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   From: JBDragon@comcast.net   
      
   Right now you can buy a Stand Alone HD DVD player in the magical $299 price   
   point with the instant $100 rebate, plus the 5 free movies.   HD DVD is   
   blowing away Blu-Ray in the Stand Alone players.   Not to mention most of   
   those Blu-Ray players won't be compatible with the finalized Java stuff   
   later in October from what I hear.  Blu-Ray was rushed to the marketplace   
   before it was finalized unlike HD DVD, but Blu-Ray couldn't just wait around   
   while HD DVD took over the marketplace and Blu-Ray dies before it even has a   
   chance, except now there will be a bunch of pissed off Blu-Ray owners that   
   won't be able to access all the content on the discs.  Movies already   
   released on HD DVD long ago  when the Blu-Ray version finally get's   
   released, like Batman Begins and The Matrix Collection, ect.   Waiting for   
   Blu-Ray to be finalized, and sorry to say, not all Blu-Ray players will be   
   upgradable.  Hell a Ethernet port is still not Standard in the final Blu-Ray   
   standards, so you may not even be able to download Extra features in a Movie   
   either.    The PS3 is a lame Blu-Ray Movie player in the fact it doesn't   
   even have a IR port!  Those with a single remote to control everything   
   simply, well you need the special Blue Tooth Sony Remote also, LAME!   
      
   How about this, even though there's more Blu-Ray players out there because   
   of the PS3, the new Planet Earth that was released on HD DVD and Blu Ray at   
   the SAME TIME.  HD DVD sold more copies, but by a huge amount, but just   
   shows more HD DVD Movies are being sold in general.  With the Matrix being   
   released Next week, that should be a huge boost.  Blu-Ray has to what until   
   LATE this year.   
      
   Why buy a PS3?  Doesn't play in HD on my HDTV since mine is a 1080i CRT set   
   with no 720P support.   720P only games get dropped to 480P, What's the   
   point?  What games does it have that's any good?  Anything to look forward   
   to later this year?  Not really, but there's a bunch for the 360.  Oh and   
   having No rumble sucks!!!  I'm also not a fan of a motion controller.  They   
   just aren't very accurate and they get tiring to using after a while.   
      
      
   "Kazimierez"  wrote in message   
   news:1179363744.470974.232510@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...   
   > It will be interesting to see the Elite numbers, some of my friends   
   > who don't own either the Xbox 360 or the PS3 seem to want it badly.   
   > They are casual gamer types, who all own PS2s, but the PS3 still fails   
   > to catch a buzz. He's right about the Blu-Ray, it's not the huge deal   
   > Sony thinks it is. Smart people are just going to wait out the war,   
   > and take the winner. I guess in the meanwhile, people are buying   
   > 360s.   
   >   
   > He is right about the choices, I like that. I love the USB wireless   
   > thing I got that lets me use my wireless Xbox controllers & headset   
   > for windows.   
   >   
   > Not to mention my controller motherfucking !RUMBLES!   
   >   
   > Sixaxis and Blur-ray.....sorry about your luck, Sony.   
   >   
      
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