Is Sony Signaling End of War Over HD Video? - Blu-ray Forum

Whytewash · 11-11-2007, 10:34 PM

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In the first hint that he may be reconsidering whether to continue the battle with Toshiba over high-definition video, Sony chief Howard Stringer said Wednesday that the format battle between the two companies has become "mostly a matter of prestige." In a speech in New York Thursday night, Stringer also suggested that the battle over Sony's Blu-ray system and Toshiba's HD DVD "doesn't mean as much as all that." At one time, he suggested, it might have been possible to unify the two formats, and if time travel were possible he would try to do that now. He decried the decision of Paramount/DreamWorks to sign an exclusive deal (worth a reported $150 million) to release films exclusively in the HD DVD format. "We were trying to win on the merits, which we were doing for a while, until Paramount changed sides," Stringer said.

this was pulled from IMDB just a couple of seconds ago... Here is the link:

http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2007-11-09/#3

What is everyone's take on this? Sorry if this is old news...

Kaldaim · 11-11-2007, 10:36 PM

been discussed to death. search

Whytewash · 11-11-2007, 10:36 PM

i tried... I couldnt find anything. Do you have a link?

OokieSpookie · 11-11-2007, 10:37 PM

I personally think that it is more of an "Ok we tried to do it the nice way, we tried to win on just the merits of the format but you pulled the money card so now the gloves are off".
But hey certain people want to read doom and gloom into everything so whatever.

dialog_gvf · 11-11-2007, 10:37 PM

It's been talked about a lot already.

Typically (like the Warner exec's comments on reconsideration of dual format support) it is taken out of context, and then everyone starts putting their own bias into analyzing what he meant.

But, I will say this, if he really sees a stalemate, why wouldn't that mean he thinks there will be a stalemate?

How does a stalemate signal the end of anything?

Gary

dialog_gvf · 11-11-2007, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whytewash

i tried... I couldnt find anything. Do you have a link?

AP article: Sony CEO comments on format war

Closing

Gary

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11-11-2007, 10:36 PM	#2
Kaldaim Active Member Member since:Apr 2007	been discussed to death. search

11-11-2007, 10:36 PM	#3
Whytewash Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:'Couve, WA Blu-ray collection:60 Blu-ray reviews:1	i tried... I couldnt find anything. Do you have a link?

11-11-2007, 10:37 PM	#4
OokieSpookie Banned Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:1	I personally think that it is more of an "Ok we tried to do it the nice way, we tried to win on just the merits of the format but you pulled the money card so now the gloves are off". But hey certain people want to read doom and gloom into everything so whatever.

11-11-2007, 10:37 PM	#5
dialog_gvf Moderator Member since:Nov 2006 Location:Toronto Blu-ray collection:320	It's been talked about a lot already. Typically (like the Warner exec's comments on reconsideration of dual format support) it is taken out of context, and then everyone starts putting their own bias into analyzing what he meant. But, I will say this, if he really sees a stalemate, why wouldn't that mean he thinks there will be a stalemate? How does a stalemate signal the end of anything? Gary

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