How long do you think until Uni/Para goes blu?

[Nerdkiller likes BD]

I just thought how long until either Para or Uni feels blu and goes blu. Give me your estimate until how long they do it.

[jadedeath]

If I had to take a guess.

If they're stubborn, it'll be about 2-6 months after June 1st.

When Blu-Ray starts destroying HD-DVD in sales figures for software.

If they truly believe that the war is over as some have claimed, then it might take 2-6 months from now.

All depends on how committed to Hd-DVD they are.

Logan

[gandley]

too long.

poor souls out there will pick up a HDDVD player only to find they made a mistake.
Para and Uni should just end this nowish

[mystiksuicide]

By April 1 they will either be making blu's or have announced that they are going to make blu's

[Hassoon]

I'd say a good month.

2-3 months in the position they're in is just bad business.

Then again, they've been doing bad business for almost a year now...

[Nerdkiller likes BD]

Originally Posted by gandley

too long.

poor souls out there will pick up a HDDVD player only to find they made a mistake.
Para and Uni should just end this nowish

Yeah. I just wish the average consumer was more inteligent to know whats happening to the product they bought.

[blu-rayfan101]

I'd say 1 month because apparently universals contract with hd dvd ends and plus retailers are going to be putting a lot of pressure on them. Also hd dvd sales will be decreasing.

[Geech]

2 weeks

[sj001]

I'd say by month's end Paramount caves in, and Universal probably by the end of March.

[Galley]

By the end of Feb. 2008 at the latest.

[Clark Kent]

The thing about it is that only one of them needs to decide to go blu and the other would follow as soon as possible. I don't think either will announce anything for several months, possibly until Warner is fully blu-exclusive in May. I'm sure plans have been made already but they will quietly prepare for going blu the next several months. Watch the insiders on this forum. They may already know stuff but due to NDAs might(should) be tight lipped. The less they say about the matter the better for Blu-ray.

[dahoover]

I think they will go Blu around May. I hope they make their mind up sooner, but who knows how likely that is.

[Travism718]

I'd say around March, this will give more time to decide, hopefully they make the right choice and save themselves a lot of money that they don't need lose.

[TheTenth]

1st february, lets time to fire sale remaining HD DVD players to empty warehouses, and make believe they were courageous until the end

[bluperch]

Where's the NEVER button? I kid. I kid.

[dk3dknight]

Guess we all hope for the best.

I figure 1 month so no one can take there post Christmas gift back.

[JasonR]

We'll have them both by end of March. Paramount sooner than Universal...

[tiger roach]

No later than early February for both is my guess.

They might coordianate their announcements so one isn't left holding the red bag.

[Memnoch71]

I say 1 month untill an announcement of some sort. Gives them time to see the effect of Warner's announcement on the software sales. Could be 2-3 months before any real Product is available.

[tron3]

<Looks into magic crystal 8-ball> Hmm, all says is, "The future is blu."

This is a tough call. Paramount has an "out", but they also have a bunch of money they don't want to pay back. They "MAY" be buying time.