Re: Broadcom's new chip plays Blu-Ray and HD DVD.

The chip is trivial. It is not the issue at all. Nothing important here.

"Allan" <Spamsucks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> Broadcom's new chip plays Blu-Ray and HD DVD
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> "Broadcom Corp. could help PC and DVD manufacturers sidestep the
> choice between two high-definition recording standards with a chip
> that can decode signals recorded in either format."
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> http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/01/03/broadcom/index.php?pf=1
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> "Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
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