TV Predictions article - "Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: Roll the Credits" (18.06.07)

[goodstuff]

Look at today's article from the site now:

Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD: Roll The Credits

[jermwhl]

Originally Posted by goodstuff

Look at today's article from the site now:

Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD: Roll The Credits

Perfect! If the claim in the ad proves true, and other movie rental stores follow suit, this is a major blow to the format war.
Now we need to see some major online and B&M retailers go exclusive also, but that is going to be further down the road.

[Paladin]

I think the Blockbuster announcement caught a lot if people by surprise.

Paladin

[Blu-Ray Buckeye]

Originally Posted by goodstuff

Look at today's article from the site now:

Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD: Roll The Credits

And here's an important difference... this article predicting the death of HD-DVD is written by the owner and main man behind the site, Phillip Swann. The other was an Op-Ed written by a random observer prior to teh BB announcement.

[movies3]

Originally Posted by Paladin

I think the Blockbuster announcement caught a lot if people by surprise.

Paladin

i do 2, but in a good way for blu-ray fans

[jermwhl]

Originally Posted by movies3

i do 2, but in a good way for blu-ray fans

Yup...i think we were all surprised! And pretty excited too

[j_rocca42]

It just keeps getting better and better for us!

[reiella]

There's hope, I know Hastings has been staying away from HD rentals as a whole.

With BB expanding their HD markets, I suspect that Hastings isn't too far from following suit, at least if they can get over their well earned trepidation on new formats [UMD I blame you!].

At the very least, the market expansion as a whole is good news for the ability for BD to actually beat the real competitor, DVD.