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No, I am saying that I don't quote [insert name] and say that he says such and such is better than hd-dvd, and then make a thread about him giving his opinion on bd and treat it as expert opinion. Whether he is well known or not doesn't matter. The fact that he has bias calls his critiques into question, in my book.
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Ok, that's cool but that's
not what you posted above.
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And I would say that the "bashing" statement wasn't necessarily applied to this thread. This is just one amongst many that are in a littany of threads put out to bash the ps3 and blu-ray. See my vacuum statements to see why I said that. It certainly didn't stop Obi from bashing Sony in the second link I posted.
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Ok. I guess it's reasonable to expect some level of parity between the numbers of anti-Blu-Ray and anti-HD DVD threads floating around.
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The case wasn't necessarily about Obi as it was about Ruined, and the context with which he posts these threads. It's quite obvious to many that he unapologetically favors hd-dvd. But there may be some on this forum that just peruse the threads and might not know this. Bringing such context can highlight to that reader what motivations Ruined might have, or also might bring to light biases that Obi has. It's not just in the hd forum, but also in the video game forums.
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That's cool and I fully support your overall premise. In fact, I've raised this very idea a few years ago on this very forum. I don't know if Ruined was mentioned specifically or if my comments were more broad. We ALL need to be far more careful about what we post on forums like to so they can best serve the readers of the forum.
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As far as trying to make me out to be an hd-dvd basher, you might be hard pressed to do so from an audio/video standpoint. I have not (to my recollection) ever bashed hd-dvd for its a/v with regards to blu-ray. I have pointed out where they have gotten subpar reviews from highdefdigest. I have stated that I think bd will win the war based on marketing and studio support. I have stated that I like the audio better on bd because of lossless versus lossy. And I have been a bd supporter if only to act as a counterweight to Ruined and others that support hd-dvd and have made it clear where their biases are. I have had criticisms on the marketing tactics of Toshiba and hd-dvd, and have even recommended ways they could turn things around. None of this compares to the unending assault on the ps3 and bd.
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Come on now, you're trying to make your posting behavior seem not as "bad" as it arguably has been about HD DVD.
Now, I'm not saying you've been posting in the same manner as Ruined but you've been almost as relentless, which is precisely why you must
qualify your comment above. I wouldn't consider you a HD DVD "basher" just as I wouldn't consider Robert George a Blu-Ray "basher". As for being a "counterweight" to Ruined, that implies you're seeking to match
his tactics in the interest of balancing things out. If this truly is your belief, then you're basically calling yourself a "basher", where I would not call you one.
I consider you, and others, to simply be enthusiastic about this technology and are anxious to see how things will play out. There's nothing wrong with that.
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If Obi is right, then I imagine that it can be fixed by a patch, just like the other issues that have been hurled at the ps3.
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That's NOT what I meant. I meant, how would you (and others) feel about
Obi if he were proven to be right? Would you recant your comments about him above?
Peace...