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First you win the format war.
Then you finish the format.
Then you get the woman.

Of course, Sony and the BDA came up with this brilliant plan after breaking Rule #2: Don't get high on your own supply.]]>Nov 1st 2007 2:17PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/Nov 1st 2007 2:52PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/Nov 1st 2007 11:58AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/Nov 1st 2007 12:15PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/
HD DVD's had these features since day 1. There isn't even an existing 1.1 capable Blu-Ray movie out there anyway. No 1.1 players...no 2.0 players... Meanwhile, HD DVDs are going to be available for under $100 this Friday. Pencil's down, Blu-Ray.]]>Nov 1st 2007 12:06PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/Nov 1st 2007 12:17PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/Nov 1st 2007 1:49PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/
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It's obviously the only one with enough power to do it all and be upgradeable to whatever they decide in the future. The Bluetooth only remote sucks because it won't work with IR flashers (components hidden in closet), but I'd rather have 2 remotes than a 500 or 600 dollar brick.]]>Nov 1st 2007 1:24PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/Nov 1st 2007 2:45PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/
And honestly - being an Early Adopter means desiring and accepting bleeding edge technologies with an awareness that "early" means "not mature." Every new idea, technology, and format is not without its own bugs to work out in its infancy; including the DVD format when it was first introduced.]]>Nov 1st 2007 1:33PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/Yip, you can still do the basic thing and watch a movie, AND YOU ONLY PAY AN EXTRA $400 FOR THE PRIVILEGE PEOPLE.
]]>Nov 1st 2007 8:06PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/What a piss weak excuse for an unfinished format.

Thank god they didn't build the new A380 airbus with the same "trial and error, she'll be right" mentality that you say is OK for a very expensive disc player, when DVD has been around for about 10 years, it should have been right from day 1 !
You need to read this

http://www.audioholics.com/news/industry-news/sony-blu-ray-specification-deadline]]>Nov 1st 2007 9:15PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/Nov 1st 2007 2:14PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/Nov 1st 2007 2:15PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/
So wtf happened to the Sears/Kmart story yesterday? Too busy making sweet unprotected love to your Blu-Ray players?? For shame..]]>Nov 1st 2007 2:36PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/


WHY have you guys refused to report the KMART exclusivity deal with HDDVD?

]]>Nov 1st 2007 3:37PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/
As for me, you'll notice I didn't post anything yesterday. Wasn't a good day for me, or a week for that matter. I know I'm just a blu machine to you guys, but I have other things going on and have a hard time finding time to write sometimes.]]>Nov 1st 2007 2:37PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/HD DVD walks through walls. :)]]>Nov 1st 2007 8:06PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/For starters I read every comment on every one of my posts (sometimes I skim really log ones), so you always have my attention.

As for the Kmart news, I guess it's post worthy, it's not a conspiracy theory, no one felt it was a priority.

As for my opinion of it, I don't see it as a big deal, every Kmart in my area is either closed or so nasty I refuse to go there. Plus it's just stand alone players, it's not like they are Wal-mart or Target. Even so, I didn't think the story we ran on Target some time ago was worthy either.]]>Nov 1st 2007 3:42PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/01/the-bda-clarifies-the-profile-1-1-mandate-pip/
Here: read this CNBC article that cites the KMART exclusivity deal if you're looking for some kind of "report" on it.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/21581845
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DVD was an unfinished format when it was introduced? I bought a first generation Toshiba DVD player way back when and it still works perfectly to this day. So saying it was unfinished may be a bit of stretch.

I do have one big problem with all of the HD DVD/Blu Ray posts on this site. Everyone from both camps, with the exception of h4Idol, seems to know their stuff and are somewhat informed. It also seems that everyone is making extremely high-tech comparisons between the two formats. While that is a good thing, it leads me believe that a fair amount of people here have pretty expensive setups (i.e. 1080p HDTVs, 7.1 surround sound setups, etc.). If that is the case, the people with these setups will easily be able to afford to buy the "other" format if their "team" loses.

The whole point is to be able to enjoy movies in high definition. Will it really be that big of a deal if your format of choice loses in the end? ]]>Nov 2nd 2007 4:41PM