Onkyo pulling the plug on future HD DVD development
[Via Widescreen Review, image courtesy of Bret Philpot]
[Via Widescreen Review, image courtesy of Bret Philpot]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ken @ Feb 19th 2008 10:51PM
I assume Onkyo is buying their parts from Toshiba? Kinda hard to make a player for a 'dead' format when nobody makes the parts!
Zolly Becker @ Feb 19th 2008 10:55PM
Onkyo never did anything with HDDVD.Onkyo's player like the RCA or Venturer was a remanufactured Toshiba.Onkyo/Integera released a handfull of units before quitting.I really dont see why they would do a BD player either, Onkyo/Integera makes audio gear. Their recievers trounce the competition at every pricepoint.
MegaZone @ Feb 19th 2008 10:55PM
I'm shocked!
... Oh, wait, no, I'm not. ;-)
qo_op @ Feb 19th 2008 10:59PM
This is just a diversion from Toshiba to you stupid Blu boys, I have an inside source that knows an Inside source that says Onkyo is going to release a sub $50 HDDVD player with 20 free HDDVD's and inside there are free coupons for a 6 piece chicken bucket at Popeyes. Toshiba has all but given up on HDDVD, LOL stupid Blu Boys!
EEL @ Feb 19th 2008 11:16PM
@ qo_op,
LMFAO!
You know damn well if you only got the coupon to Popeye's, you be all over it.
(I better get biscuits with that!)
Jove @ Feb 19th 2008 11:15PM
...lolz,lolz,lolzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah but remember usually around this time of the year things are like this for hd dvd. slow. but sales will pick up later on and soon the cheap chinese players will come and ive heard rumors of warner going blu. plus we know they havent really given up on hd since they will continue to release some titles in the format. dont be fooled pathetic, dumb, kiddie, silly, ignorant blu fanboys! before the blu crowd gets all gooey yall better remember that we (hd-dvd) have been declared dead before but we have rised from the misfortunes to provide the greatest hd experience!!!!!!! warner only took the biggest pile of cash thrown to stay blu for a little while but we know the truth!!!!! truth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i just told you the truth!!!!!
hope yall can handle it.
ProfWho @ Feb 20th 2008 12:17AM
Nice, throw in some triple-layer HD-DVDs, Dark Knight, and more BOGOs on Amazon I see Blu-ray's defeat.
HDpurist @ Feb 19th 2008 11:33PM
HAHAH!
Funny picture of that explosion/victory fingers...OUCH HD-DVD LOL!
MrGuru @ Feb 19th 2008 11:38PM
these announcements are just as bad as the iphone fiasco last year...i think we get it hd dvd is dead. now lets hear some title release dates in Blu-ray :)
sfditty @ Feb 20th 2008 12:31AM
What do you expect? This site is the "Entertainment Tonight" of the tech world, only with slightly less gay reporters.
SamiSin @ Feb 20th 2008 9:08AM
Best comment ever.
hemmy @ Feb 20th 2008 12:49AM
This could be a problem for HD DVD.
JimC @ Feb 20th 2008 12:53AM
LOL
bigbosch @ Feb 20th 2008 1:38AM
final nail?
DrXym @ Feb 20th 2008 4:52AM
I'm surprised Onkyo persisted. How did they hope to make money when Toshiba was so desperate to push the format that they were even undercutting no-name Chinese players?
SamiSin @ Feb 20th 2008 5:52AM
WHAT? You got to be joking? Is HD DVD dead???