http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5434 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:59:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5434#comment-563098 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:21:44 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5434#comment-563098 Last time I checked Blu-ray is 100% backward compatible with DVD. It's lower cost was due to them thinking it would make people choose their format. We now know that has BACKFIRED. As far as suffering with Blu-ray goes that is BS! Nobody is going to force you to buy a Blu-ray player. Last time I checked Blu-ray is 100% backward compatible with DVD. It’s lower cost was due to them thinking it would make people choose their format. We now know that has BACKFIRED. As far as suffering with Blu-ray goes that is BS! Nobody is going to force you to buy a Blu-ray player.

]]> http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5434#comment-559243 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:05:15 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5434#comment-559243 I really wish HD-DVD could have won this war. I liked it a lot more due to the lower cost and immediate backwards compatibility with DVDs. Now we have to suffer through the Blu-Ray days until the holographic light is shone upon us. I really wish HD-DVD could have won this war. I liked it a lot more due to the lower cost and immediate backwards compatibility with DVDs. Now we have to suffer through the Blu-Ray days until the holographic light is shone upon us.

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