its karma for betamax since betamax was actually a better product and got screwed back in the day...as a disclaimer I am NOT defending all of sony's other shitty proprietary formats (Media Stick, etc)
Why does everybody think Sony owns Blu-ray? As far as I know, this is not the case. They are just a huge proponent of it and a member of the BD association. The real winner here is the CONSUMER. People can now buy a hi-def player and feel comfortable knowing that it will not disappear any time soon.
i think they were going with the "if we make enough formats, ONE of them has to win... right? ......right?" i dunno, in the end, i think bluray is the better choice.
yep, Sony is just one of 18 members of the Board of Directors for the Blu Ray association. And one of over 200 companies total in the Blu Ray association membership. It is really starting to tick me off that people are slamming Blu Ray cuz they don't like Sony. Sony is just the most visible member of Blu Ray since they have the most to lose or gain with the format war, so they've been pushing it the hardest. If you don't like Sony, then get a Blu Ray player from one of the other many companies who make stand alone players.
from the wiki: "The 'Blu-ray Disc Founder' was founded in May 2002 by nine leading electronic companies: Matsushita, Pioneer, Philips, Thomson, LG Electronics, Hitachi, Sharp, Samsung, and Sony"
"Sony started two projects applying the new diodes: UDO (Ultra Density Optical) and DVR Blue (together with Pioneer), a format of rewritable discs which would eventually become Blu-ray Disc (more specifically, BD-RE).[7] The core technologies of the formats are essentially similar."
And by "Sony wins" i mean from an investor stand point, are they not the biggest investor in Blu-ray?
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Can anyone REALLY believe that SONY has actually won? I know it's happened, just hard to believe.
I for one welcome our new Hi-Def overlords.
its karma for betamax since betamax was actually a better product and got screwed back in the day...as a disclaimer I am NOT defending all of sony's other shitty proprietary formats (Media Stick, etc)
Best comment ever!
I do believe.
Why does everybody think Sony owns Blu-ray? As far as I know, this is not the case. They are just a huge proponent of it and a member of the BD association. The real winner here is the CONSUMER. People can now buy a hi-def player and feel comfortable knowing that it will not disappear any time soon.
i think they were going with the "if we make enough formats, ONE of them has to win... right? ......right?"
i dunno, in the end, i think bluray is the better choice.
yep, Sony is just one of 18 members of the Board of Directors for the Blu Ray association. And one of over 200 companies total in the Blu Ray association membership. It is really starting to tick me off that people are slamming Blu Ray cuz they don't like Sony. Sony is just the most visible member of Blu Ray since they have the most to lose or gain with the format war, so they've been pushing it the hardest. If you don't like Sony, then get a Blu Ray player from one of the other many companies who make stand alone players.
from the wiki: "The 'Blu-ray Disc Founder' was founded in May 2002 by nine leading electronic companies: Matsushita, Pioneer, Philips, Thomson, LG Electronics, Hitachi, Sharp, Samsung, and Sony"
Actually, From Wiki:
"Sony started two projects applying the new diodes: UDO (Ultra Density Optical) and DVR Blue (together with Pioneer), a format of rewritable discs which would eventually become Blu-ray Disc (more specifically, BD-RE).[7] The core technologies of the formats are essentially similar."
And by "Sony wins" i mean from an investor stand point, are they not the biggest investor in Blu-ray?