Massive Blu-ray Campaign in Japan

[WickyWoo]

The reason I think America is so bad is because we have "proud" activists on both formats. When you combine the sheer politics Americans on the internet love so much, with a format war. What you end up with is a populous of confused consumers, who are just as confused about a digital disc as they are about the war in the middle east. Honestly I think this format war's greatest enemy are the news websites lol.

The US moves half of all home video product sold, and is home turf for the movie studios.

That's why this is where Toshiba blew their wad. There are no subsidized players in the rest of the world for the most part

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

The US moves half of all home video product sold, and is home turf for the movie studios.

That's why this is where Toshiba blew their wad. There are no subsidized players in the rest of the world for the most part

Very true. The A2 is clearance for $249 here.

Gary

[radagast]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

The US moves half of all home video product sold, and is home turf for the movie studios.

That's why this is where Toshiba blew their wad. There are no subsidized players in the rest of the world for the most part

Like in WWII, if the U.S. had fallen, the whole world would have been plunged into darkness. So Toshiba's focus on the U.S. is because if the U.S. plunges into darkness, then the rest of the world will follow. That's what they think anyway. Blu is the last best hope for mankind.

[blu-rayfan101]

Originally Posted by radagast

Like in WWII, if the U.S. had fallen, the whole world would have been plunged into darkness. So Toshiba's focus on the U.S. is because if the U.S. plunges into darkness, then the rest of the world will follow. That's what they think anyway. Blu is the last best hope for mankind.

Canada too! Because we had a big part in the war too!

[JAGUAR1977]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

The US moves half of all home video product sold, and is home turf for the movie studios.

That's why this is where Toshiba blew their wad. There are no subsidized players in the rest of the world for the most part

At some stage, regardles of what happens in the states, Universal et al are going to have to make a decision whether they wish to sell hi-def movies in Europe, Japan/Asia and Australasia.

The markets in an early state for sure, but with the PS3 hitting stores before HD-DVD could get a foothold, there's pretty much zero chance of that format catching on, beyond a tiny niche, anywhere but the US.