Warner Delays TotalHD

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Originally Posted by Jim L

". . . Nickerson said the studio wants to launch the discs with 10 to 20 titles so retailers can merchandise them together in one section and they don't get lost at retail."

Yeah, sure. Retailers like Best Buy want to waste more shelf space on another format displayed in its own area!


I think the real story is this:

• Come fall, the BDA will be pouring it on. The new spec for BD-J and BD-Live will be fully implemented with new players
• 1st and 2nd gen players will be selling at incredibly low street prices.
• Even cheaper Funai BD players hit our shores
• Warner itself is ready to "catch-up" titles for BD with some big blockbusters (Matrix, Batman Begins, V for Vendetta?, Riddick?, etc.)
• Sony and Disney have lots of big guns in their arsenals that will probably start hitting
• Fox (with MGM) will be back online
• New game titles, possible promotions, and firmware updates will drive PS3 sales up for the holidays
• More retailers taking the Blu side is a possibility
• Warner has seen polls like the one on this site that 85%+ of BD owners will not buy the THD discs which would definitely eat into their profits

With lots of positive news and events for Blu-ray in the second half of this year, Warner knows their favorite format could be HD DOA by year's end. Why waste more money and lose sales by proceeding with this bad idea?

Just my thoughts.

And good thoughts they are....this is a sign to me that Warner knows HD-DVD is done.