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haha, i think we found the dude responsible for making the 7 versions decision.....the one hanging around an engadget comment thread and getting more and more hopped up that everyone else disagrees with him.

also that show is awful.
Seriously, that article is unintelligible. After the 3rd read, I think I'm getting that ice cube is *not* involved....so maybe next time don't use half the writing on a strung out bad joke?
well, it ain't an iphone....but a great gift!
I don't think I can wait that long for a Wii!.....will someone help freeze me til then?
cheer up emo kid!


(haha...or, at least take the stick out...)
what a very elegant slow slam.
well....naturally, i disa-disagree...haha. the semantic stuff matters, and any consumer thinking of hi-def already knows that HDDVD and blu-ray do the same thing with different 'tech-nol-ergy.'

from there, if there's no discernable difference, it comes down to a name, and a string of letters is just not attractive. "aetch-dee-dee-vee-dee" does not roll off the tongue at all, and doesn't connect on an emotional level...it also feels like a tired reiteration of the previous generation (think "enhanced cd"). a name based on a color, especially a (objectively, yes) pleasant one like "blue"....it just feels nicer, in an approachably-technological way.

"see-dee"
"dee-vee-dee"
"blue-ray"
"aetch-dee-dee-vee-dee" = not palatable in everyday consumer-speak word of mouth stuff.
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm pretty much a complete noob when it comes to camera stuff. My wife loves to take pictures, though. So much so that she literally wore out her first point and shoot camera, and the Kodak Z712 I bought for her less than two years ago is starting to act up as well. To compound the matter, we are expecting our first born sometime next year. I fear the Kodak just isn't going to cut it any longer. What would be the best starter DSLR to get? She hates missing photo opportunities due to camera 'lag' so speed would definitely be at the top of the list. Photo quality and features would be next. Price should be no more than $800. I'm not interested in video capabilities."
 

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