Toshiba To Halt HD-DVD production!!! - Blu-ray Forum

Bunke101 · 02-18-2008, 03:48 PM

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp (6502.T: Quote, Profile, Research) is planning to give up on its HD DVD format for high definition DVDs, conceding defeat to the competing Blu-Ray technology backed by Sony Corp (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research), a company source said on Saturday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsO...080216?sp=true

haste · 02-18-2008, 03:49 PM

wow man. old news. see all the other threads out and about?

ibtl!

Bunke101 · 02-18-2008, 03:50 PM

no i didn't sorry

DetroitSportsFan · 02-18-2008, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bunke101

no i didn't sorry

If the story was from Saturday, it's 99% that it was posted here by now.

quaylie · 02-18-2008, 04:06 PM

do like your avatar though bunke

jpthomas27 · 02-18-2008, 04:07 PM

For the latest information on the Death of HD-DVD check these two threads...

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=37687
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=37726

TCsabres006 · 02-18-2008, 05:14 PM

Toshiba is supposed to pull out of HD-DVD this week, meaning BLU-RAY WILL OFFICIALLY WIN!!! there's alot of links, but here's some:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1203..._us_whats_news

http://www.rnews.com/Story.cfm?ID=58..._story_type=18

WOOO!!! GO BLUE!!!

02-18-2008, 03:48 PM	#1
Bunke101 Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Myrtle Beach	Toshiba To Halt HD-DVD production!!! TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp (6502.T: Quote, Profile, Research) is planning to give up on its HD DVD format for high definition DVDs, conceding defeat to the competing Blu-Ray technology backed by Sony Corp (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research), a company source said on Saturday. http://www.reuters.com/article/newsO...080216?sp=true

02-18-2008, 05:14 PM	#7
TCsabres006 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Rochester, NY 4K collection:271 Blu-ray collection:1000 DVD collection:388 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Toshiba Dropping Hd-dvd, It's All Over Folks!! Toshiba is supposed to pull out of HD-DVD this week, meaning BLU-RAY WILL OFFICIALLY WIN!!! there's alot of links, but here's some: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1203..._us_whats_news http://www.rnews.com/Story.cfm?ID=58..._story_type=18 WOOO!!! GO BLUE!!!

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02-18-2008, 03:49 PM	#2
haste Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:87 Blu-ray reviews:1	wow man. old news. see all the other threads out and about? ibtl!

02-18-2008, 03:50 PM	#3
Bunke101 Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Myrtle Beach	no i didn't sorry

02-18-2008, 04:06 PM	#5
quaylie Senior Member Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:349	do like your avatar though bunke

02-18-2008, 04:07 PM	#6
jpthomas27 Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:SoCal	For the latest information on the Death of HD-DVD check these two threads... https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=37687 https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=37726

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