Comments on: DVD Peace Talks Break Down http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/08/dvd_peace_talks_break_down/ Nerds are for Dorks Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:15:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Brad http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/08/dvd_peace_talks_break_down/comment-page-1/#comment-19108 Brad Wed, 24 Aug 2005 05:03:25 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=2030#comment-19108 I predict blueray will be the next RDRAM. It'll show up, everyone will be the hardware and prepare for media...and it just won't come, cause the next big thing will have already hit the shelves. You're better off buying a laserdisk player, it'd be a paper-weight, but at least it'll give you a nice trip down memory lane. I predict blueray will be the next RDRAM. It’ll show up, everyone will be the hardware and prepare for media…and it just won’t come, cause the next big thing will have already hit the shelves. You’re better off buying a laserdisk player, it’d be a paper-weight, but at least it’ll give you a nice trip down memory lane.

]]> By: mmj http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/08/dvd_peace_talks_break_down/comment-page-1/#comment-19107 mmj Wed, 24 Aug 2005 03:00:57 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=2030#comment-19107 > or where devices are made that can read both > formats, effectively sidestepping the issue > all together. This is the case with DVD+R and DVD-R media - two different formats. Virtually all DVD readers and burners can now read (and write) both formats, effectively sidestepping the issue - so much so that it really doesn't matter which format of media you buy anymore as it will 'just work'. > or where devices are made that can read both
> formats, effectively sidestepping the issue
> all together.

This is the case with DVD+R and DVD-R media – two different formats. Virtually all DVD readers and burners can now read (and write) both formats, effectively sidestepping the issue – so much so that it really doesn’t matter which format of media you buy anymore as it will ‘just work’.

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