Archived: Ask the Insiders: Judgment Day Edition

[quetzalcoatl]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Folks I’m leaving work so I can go “Holiday” shopping for a “Holiday” tree so that I can put our “Holiday” presents under it on “Holiday” eve.

So, if I can’t check in during the next few days, I wish one and all on Tuesday (Dec.25) ………..











Merry Christmas

Time for you to get out of So Cal the PC group has got to you.

[dustin410]

And a merry Christmas too you, Penton-Man.

[juanleche]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Folks I’m leaving work so I can go “Holiday” shopping for a “Holiday” tree so that I can put our “Holiday” presents under it on “Holiday” eve.

So, if I can’t check in during the next few days, I wish one and all on Tuesday (Dec.25) ………..











Merry Christmas

Felicidades, I heard Rudolf's nose glows blue this year (not the one running for gov'ment, he's still red)

[sydney]

Boy Eats Girl is a Lionsgate film when will we see it on blu?

[sydney]

any info on this movie would be cool, cause we love S.O.D. and i herd it was funnier then S.O.D. (Shaun Of the Dead)

[Rio]

Originally Posted by juanleche

Sharp who makes a Blu--Ray player is teaming up with Toshiba to make LCD HDTVs. Any reason to read more into this. Seems like rivals are starting to play a little bit nicer?

This won't affect anything to current HDM format war.

An exec of Toshiba's TV company said in an interview that its business is in red. Toshiba used to have a big share and was in top 3 in the Japanese TV market back in 90s, now Toshiba has been failing in HDTV market, they are just in the position of "others" (Sharp, Sony and Panasonic are basically dominating Japanese TV market), because of lack of the key component of their own (Toshiba was a CRT tube manufacturer).

They once planed to strike back with SED cooperating with Canon, but this plan failed. Next, they announced OEL for their future TV and recently they also abandoned OEL due to its technical difficulties and now they bet Sharp's LCD for their future. This is one of the few means they had to stay in the game and nothing related with HDM war.

[sj001]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Folks I’m leaving work so I can go “Holiday” shopping for a “Holiday” tree so that I can put our “Holiday” presents under it on “Holiday” eve.

So, if I can’t check in during the next few days, I wish one and all on Tuesday (Dec.25) ………..











Merry Christmas

Have a politically correct Christmas as well Penton!

[blindcat87]

I would like to ask our insiders exactly when Ken Graffio was appointed caretaker of the WB and Sony sales numbers?

http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6515097.html

This has to be a new hight in the usual suspects attempts to attain new heights of asininity.

Plus, what kind of half assed reporting is this. Where is the due dilligence in checking with the actual entities that own the non Uni titles discussed? What are Graffio's chances of gainful employment in the industry after HD DVD fails with these kinds of antics?

Chris

Edit: Also, Merry Christmas to all! Have a great holiday insiders.

[Alan Gordon]

Originally Posted by blindcat87

http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6515097.html

So, does this let us know how UNIfied some studios are?

BTW, to all the Insiders:

Merry Christmas!
Amazing Boxing Day!
Magnificent Kwanzaa!
A magical New Year's!
Happy Holidays!
Fantastic Festivus!

~Alan

[Seretur]

Or just Happy Holidays to all our insiders.

You've made 2007 a year to remember -- here's to 2008 bringing an end to the format war, and making us all veterans with many a battle-weary story to tell.

[Mr. Spiffy-Pants]

Indeed! Thank you, Insiders! I look forward to reading more cryptic good news and crazy links to AVS HD-DUD propaganda in '08!

- Dave

p.s. I'm not being sarcastic about the cryptic good news. Difficult to interpret news is better than no news at all and I for one appreciate it!

[elwaylite]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Folks I’m leaving work so I can go “Holiday” shopping for a “Holiday” tree so that I can put our “Holiday” presents under it on “Holiday” eve.

So, if I can’t check in during the next few days, I wish one and all on Tuesday (Dec.25) ………..











Merry Christmas

Back to you, thanks for the continuing info.

[BlurayManiac]

happy holiday to all

[jdc115]

Originally Posted by juanleche

Sharp who makes a Blu--Ray player is teaming up with Toshiba to make LCD HDTVs. Any reason to read more into this. Seems like rivals are starting to play a little bit nicer?

I am not sure I would read too much into this. Not too long back Sony sold their plants that manufacture Cell processors for the PS3 to Toshiba. And the processor is co-developed between IBM, Sony and Toshiba. So even as rivals, Japanese companies often seem to have many connections as well.

Perhaps an insider here can answer, does Toshiba collect a royality for the cell processor in the PS3?

[Zotar]

Originally Posted by eat_me_cool

Its Christmas, Happy Christmas. Try show some religious tolerance, 'Happy Holidays' is anti-Christian.

+1

Happy Christmas!

[MadScientist]

Merry Christmas

[Steverhcp02]

Originally Posted by eat_me_cool

Its Christmas, Happy Christmas. Try show some religious tolerance, 'Happy Holidays' is anti-Christian.

- eleventy billion

happy holidays all!!!!!!

[blix01]

Originally Posted by Steverhcp02

- eleventy billion

happy holidays all!!!!!!

Happy Holidays to everyone.

[Penton-Man]

O.K. guys……..sheesh, enough of this.
Let me give you something else to chew on over the Holiday season which includes Dec. 25 (Christmas), Dec. 26 (beginning of Kwanzaa), etc., etc.

If things go according to planned, there may be some other interesting news (other than WB exclusivity) at the upcoming CES, which often times in the past has been a letdown.

Don’t ask for any hints and nobody bother PMing me about it.

[Penton-Man]

Regarding the PlayStation insider, the person knows everyone is eagerly looking forward to that division's debut here, it’s just that he is swamped with CES stuff, like everyone else is.