HD DVD Backers Should Call It A Day

[dustin410]

Thomas K. Arnold of Home Media Magazine writes: Is the future of Hollywood in the grasp of two computer companies? Sadly, it is so. If this format war continues on much longer, we could be in repeat of what happened in the music industry. We saw two next-generation formats, Super CD and DVD-Audio, battle it out, and in the end neither won-leaving the tired, old CD to fend for itself in an increasingly electronic environment.

Toshiba and Microsoft, by stubbornly continuing to back HD DVD at a point where it is clear that the format cannot longer win, are threatening to derail the entire home entertainment packaged-media business - Hollywood's primary cash cow, and as such, a vital bloodline to the creation of new movies.

Toshiba needs to swallow its pride and do the right thing for our industry - and, in the long term if not the short term, its own corporate shareholders. The same goes for Microsoft, which at least has opened the door to Blu-ray in a series of cryptic statements issued just after Warner made the announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that it would exclusively support Blu-Ray Disc. If Microsoft goes Blu - or atleast issues a Blu-ray add-on for its Xbox 360, as it has for HD DVD -then Toshiba will likely cave as well.

Hopefully one or both companies will see the light before it gets dark for all of us.


At the top where it says contents, the left side of the page, this news is on page seven.

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/questex/hom012708/

Sorry if this is old. The date says it's from today, but you never know around here. Speedy posters and all.

[jadedeath]

HD-DVD backers should have packed it a day on HD-DVD when they first checked out the two formats.

Ain't my fault they're either blind or stupid {I have no idea which} to the fact that one side had the majority of support and the other didn't.

Logan

[mystiksuicide]

Frankly I am so pissed off at Toshitba that I will personally make sure none of they're products ever enter my house.

P.S. We need a smiley that has the middle finger

[ezcobar411]

Originally Posted by mystiksuicide

Frankly I am so pissed off at Toshitba that I will personally make sure none of they're products ever enter my house.

P.S. We need a smiley that has the middle finger

I was about to buy a Toshiba, but I bought a Sharp HDTV. Toshiba will not see a penny from me until they are blu too

[Kairav]

On the day when they ll bleed out of that red gooey blood of theirs and realize that the real color of HD blood is blu.

[dustin410]

Originally Posted by ezcobar411

I was about to buy a Toshiba, but I bought a Sharp HDTV. Toshiba will not see a penny from me until they are blu too

They make some awesome TV's. Mine is a Toshiba. But damn, you couldn't give me one of there players. That's what my PS3 is for.

...they should really just concentrate on making good TV's, and stop with all this BS. It's hurting everyone. Why can't they see this? And why hasn't Hollywood stepped in by now? To be damned sure that someone can get a fire lit under that ass!

[beansbaxter]

Originally Posted by mystiksuicide

Frankly I am so pissed off at Toshitba that I will personally make sure none of they're products ever enter my house.

P.S. We need a smiley that has the middle finger

+1

[Whytewash]

Originally Posted by beansbaxter

+1

good work! good work.


I hope we can get this thread to someone in very high power at the Toshiba offices!

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by ezcobar411

I was about to buy a Toshiba, but I bought a Sharp HDTV. Toshiba will not see a penny from me until they are blu too

Toshiba can kiss my money goodbye because i wont even give them a penny

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by beansbaxter

+1

+1 for you for finding that

[Weez_Dawg]

I am pretty sure the cell processor in the PS3 is made by Toshiba so if you buy a PS3 you will be giving your money to Toshiba!

[beansbaxter]

Originally Posted by Whytewash

good work! good work.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

+1 for you for finding that

Actually, I made it using one of the original smilies --->

[Canada]

Do they realize the have zero chance of winning? Sad to say but I doubt it

[Denzelio]

Isn't this the second week in a row that an article from Home Media Magazine asking HD DVD to throw in the towel.

Why don't they take the next step and refuse any HD DVD advertisements

[Lord_Stewie]

Originally Posted by dustin410

Thomas K. Arnold of Home Media Magazine writes: Is the future of Hollywood in the grasp of two computer companies? Sadly, it is so. If this format war continues on much longer, we could be in repeat of what happened in the music industry. We saw two next-generation formats, Super CD and DVD-Audio, battle it out, and in the end neither won-leaving the tired, old CD to fend for itself in an increasingly electronic environment.

Toshiba and Microsoft, by stubbornly continuing to back HD DVD at a point where it is clear that the format cannot longer win, are threatening to derail the entire home entertainment packaged-media business - Hollywood's primary cash cow, and as such, a vital bloodline to the creation of new movies.

Toshiba needs to swallow its pride and do the right thing for our industry - and, in the long term if not the short term, its own corporate shareholders. The same goes for Microsoft, which at least has opened the door to Blu-ray in a series of cryptic statements issued just after Warner made the announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that it would exclusively support Blu-Ray Disc. If Microsoft goes Blu - or atleast issues a Blu-ray add-on for its Xbox 360, as it has for HD DVD -then Toshiba will likely cave as well.

Hopefully one or both companies will see the light before it gets dark for all of us.


At the top where it says contents, the left side of the page, this news is on page seven.

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/questex/hom012708/

Sorry if this is old. The date says it's from today, but you never know around here. Speedy posters and all.

The funny thing Toshiba isn't stupid. They know the fact that MS is trying to push the downloads more than hddvd. however, i think they are trying to take advantage of MS being on their side supporting crap like HDDVD. It is funny that bunch of backstabbing corps taking sides together, with each one of them trying to benefit out of this format war.

[terjeber]

Originally Posted by Weez_Dawg

I am pretty sure the cell processor in the PS3 is made by Toshiba so if you buy a PS3...

Not only the Cell processor but also the RSX graphics engine as far as I know. The Cell is mostly IBM property though, so most of the cash probably goes to IBM.

[SNAP]

Originally Posted by mystiksuicide

Frankly I am so pissed off at Toshitba that I will personally make sure none of they're products ever enter my house.

P.S. We need a smiley that has the middle finger

I've already called it a day.....when Warner went Blu...........We bought & watched The Game Plan on Saturday.....Good, cute movie. PQ & AQ very good........No more HD-DVD's for me.........

[cking2729]

Have you seem some of the flaming hatred posts from the HD-DVD "usual suspects" over at HDD and other sites? The majority of them would rather do without high def media all together than drop their precious HD-DVD. Upon the Warner announcement, they already shifted their allegiances to Microsoft's download services. Direct quote:

"People said MP3 music downloads would never take off, and look what happened. Just wait, internet downloads are the future. F*** Sony and anti-consumer Blu-Ray. BD winning means the consumer losing and fatter pocketbooks for Sony. I can't wait until Microsoft makes Blu-Ray obsolete."

There obviously are some people who are in the market strictly to enjoy high-def media, but unfortunately these flaming HD-DVD backers that actually think Toshiba="pro-consumer" will never go away. All I can say is enjoy your featureless, slow, inferior downloads. Once a loser always a loser, I suppose.

[davidPS3]

There are certainly red supporters who will never cross over to the blu side, a least in the public eye.

They will continue to hold the stance of never surrender.

[maximiza]

Leave it to the bootleggers to support the best ways to make copies.