper.

One of Beta-Max's shortcomings was that its standard recording length was only 90 minutes, while VHS could record 2 hours of content.