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Old 01-09-2006, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by FF2Skip,Jan 9 2006, 04:00 PM
Yeah, it was part of a reality show pilot.
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Microsoft is siding with HD-DVD because they want to try and hurt Sony. We'll see which one comes out on top. Right now it looks like the opposite of the VHS/Beta with most content providers siding with Blu Ray. Who knows the better technology may win this time.
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Originally Posted by kvu3,Jan 9 2006, 04:01 PM
How about Contra, Super C & Jackal???


Love the 2-player co-op games. I should hold a video game meet and play those on the big TV... though I'm sure each pixel would be like a square inch.
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Old 01-09-2006, 12:06 PM
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I guess I shouldn't take so long to finish posts as it appears others have been answering the question. Job would be great if it wasn't for the customers.
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Originally Posted by speed_bump,Jan 9 2006, 04:05 PM
Microsoft is siding with HD-DVD because they want to try and hurt Sony. We'll see which one comes out on top. Right now it looks like the opposite of the VHS/Beta with most content providers siding with Blu Ray. Who knows the better technology may win this time.
Historically the winner has been whatever the p0rn industry backs - and they're backing Blu-Ray apparently. So my money's on Blu-Ray.

Microsoft or p0rn? Who will win?
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Hmmm, I thought I read that MS decided to jump in with Sony. Thought they did a demo of Blu-Ray at CES. My bad.
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Originally Posted by PopTarts,Jan 9 2006, 04:04 PM
Frickin' pacifist!
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I'm developing green-ray... for the ers out there
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Old 01-09-2006, 12:10 PM
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Mark is correct:

"CES Report

By David Pogue The New York Times

Wednesday night at Bill Gates's CES keynote speech, one of the most intriguing demos involved a high-definition DVD player prototype. (Microsoft is among the companies that have backed the HD-DVD format, allied against the Blu-ray format endorsed by Sony, Apple and others.)

So it was interesting indeed to see one of these machines in action at last. A Microsoft employee demonstrated the interactivity that's... [Read More] "

Excerpt from AVSForum home page.
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Originally Posted by PopTarts,Jan 9 2006, 04:55 PM
Ahh... a man after my own heart.
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