Today Tonight : Aussie news on Format war - Blu-ray Forum

Zyclone · 12-19-2007, 07:13 AM

did anyone else catch the brief report they did on the high def war , they went over some good facts for blu ray , such as studio support but they went the whole HD DVD is cheaper they had some toshiba clown saying that hd dvd's cost $30-$35 at retail stores here what he failed to mention was that's the price of older titles , new releases on HD DVD are between $40-$50 at retail and online stores.

any other aussies thoughts?

johnno1986 · 12-19-2007, 08:04 AM

Just caught it. Good advertising I guess, lets people know more about the format. But the lies about HD DVD being cheaper just got me angry. I wish Toshiba would stop spreading crap. At least they said that Blu-ray is the dominant format here in Australia with 92% market penetration. Hopefully people will pick up on that.

Li'l Nicky · 12-19-2007, 08:13 AM

I wish toshiba would quit with all the bullshit. Oh well, the family took advantage of the buy 2 get 1 free today and we came home with 6 new blu-rays...hehehe. JBHIFI in the city had all the harry potter movies on blu-ray. I couldn't find any on hd dud. I guess Warner doesn't see a point catering to 4% of the hd market in australia.

Sure, back catalogue titles are cheaper on HDDVD, but the selection is really weak.

Blue · 12-19-2007, 12:20 PM

Today Tonight aren't known for good journalism, so I wouldn't worry - except obvisally Toshiba has bought advertising.

johnno1986 · 12-19-2007, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue

Today Tonight aren't known for good journalism, so I wouldn't worry - except obvisally Toshiba has bought advertising.

That is a good point, TODAY TONIGHT ISN'T KNOWN FOR GOOD JOURNALISM. So I wouldn't take much notice of most of the crap they come out with.

12-19-2007, 07:13 AM	#1
Zyclone Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Somewhere over the rainbow Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:304	Today Tonight : Aussie news on Format war did anyone else catch the brief report they did on the high def war , they went over some good facts for blu ray , such as studio support but they went the whole HD DVD is cheaper they had some toshiba clown saying that hd dvd's cost $30-$35 at retail stores here what he failed to mention was that's the price of older titles , new releases on HD DVD are between $40-$50 at retail and online stores. any other aussies thoughts? Last edited by Zyclone; 12-19-2007 at 08:40 AM.

12-19-2007, 08:04 AM	#2
johnno1986 Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Blu-ray collection:478	Today Tonight : Aussie news on Format war Just caught it. Good advertising I guess, lets people know more about the format. But the lies about HD DVD being cheaper just got me angry. I wish Toshiba would stop spreading crap. At least they said that Blu-ray is the dominant format here in Australia with 92% market penetration. Hopefully people will pick up on that. Last edited by johnno1986; 12-19-2007 at 08:07 AM.

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12-19-2007, 08:13 AM	#3
Li'l Nicky Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Sydney, Australia	I wish toshiba would quit with all the bullshit. Oh well, the family took advantage of the buy 2 get 1 free today and we came home with 6 new blu-rays...hehehe. JBHIFI in the city had all the harry potter movies on blu-ray. I couldn't find any on hd dud. I guess Warner doesn't see a point catering to 4% of the hd market in australia. Sure, back catalogue titles are cheaper on HDDVD, but the selection is really weak.

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