Author Topic: hi-def disk format war is OVER! (Read 1075 times)

mg1942 · « **on:** February 17, 2008, 02:03:28 AM »

HD Dvd is dead. Toshiba announced they will end HD-DVD production.

Netflix and Walmart will only support Blu Ray disc. Sony finally got their way and avoided the way Beta Max ended.

Nilsen · « **Reply #1 on:** February 17, 2008, 02:05:26 AM »

do you have a link to the announcement?

trax1 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 17, 2008, 02:05:31 AM »

I didn't even know there was any other HD DVD's besides Blu-Ray.

mg1942 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 17, 2008, 02:07:31 AM »

Quote

Originally posted by Nilsen
do you have a link to the announcement?

NHK. front page

Nilsen · « **Reply #4 on:** February 17, 2008, 02:09:01 AM »

thx.

Im glad the war is over and i seriously dont care who won

-edit- keepi in mind that it is still only a rumor. They havent announced anything yet

mg1942 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 17, 2008, 02:09:31 AM »

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Originally posted by trax1
I didn't even know there was any other HD DVD's besides Blu-Ray.

Format wars for high definition since 2006

Toshiba's HD-DVD
vs
Sony's Blu Ray.

rpm · « **Reply #6 on:** February 17, 2008, 03:09:13 AM »

Glad I waited to buy one.

DiabloTX · « **Reply #7 on:** February 17, 2008, 03:12:12 AM »

Now I'll never buy one. Sony can suck my big fat...

Nilsen · « **Reply #8 on:** February 17, 2008, 03:12:35 AM »

Yeah me too..

I am however thinking about getting a Toshiba deck now. The most advanced one they made is on sale at several places here for next to nothing and in tests it has proved to be a really good dvd upscaling deck too with excellent sound and picture quality. It costs no more than a fairly basic dvd player but with much higher quality.

rpm · « **Reply #9 on:** February 17, 2008, 03:17:38 AM »

I hear ya Diablo. I'm no Sony fan to begin with. From what little reading I've done on the format war HDDVD had more storage and was an overall better format.

Nilsen · « **Reply #10 on:** February 17, 2008, 03:40:18 AM »

I think the HD format actually has less storage than Blue Ray, but HDDVD is easyer and cheaper to produce (both disks and electronics). I

rpm · « **Reply #11 on:** February 17, 2008, 03:53:57 AM »

You're probably right Nils. I did'nt follow it too close.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #12 on:** February 17, 2008, 04:03:39 AM »

I'm gonna wait until the next generation super high zoot even better than blue ray 3D holographic format comes out so I don't have to buy my library all over again.... twice.

SD67 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 17, 2008, 04:07:37 AM »

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm holographic pr0n

SIG220 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 17, 2008, 05:43:19 AM »

Here is a link to a news story about this development:

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSWEN397220080215

This is sort of scary, though, if Walmart has this sort of power over the economy.

However, Best Buy and NetFlix had both already abandoned the HD DVD format. So they are not the first.

SIG 220