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ProvenFlipper · 12-12-2006, 03:24 AM

It has already started...

I don't know what HD-DVD could do to save itself at this point. BD is everywhere. They are going to have to have some serious announcements at CES and they are going to have to be Hardware related, and sorry players from Denon that cost thousands of dollars aren't going to save the format, plus that would destroy the argument of the HD-DVD camp.

Universal exclusivity is all they have going for them at this point. Warner had already said they are going to catch up and everything is going to be day and date from early 2007 and on. Paramount had been doing day and date for awhile now and will continue to do so. As far as titles go, BD is just going to keep pulling away. Universal could release their entire back catalog and it wouldn't mean crap if there's no players to watch them on.

As many members have already been witness to, a person can go in to a MHT Best Buy and see four BD players and zero HD-DVD players. Go to Tweeter and what do you see? Four BD players and an unattainable HD-DVD player.

The situation is looking bleak for HD-DVD. Hopefully we'll see some quality BD equipment announced at CES. I'm talking about 2nd gen players that decode all codecs, have BD-Live and output 1080p24. Maybe this will be enough to sway some of the HD-DVD diehards over to the side where the grass is actually greener.

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12-12-2006, 03:24 AM	#10
ProvenFlipper Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:335 Blu-ray collection:901 Trading Score:1	It has already started... I don't know what HD-DVD could do to save itself at this point. BD is everywhere. They are going to have to have some serious announcements at CES and they are going to have to be Hardware related, and sorry players from Denon that cost thousands of dollars aren't going to save the format, plus that would destroy the argument of the HD-DVD camp. Universal exclusivity is all they have going for them at this point. Warner had already said they are going to catch up and everything is going to be day and date from early 2007 and on. Paramount had been doing day and date for awhile now and will continue to do so. As far as titles go, BD is just going to keep pulling away. Universal could release their entire back catalog and it wouldn't mean crap if there's no players to watch them on. As many members have already been witness to, a person can go in to a MHT Best Buy and see four BD players and zero HD-DVD players. Go to Tweeter and what do you see? Four BD players and an unattainable HD-DVD player. The situation is looking bleak for HD-DVD. Hopefully we'll see some quality BD equipment announced at CES. I'm talking about 2nd gen players that decode all codecs, have BD-Live and output 1080p24. Maybe this will be enough to sway some of the HD-DVD diehards over to the side where the grass is actually greener.

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