I think that myself and majority of consumers except gamers of course, would actually embrace HD DVD coming back.
It's obvious that Blu-Ray is flopping big time and recent studies, analysts and market numbers are showing.
Unfortunately, the Sony grease is too thick at this point and Toshiba has moved on.
Such an unfortunate thing in corporate America. Everyone could've had cheap and finished HD this year, not 2 years from now.
Sigh, well the new happenings in digital distribution are definitely showing that by end of this year we will have multiple HD digital download services.
As this analysts are saying, by the time Blu-Ray lives up to HD DVD standard, we'll have 1080p digital downloads working overtime ;)
Bullshit. Even when HD DVD was alive Blu Ray still outsold it 2 to 1 without even considering the PS3. Consumers quite clearly didn't give a damn about HD DVD even with firesale prices.
As for Blu Ray, it'll have no troubles. The cheap players people are screeching for will come in time just as they did for DVD and VHS before it.
Keep dreaming. Consumers made this decision and I can't believe you and TT won't admit to it. Blu killed HD-DVD when both were alive even when Paramount went HD-DVD exclusive. Warner's decision to go Blu was based on sales comparisons with their own titles and the HD industry's. You and TT can spin things how you want but the real truth is more people bought Blu movies and that was the real reason for Blu gaining exclusive support which ended HD-DVD's chances of success. If you want to mad, blame Microsoft for not releasing an additional version of the 360 with HD-DVD built in. But then you guys would complain about price as the PS3 would be cheaper and that's even without adding the wireless network card and an online subscription, not to mention having the RROD hanging over your head while you try to enjoy the system.
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Nfinity @ May 1st 2008 11:34PM
I think that myself and majority of consumers except gamers of course, would actually embrace HD DVD coming back.
It's obvious that Blu-Ray is flopping big time and recent studies, analysts and market numbers are showing.
Unfortunately, the Sony grease is too thick at this point and Toshiba has moved on.
Such an unfortunate thing in corporate America. Everyone could've had cheap and finished HD this year, not 2 years from now.
Sigh, well the new happenings in digital distribution are definitely showing that by end of this year we will have multiple HD digital download services.
As this analysts are saying, by the time Blu-Ray lives up to HD DVD standard, we'll have 1080p digital downloads working overtime ;)
DrXym @ May 2nd 2008 4:09AM
Bullshit. Even when HD DVD was alive Blu Ray still outsold it 2 to 1 without even considering the PS3. Consumers quite clearly didn't give a damn about HD DVD even with firesale prices.
As for Blu Ray, it'll have no troubles. The cheap players people are screeching for will come in time just as they did for DVD and VHS before it.
XDragon @ May 2nd 2008 6:51AM
Keep dreaming.
Consumers made this decision and I can't believe you and TT won't admit to it. Blu killed HD-DVD when both were alive even when Paramount went HD-DVD exclusive.
Warner's decision to go Blu was based on sales comparisons with their own titles and the HD industry's.
You and TT can spin things how you want but the real truth is more people bought Blu movies and that was the real reason for Blu gaining exclusive support which ended HD-DVD's chances of success.
If you want to mad, blame Microsoft for not releasing an additional version of the 360 with HD-DVD built in. But then you guys would complain about price as the PS3 would be cheaper and that's even without adding the wireless network card and an online subscription, not to mention having the RROD hanging over your head while you try to enjoy the system.