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Toshiba to end HD DVD
2008-02-16, 7:10 AM #1
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSL1627196120080216

http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-15518-The+HD-DVD+is+Dead+%21+Officially+Official+%21+Report+the+Japanese+TV+NHK+%21.html

http://www.tvpredictions.com/hddvd021508.htm

HD DVD will soon be following in the steps of BETAMax. Toshiba is ceasing the production of new HD DVD player models, but will continue producing current models for the time being.

According to Japenese TV station NHK Toshiba is expected to make an official announcement soon stating that they will be dropping the HD DVD format.

With many of the major movie companies being Blu-Ray exclusive I had anticipated this. Now between Warner Bros having switched from being HD DVD and BD to just BD, NetFlix officially dropping the HD DVD, and Wal-Mart also beginning to drop HD DVD from it's stores, HD DVD lost all chances it had of winning the format war.

So with this announcement, which format were you favoring at the beginning?
2008-02-16, 7:13 AM #2
Bluray.
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2008-02-16, 7:14 AM #3
until toshiba releases an official statement this is unconfirmed

and being the creator of this image (which i made right after the warner announcement) it's clear that i sided with the red (case) army

[http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/9614/hddvdredarmyxa2.jpg]

of course as you can see by my HDM collection i have covered my *** for this situation
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2008-02-16, 7:21 AM #4
At this point DVD is still going strong so I don't have any reason to change.
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2008-02-16, 7:32 AM #5
I was going for HDDVD because I bought a player for under $100.. :P
woot!
2008-02-16, 7:39 AM #6
I was backing either because I don't give a damn about either.

I don't see the point.
nope.
2008-02-16, 7:40 AM #7
Maybe this will lead to somewhere. After all, it was "a bit" worse than the DVD+-R "war".
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2008-02-16, 7:43 AM #8
HD-DVD because it had Serenity

Honestly though "format-exclusive" titles are just about the stupidest things ever, what exactly do the studios gain by only releasing in one format? Other than alienating half its potential customers. I'm glad the stupid war is over and I hope it never happens again.
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2008-02-16, 7:45 AM #9
I won't even get a player until the "war" is over. DVD suits me just fine right now. They even look fine on my roommates huge TV.
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2008-02-16, 7:51 AM #10
Originally posted by TimeWolfOfThePast:
I won't even get a player until the "war" is over. DVD suits me just fine right now. They even look fine on my roommates huge TV.


Mine upscales DVDs, so I'll survive for a little while anyway...guess I should buy a TV now.. :P
woot!
2008-02-16, 8:02 AM #11
I'm not crazy about movies and I'm not crazy-rich to afford infernal technological devices.

So yeah. I didn't really care.
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2008-02-16, 8:06 AM #12
Originally posted by kyle90:
HD-DVD because it had Serenity


:awesome:

I shall purchase this someday.
woot!
2008-02-16, 8:14 AM #13
You should take some interest in Sony's highly promoted BluRay player called the Playstation 3. I also heard it has a bonus feature of playing games. :v:
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2008-02-16, 8:27 AM #14
Originally posted by Echoman:
You should take some interest in Sony's highly promoted BluRay player called the Playstation 3. I also heard it has a bonus feature of playing games. :v:


Yeah, but you can't get it for $99 yet..
woot!
2008-02-16, 8:39 AM #15
Bonus features cost more. :v:
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2008-02-16, 8:42 AM #16
Originally posted by Echoman:
Bonus features cost more. :v:


And so do games.

I'm happy with my PC. :P
woot!
2008-02-16, 8:53 AM #17
HDDVD was the superior format, and consumers are going to realize they are foolish to go with Sony.

I think the whole HD Discs thing is a dumb argument anyway, and the real battle is about to begin. Cable and Satelite providers (as well as Apple), are rolling out on demand HD movies, for prices that knock the price of owning the disc out of the water. I think the idea of buying discs will become a hobbyist's zone only.
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2008-02-16, 8:55 AM #18
I didn't *really* care. I kind of thought HD-DVD would win (recognizable name, cheaper prices (as I recall, anyway), porn, etc).

I imagine I'll be sticking with DVD for quite some time. Kind of depends when I get a new TV and if I feel it's necessary. If I do get a Bluray player, might as well be a PS3, though there still aren't any games for it that I feel I'm missing out on.
2008-02-16, 8:58 AM #19
Bluray because I have a PS3.

