http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/ Engadget Comments for Samsung's HD DVD / Blu-Ray combo player, just in case http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/Jun 21st 2006 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/Jun 21st 2006 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/Jun 21st 2006 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/Jun 21st 2006 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/Jun 21st 2006 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/Jun 21st 2006 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/
At first you might think this is a good thing, but the problem is that since neither format wins the battle universal players become the standard, much like the DVD+R/DVD-R battle ended up with everyone supporting both standards. In any case, putting support for two standards in the box is always going to be more expensive than putting one in the box. So in the end, what I see happening here is that neither group of standard pushers win and the customers, us, lose.]]>Jun 21st 2006 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/Jun 21st 2006 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/Jun 21st 2006 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/Jun 21st 2006 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/Jun 21st 2006 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/Sovreign centralised democracy. People decide, people vote, stuff done accordingly. What we should have done numerous times already, is take a secure popular vote. Public says blu-ray, HD-dvd dies, or vice versa, end of story. HD-dvd sells patents to blu-ray camp for blu-ray 2.0... or whatever. It's not a full system makeover, but for what you're talking, its what needs to be done. Blu-ray looks better to me. Through which organisation are we going to exert our popular muscle? Or maybe... we'll never have that kind of power. In which case, we can watch history repeat itself once more... then again in seven more years... then again.... Eman out.]]>Jun 21st 2006 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/Jun 21st 2006 8:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/Jun 21st 2006 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/
If we as consumers were to agree on one format, we are giving in to one organisation who can set their price for us to pay. I know we don't have to buy, but through competition comes innovation and lower prices.

If we went for universal only players, we are paying for technology (extra lasers) we don't need.

It may seem stupid, but perhaps the either/or/and capitalistic method works and gives people the choice to go cheap and enjoy fewer movie titles to choose from or go all out. ]]>Jun 21st 2006 10:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/Jun 25th 2006 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/
Now I just hope they also do HD-DVD/Blu-ray drives for computers. And preferably in SATA format, 'cause IDE/PATA is long dead...]]>Sep 14th 2006 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/samsungs-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-just-in-case/]]>Apr 2nd 2007 2:15AM