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"H.I.V. Steve" <hiv_steve@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Depresion wrote:
>> "H.I.V. Steve" <hiv_steve@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:1125375312.889978.28940@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
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>> > NightSky 421 wrote:
>> >> "Blig Merk" <blig_murk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:1125357622.496472.320450@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> >> > They don't have a price on the site but Philips and Pioneer have said
>> >> > around $495 earlier in the year.
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http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_10120.html
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http://www.akihabaranews.com/news_pics/10120/1.jpg
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http://www.akihabaranews.com/news_pics/10120/2.jpg
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>> >> Looks like this is going to turn into a war of two formats ala DVD-R and
>> >> DVD+R. I'm going to sit out this next round of burners for a while and
>> >> see
>> >> who emerges as the clear winner. Anyway, there's no pressing need.
>> >
>> > DVD-R won the war.
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>> What makes you say that? Most DVD players read both I can't remember the last
>> PC
>> burner that didn't do both and quite a lot of stand alone DVD recorders do
>> both
>> (along with + & - RW). Walk into any high street electronics retailers and
>> you
>> will find piles of blank disks for each type, the only real looser was DVD
>> RAM
>> that fell by the wayside when HDD & DVD recorder combos started to hit the
>> streets at the same price point.
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> Most DVD players do not play the Plus R format.
Most do. Maybe a few old ones don't but I've never had a problem with plus or
minus in DVD players from £30 to over £500.