HD-DVD.com redirects to Amazon HD DVD page (now Toshiba's statement)

[The Don]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

Is it possible that this site/domain could get sold or do you think its doing to well for them to do that???

I think they just dropped that site...

the idea was to probably have blu-ray.com and hd-dvd.com and whichever one loses gets trashed...

ditching hd-dvd.com is pretty much telling the story since the people who own that site run this one and to my assumption are "in the know"....especially since Wicky knows enough about what is going on...I assume whoever is behind both of these forums would know this as well...

so that would be the right time to ditch the other site since it doesn't make sense to own both at this point..

[turboedguy]

Originally Posted by The Don

I think they just dropped that site...

the idea was to probably have blu-ray.com and hd-dvd.com and whichever one loses gets trashed...

ditching hd-dvd.com is pretty much telling the story since the people who own that site run this one and to my assumption are "in the know"....especially since Wicky knows enough about what is going on...I assume whoever is behind both of these forums would know this as well...

so that would be the right time to ditch the other site since it doesn't make sense to own both at this point..

Actually, recently the site was over run by Blu-fans. The HD DVD regulars that posted there are on a different forum and the Mods banned a load of people, Blu and Red.

It was probably shut down temporarily until it cools down. But then again, after the Toshiba rumor maybe not.

[sleazypig]

Originally Posted by turboedguy

Actually, recently the site was over run by Blu-fans. The HD DVD regulars that posted there are on a different forum and the Mods banned a load of people, Blu and Red.

It was probably shut down temporarily until it cools down. But then again, after the Toshiba rumor maybe not.

If it comes back it will be pretty empty. Because non of us are going to go back when the mods are to busy not moding the forum. Atleast the new Hd hub will be looked after and kept in order like this site is.

[TheRealBob]

Originally Posted by sleazypig

If it comes back it will be pretty empty. Because non of us are going to go back when the mods are to busy not moding the forum. Atleast the new Hd hub will be looked after and kept in order like this site is.

As sleazypig alludes to, the replacement site is here:

http://www.thehdhub.com/

I have mixed feelings on this. On one hand, I think it's too bad that they had a community they enjoyed that went downhill so fast they felt they had to relocate. On the other hand, starting a new HD-DVD site at this stage of the game seems rather futile.

Their forum's numbers seem to back this up, as they only have 42 members (including, apparently, Mystiksuicide).

[york weir]

Originally Posted by The Don

so that would be the right time to ditch the other site since it doesn't make sense to own both at this point..

I disagree. After a forum is up for a few years you form bonds with people. It becomes a community. What they should have done is empower some regulars and then let them run it.

How would the 20k+ people here feel if they just closed the forum?

[The Don]

Originally Posted by york weir

I disagree. After a forum is up for a few years you form bonds with people. It becomes a community. What they should have done is empower some regulars and then let them run it.

How would the 20k+ people here feel if they just closed the forum?

yeah...why have a hd-dvd.com site when there is no more hd-dvd.com?...

why not redirect them here so they can come to a similar place..

[DisneyKrayzie]

I kind of miss that site, with all this great news in the last couple days I want to see what they are saying over there, but I cant really find many people still defending HD-DVD, have they finally been silenced????

[york weir]

Originally Posted by The Don

yeah...why have a hd-dvd.com site when there is no more hd-dvd.com?...

why not redirect them here so they can come to a similar place..

I see your point but I doubt anyone here is going to welcome an HD DVD person.

There are just too many people hell-bent on defeating it and its supporters.

[RUR]

Originally Posted by york weir

I see your point but I doubt anyone here is going to welcome an HD DVD person..

I see it happen here more and more, and with general success. Most folks here understand and accept the fact that, as HD DVD ceases to be viable competition for Blu-ray, we'll have an influx of new members, who own HD DVD as a legacy, whose ultimate goal is Hi-def movies, and who are realistic enough to see Blu-ray as their next step.

There are just too many people hell-bent on defeating it and its supporters.

Defeating HD DVD? You bet, for reasons which have been endlessly discussed. Defeating its supporters? Not in any general or personal way, IMHO. Defeating a very vocal and obnoxious subset of those supporters, who've behaved very badly indeed on various fora, and who spread venom and defy market realities to this very day? Yes, they've made themselves well known and it's unlikely they'll be welcomed by the membership, here.

[The Don]

Originally Posted by york weir

I see your point but I doubt anyone here is going to welcome an HD DVD person.

There are just too many people hell-bent on defeating it and its supporters.

the people over at hd-dvd.com were not fudders....if they want their movies in high def...then they should come to a blu-ray site...

and since the same person owns both domains, it only makes sense to send them here...

if they want a HD disc...then they want Blu-ray...