Hooray for FUD! I want to see a single format, and I wanted HD DVD to win as I am not a fan of Sony as a company. But, BR does appear to have better capacity and supports higher bitrates, even if they use region coding (lame) and rushed out players (and in some cases, movies) that simply weren't ready. So, Blu-ray it is.
However, this appears to be a lame rumor for now, and having everybody spread this crap as fact is lame. If Toshiba gives up, that's cool; they tried really hard to sell this and they have/had their fans. But, I prefer to wait and see if they will actually give up before we get the whole "final nail in the coffin" crap that keeps getting posted here when something else "bad" happens to HD DVD.
No kidding, Student Driver. It is kind of sad how a lot of people see this and think it's a fact. Could it be? Yes. Has Toshiba said anything? No. It's just a rumor, not fact. But if people need to take this as a sign that HD DVD is done so they can feel better about buying an overpriced player that is incomplete, go nuts with that.
Another post by another ugly winner. It's been a month and a half since the Warner decision, and some folks are STILL dancing in the end-zone. Time to throw a flag.
With big retailers such as Wal-Mart & Best Buy, Netflciks and so on, pulling HD-DVD's from their shelves this format doesn't look to make much in a come back. But let's not forget why VHS won over the way-beter Beta format of tapes. Sony refused to allow the Porn industry to produce on Beta which is why VHS won (Porn had a significant percentage of the video industry). Beta stomped the daylights out of VHS but look which format drove the market. Don't be surprised if the "Formst War" isn't over, HD-DVD may have a few tricks up their sleeves looking back at history. On the other hand it appears that Sony has the upper hand with the PS3 and Disney, as though they learner from their mistakes!
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DEEZNUTZ @ Feb 14th 2008 8:38PM
Oh dear, we are going to need a WAAAAAMBULANCE in here for NFINITY and TRUTHTELLER
Engadget HD, you should be held accountable for their mental health after this post. You should know better.
Student Driver @ Feb 14th 2008 10:32PM
Hooray for FUD! I want to see a single format, and I wanted HD DVD to win as I am not a fan of Sony as a company. But, BR does appear to have better capacity and supports higher bitrates, even if they use region coding (lame) and rushed out players (and in some cases, movies) that simply weren't ready. So, Blu-ray it is.
However, this appears to be a lame rumor for now, and having everybody spread this crap as fact is lame. If Toshiba gives up, that's cool; they tried really hard to sell this and they have/had their fans. But, I prefer to wait and see if they will actually give up before we get the whole "final nail in the coffin" crap that keeps getting posted here when something else "bad" happens to HD DVD.
anon @ Feb 15th 2008 9:22AM
No kidding, Student Driver. It is kind of sad how a lot of people see this and think it's a fact. Could it be? Yes. Has Toshiba said anything? No. It's just a rumor, not fact. But if people need to take this as a sign that HD DVD is done so they can feel better about buying an overpriced player that is incomplete, go nuts with that.
kcmurphy88 @ Feb 15th 2008 11:58AM
Another post by another ugly winner. It's been a month and a half since the Warner decision, and some folks are STILL dancing in the end-zone. Time to throw a flag.
WSpeedRacerZ28 @ Feb 18th 2008 2:24PM
With big retailers such as Wal-Mart & Best Buy, Netflciks and so on, pulling HD-DVD's from their shelves this format doesn't look to make much in a come back. But let's not forget why VHS won over the way-beter Beta format of tapes. Sony refused to allow the Porn industry to produce on Beta which is why VHS won (Porn had a significant percentage of the video industry). Beta stomped the daylights out of VHS but look which format drove the market. Don't be surprised if the "Formst War" isn't over, HD-DVD may have a few tricks up their sleeves looking back at history. On the other hand it appears that Sony has the upper hand with the PS3 and Disney, as though they learner from their mistakes!