But I dont really care about Bluray until they start hitting bargain bins and a few decent TV series get released.
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2008-02-16, 9:05 AM #20
Originally posted by Spork:
Bluray because I have a PS3.

But I dont really care about Bluray until they start hitting bargain bins and a few decent TV series get released.

Yeah, new movies cost something like $35 CAD. Screw that.
2008-02-16, 9:12 AM #21
Haven't seen you in a while FC, how you been?

But I'm not surprised at all honestly.
D E A T H
2008-02-16, 9:45 AM #22
I saw this one coming.
I wonder what it will do for PS3 sales.
(Buy sony stock?)
2008-02-16, 9:57 AM #23
Originally posted by Tiberium_Empire:
I saw this one coming.
I wonder what it will do for PS3 sales.
(Buy sony stock?)

Probably nothing because you can get decently priced bluray players nowadays.
D E A T H
2008-02-16, 10:07 AM #24
Originally posted by Baconfish:
I was backing either because I don't give a damn about either.

I don't see the point.


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2008-02-16, 10:26 AM #25
Paging Jon`C to thread #49953.
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2008-02-16, 11:02 AM #26
Oh man, I was rooting for HD DVD. XBox 360 is clearly the superior console to the PS3, and it would have suited me perfectlike if HD DVD became the standard. ;-(
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2008-02-16, 11:03 AM #27
I didn't care who won either. I didn't buy an HD player or a Bluray, simply because I didn't want to invest in something that might become obsolete.

Therefore, I win.
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2008-02-16, 11:05 AM #28
Microsoft could still atleast force HD-DVD into the standard PC Format VIA games for windows I suppose.

If they REALLY wanted. Don't see the point in it though.
2008-02-16, 11:05 AM #29
Originally posted by JediGandalf:
Paging Jon`C to thread #49953.


why
2008-02-16, 11:25 AM #30
Originally posted by Jon`C:
why

So that you might expound on why Sony is such an excellent company. :v:
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2008-02-16, 12:04 PM #31
h.264
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2008-02-16, 12:59 PM #32
videocd4ever
gbk is 50 probably

MB IS FAT
2008-02-16, 12:59 PM #33
also, after minidisc and beta, sony finally wins at making a format
gbk is 50 probably

MB IS FAT
2008-02-16, 1:03 PM #34
Originally posted by NoESC:
also, after minidisc and beta, sony finally wins at making a format

Took them long enough.

Though to be fair they did push DVD ahead by quite a bit.
D E A T H
2008-02-16, 1:24 PM #35
H.264 rips from the internets
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2008-02-16, 4:33 PM #36
I'm just glad it's over. It's not like either one was much different from the other. It's just made it that much longer before HD became the norm. What a waste of time.
2008-02-16, 5:17 PM #37
Originally posted by fishstickz:
I think the whole HD Discs thing is a dumb argument anyway, and the real battle is about to begin. Cable and Satelite providers (as well as Apple), are rolling out on demand HD movies, for prices that knock the price of owning the disc out of the water. I think the idea of buying discs will become a hobbyist's zone only.


what people don't realize is these on demand services will not provide quite the same quality... plus you can't show off your amazing collection of on demand movies... and i'd rather have the ability to watch movies when i want and never have to worry about the on demand service being down for any reason
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2008-02-16, 5:53 PM #38
I hate the HD formats. Ever since they came out it seems DVD prices have been driven up. At typical household TV size levels there seems little reason to upgrade to either. I'm biased against Bluray because of the PS3. I really don't care much for either and will probably simple continue to rent DVDs via Netflix.
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2008-02-16, 6:15 PM #39
Originally posted by DrkJedi82:
what people don't realize is these on demand services will not provide quite the same quality... plus you can't show off your amazing collection of on demand movies... and i'd rather have the ability to watch movies when i want and never have to worry about the on demand service being down for any reason


I don't really really want to show people my collection, I just wanna watch a movie with friends.

If there's ever a situation where both my apple TV and comcast on demand are both down at the same time (neither has been down for me, ever), your point may be valid, but until that day comes, I'm quite ok with 50% of the quality of a blu-ray disc, a difference I can't really tell at all.
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2008-02-16, 7:01 PM #40
Haha owned

I don't really care though, neither format ever struck me as having very good value
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