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Smallville 12/04/22 10:09:41 AM #1:	...blu ray's favor? do you guys remember this? Did any of you buy a hd dvd player? useless, now. --- "That won't work Boss, hide the target in a place they're unlikely to be found"---GZ <cite>Smallville posted [p:969905125] in Do you thi... [t:80262480]...</cite> <quote>...blu ray's favor? do you guys remember this? Did any of you buy a hd dvd player? useless, now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 12/04/22 10:15:23 AM #2:	Some people bought the PS3 just because it was the cheapest Bluray player. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:969905231] in Do you thi... [t:80262480]...</cite> <quote>Some people bought the PS3 just because it was the cheapest Bluray player.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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coolguyjimmy 12/04/22 10:17:17 AM #4:	Well it wasn't pornography, unlike VHS/Betamax, as most Porn Studios at the time chose HD-DVD. <cite>coolguyjimmy posted [p:969905266] in Do you thi... [t:80262480]...</cite> <quote>Well it wasn't pornography, unlike VHS/Betamax, as most Porn Studios at the time chose HD-DVD.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
a-c-a-b 12/04/22 10:17:35 AM #5:	Foppe posted... Some people bought the PS3 just because it was the cheapest Bluray player. Wasn't it the same with PS2 and DVD? --- Save for your doomed future <cite>a-c-a-b posted [p:969905272] in Do you thi... [t:80262480]...</cite> <quote>Foppe posted... </cite><quote>Some people bought the PS3 just because it was the cheapest Bluray player.</quote>Wasn't it the same with PS2 and DVD?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smallville 12/04/22 10:18:45 AM #6:	a-c-a-b posted... Wasn't it the same with PS2 and DVD? iirc there wasn't a competing format, with DVD.... --- "That won't work Boss, hide the target in a place they're unlikely to be found"---GZ <cite>Smallville posted [p:969905291] in Do you thi... [t:80262480]...</cite> <quote>a-c-a-b posted... </cite><quote>Wasn't it the same with PS2 and DVD?</quote>iirc there wasn't a competing format, with DVD....</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jx1010 12/04/22 10:18:55 AM #7:	a-c-a-b posted... Wasn't it the same with PS2 and DVD? Not at all --- Gaming is a weird industry where you can scam the consumers with lies and fake promises, and there will still be fanboys defending it. <cite>Jx1010 posted [p:969905297] in Do you thi... [t:80262480]...</cite> <quote>a-c-a-b posted... </cite><quote>Wasn't it the same with PS2 and DVD?</quote>Not at all</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Trumpo 12/04/22 10:20:52 AM #9:	Porn industry --- Lancool II \| Z690 Tomahawk \|12700K \| Fuma 2 \| RTX 3070Ti \| 16GB 3600MHz \| FireCuda 530 1TB \| Inland NVMe 1TB \| RM750x <cite>Trumpo posted [p:969905338] in Do you thi... [t:80262480]...</cite> <quote>Porn industry </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smallville 12/04/22 10:21:58 AM #10:	Trumpo posted... Porn industry really? --- "That won't work Boss, hide the target in a place they're unlikely to be found"---GZ <cite>Smallville posted [p:969905354] in Do you thi... [t:80262480]...</cite> <quote>Trumpo posted... </cite><quote>Porn industry</quote>really?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 12/04/22 10:22:35 AM #11:	Trumpo posted... Porn industry ...they picked HD-DVD... --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:969905360] in Do you thi... [t:80262480]...</cite> <quote>Trumpo posted... </cite><quote>Porn industry</quote>...they picked HD-DVD...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Smallville 12/04/22 10:26:56 AM #13:	Do any of you like the name hd dvd more than the blu ray name? i kinda, do --- "That won't work Boss, hide the target in a place they're unlikely to be found"---GZ <cite>Smallville posted [p:969905448] in Do you thi... [t:80262480]...</cite> <quote>Do any of you like the name hd dvd more than the blu ray name? i kinda, do</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rexcrk 12/04/22 10:27:06 AM #14:	I think that, and the fact that Disney supported Blu-ray was a big factor too. God, Im glad that format war died as quickly as it did. --- Fate rarely calls on us at a moment of our choosing. <cite>rexcrk posted [p:969905458] in Do you thi... [t:80262480]...</cite> <quote>I think that, and the fact that Disney supported Blu-ray was a big factor too. God, Im glad that format war died as quickly as it did. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JuanCarlos1 12/04/22 10:33:00 AM #15:	Smallville posted... Do any of you like the name hd dvd more than the blu ray name? i kinda, do Nah...its kinda like wii and wii u. --- Mas dicen, que en las dimensiones de nuestro ser... hay muchos detalles por conocer... <cite>JuanCarlos1 posted [p:969905564] in Do you thi... [t:80262480]...</cite> <quote>Smallville posted... </cite><quote>Do any of you like the name hd dvd more than the blu ray name? i kinda, do</quote>Nah...its kinda like wii and wii u.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 12/04/22 10:33:41 AM #16:	Remember VCD and SVCD? --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:969905579] in Do you thi... [t:80262480]...</cite> <quote>Remember VCD and SVCD?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ViewtifulGrave 12/04/22 10:35:37 AM #17:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Blu Ray players were around a $1000 when the PS3 came out. https://youtu.be/a7pNzItHs8U --- (Place holder) <cite>ViewtifulGrave posted [p:969905604] in Do you thi... [t:80262480]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Blu Ray players were around a $1000 when the PS3 came out.https://youtu.be/a7pNzItHs8U</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 12/04/22 10:38:16 AM #18:	ViewtifulGrave posted... Blu Ray players were around a $1000 when the PS3 came out. IF you could find any, that blue diode shortage really hit hard. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:969905642] in Do you thi... [t:80262480]...</cite> <quote>ViewtifulGrave posted... </cite><quote>Blu Ray players were around a $1000 when the PS3 came out.</quote>IF you could find any, that blue diode shortage really hit hard.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
a-c-a-b 12/04/22 10:38:22 AM #19:	Smallville posted... iirc there wasn't a competing format, with DVD.... What I meant was people buying PS2s because it was one the cheapest DVD players available at the time. --- Save for your doomed future <cite>a-c-a-b posted [p:969905644] in Do you thi... [t:80262480]...</cite> <quote>Smallville posted... </cite><quote>iirc there wasn't a competing format, with DVD....</quote>What I meant was people buying PS2s because it was one the cheapest DVD players available at the time.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 12/04/22 10:42:42 AM #20:	Discount retailers had DVD players below $100 not long after the PS2 launch. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:969905712] in Do you thi... [t:80262480]...</cite> <quote>Discount retailers had DVD players below $100 not long after the PS2 launch.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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