Warner officially dropping HD-DVD combos as of 2008.... - Blu-ray Forum

SS316SRV · 09-27-2007, 07:03 PM

I heard that today they are announcing BD exclusivity.

w_tanoto · 09-27-2007, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SS316SRV

I heard that today they are announcing BD exclusivity.

lol

w_tanoto · 09-27-2007, 07:07 PM

this is really bad if they do drop combo, because it actually helps BD sales, being cheaper, amd free of problem

Nick Graham · 09-27-2007, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SS316SRV

I heard that today they are announcing BD exclusivity.

If you are into real estate, I've got some ocean-front property in Arizona I'm looking to part with.

MatrixS2000 · 09-27-2007, 07:08 PM

This is too funny...

Several weeks ago I challenged a certain Insider Movie Reviewer that was posting here that the problems with combo disks were more serious than his suggestion that BD50 yields were a low. He couldn't get any info on the combos...

Fast forward a few weeks, BD50s are still being produced and combos are not. LOL.

Guess he missed this story importance all together....

bhampton · 09-27-2007, 07:13 PM

Quote "this is really bad if they do drop combo, because it actually helps BD sales, being cheaper, amd free of problem"

Agreed. The combos were expensive and defective and were doing their own part in resolving the war but aggrivating HD DUD users.

Still,.. I see this as at least part of the HD DUD format getting dis-continued and it's just tip of the iceburg.

-Brian

phloyd · 09-27-2007, 07:25 PM

I still wonder about the Trek Box set with a bunch of combos in it... it could well be a disaster for QA.

Neo65 · 09-27-2007, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by phloyd

I still wonder about the Trek Box set with a bunch of combos in it... it could well be a disaster for QA.

It will be a shock to me if even 20k Trek boxes get sold. If 10k Trek boxes are sold, then it will be merely a major surprise. 2000-3000 boxes is where I think it will do in week1, and being combos, there's buyers who will cross their fingers when they open the plastic wrap.

WriteSimply · 09-27-2007, 07:31 PM

I'm sure the reason for dropping the combo has got nothing to do with defects in replication.

Regardless of the reason, half of the HD-DVD population will breathe a sigh of relief (no more movies stuck while playing) and the other half is sweating buckets (if HD-DVD fails, no DVD fallback option).

fuad

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09-27-2007, 07:03 PM	#1
SS316SRV Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Appleton, WI Blu-ray collection:74	I heard that today they are announcing BD exclusivity.

09-27-2007, 07:07 PM	#3
w_tanoto Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Hatfield, UK / Jakarta, Indonesia Blu-ray collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:47	this is really bad if they do drop combo, because it actually helps BD sales, being cheaper, amd free of problem

09-27-2007, 07:08 PM	#5
MatrixS2000 Power Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Toronto, Canada 4K collection:48 Blu-ray collection:305 Trading Score:6	This is too funny... Several weeks ago I challenged a certain Insider Movie Reviewer that was posting here that the problems with combo disks were more serious than his suggestion that BD50 yields were a low. He couldn't get any info on the combos... Fast forward a few weeks, BD50s are still being produced and combos are not. LOL. Guess he missed this story importance all together....

09-27-2007, 07:13 PM	#6
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:987 Blu-ray collection:2543 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	Quote "this is really bad if they do drop combo, because it actually helps BD sales, being cheaper, amd free of problem" Agreed. The combos were expensive and defective and were doing their own part in resolving the war but aggrivating HD DUD users. Still,.. I see this as at least part of the HD DUD format getting dis-continued and it's just tip of the iceburg. -Brian

09-27-2007, 07:25 PM	#7
phloyd Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2003 Location:California Trading Score:5	I still wonder about the Trek Box set with a bunch of combos in it... it could well be a disaster for QA.

09-27-2007, 07:31 PM	#9
WriteSimply Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	I'm sure the reason for dropping the combo has got nothing to do with defects in replication. Regardless of the reason, half of the HD-DVD population will breathe a sigh of relief (no more movies stuck while playing) and the other half is sweating buckets (if HD-DVD fails, no DVD fallback option). fuad

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