So it looks like Toshiba is about to throw in the towel in the format wars and concede victory to Blu-Ray.
It really is strange how quickly things change. I fully expected HD-DVD to win this war in the run up to christmas, they had the cheapest players out, the better features and were winning over studios. Then Warner made an announcement and the rest as they is, is history.
MAXCONSOLE – MaxConsole – Toshiba to drop HD DVD in coming weeks?
Last Updated: February 15, 2008
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Abe
February 15, 2008 at 10:02
No response’s?
I would just like to say a big BOOOOOOYA BABY!!!
Tan365
February 15, 2008 at 11:18
the Warner announcement death weekend signed and sealed it … now for the delivery
shame HD-DVD … god speed ol’pal
VonPickle
February 15, 2008 at 12:00
Thank God it’s finally over, how we just need the price of Blu-Ray player and Optical drives to drop and life will be good, in HD 🙂
Evilredzombie
February 15, 2008 at 12:03
I second ABE
Fox1
February 15, 2008 at 13:02
Who care’s. BD movies are expensive and the titles are weak. So is the high pricing on the BD players. Sony drop prices on their tech? Stop dreaming!
Messiah
February 15, 2008 at 13:13
I have a few Movies on BR and watch them on my HD tv and man they ROCK!!!! I have even replaced some of my favorite movies from normal DVD to BR 🙂
Abe
February 15, 2008 at 13:34
Yea but Fox, soon all titles will be BD 😉
And new tech is always expensive, the only reason HD DVD was cheap was because they were making massive losses on them to try and stay in the race!
hilt_ctn
February 15, 2008 at 14:42
Some titles on Amazon vary by $1 for a BD as oppose to a DVD. And before you say ” who cares, we dont live in the U.S. “, some of us import 😉
Fox1
February 15, 2008 at 14:57
Well if you don’t satisfy the man on the street then your tech goes nowhere. Right now its a bit far fetched for Mr. Average and Mr.Fox1 😉 . The BD movies in the shop are too expensive!
Tan365
February 15, 2008 at 15:24
Joe average complained when DVD came and wanted to stick with his VHS. Joe Average will forever hold technology back. BD movies are expensive as DVD was when it came out.. that is dead obvious with new tech, give it time Fox1, it has never been and will never be instantaneous.
doobiwan
February 15, 2008 at 15:55
Not quite. DVD has massive advantages over VHS, from quality to reliability, to storage size. BR only offers a minor bump in visual fidelity.
R20 says BR never gets mass market and never outsells DVD and both are gradually replaced 10 years from now by UHD 3D media and digital downloads.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_High_Definition_Video
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_optical_data_storage
Fox1
February 15, 2008 at 19:56
Joe average is the mass market Tan365. If Joe average never except DVD then VHS would be still ruling the industry.
ocelot
February 15, 2008 at 21:27
Joe average = Wal-Mart.
Wal-Mart = Blu-Ray exclusive as of June.
Fox1
February 15, 2008 at 21:50
Walmart = US
US= Another country
I don’t see any Walmarts here in SA?
Abe
February 16, 2008 at 00:38
And the South African market is controlled by….?
Musica Executive 1: Hey bruce, lets stock a format that is being abandoned by the rest of the world!
Musica Executive 2: Well Martin thats a fantastic idea!
Come on!!!
ocelot
February 16, 2008 at 06:42
I don’t see many HD DVD’s on sale here in SA either, your point?
baba
February 16, 2008 at 07:30
Ha ha, you guys are funny!