HTSA news, and Disney Platinum Edition Blu-rays...

[sj001]

Originally Posted by atomik kinder

Well, when Disney finally started to release their animated classics on DVD, they did them in groups of four, all on the same date. Could get expensive!

...and those are going to be HUGE when they come out. Not being able to get those on HD-DVD is an absolute FORMAT KILLER IMHO.

[joeorc]

Originally Posted by sj001

...and those are going to be HUGE when they come out. Not being able to get those on HD-DVD is an absolute FORMAT KILLER IMHO.

yup..but i think this will be the format killer for HD DVD

Blu-ray was what they recommended to the 11 million "luxury lifestyle" clients they serviced a whopping 92 percent of the time.

THAT COULD VERY WELL BE THE FORMAT KILLER OUT RIGHT....

[spam.curitiba]

All i gotta say is when I saw that split screen of that teaser of SB in cars I was amazed.

[xtop]

very interesting reading all around. I'd love for disney to get on the ball and start releasing some big titles. they will be a huge reason why blu wins

[gandley]

this quote made me smirk

"are being confused by an online HD-DVD campaign that's prolonging this format war"

oh yes, we have seen this in action, just read the v ery first comment after the articule, toshiba should be so proud of there minions.

[Luis_A51]

Platinum titles will begin to be released after October 08 is what I gathered. That kinda blows, thats a long ways away.

[joeorc]

Originally Posted by Luis_A51

Platinum titles will begin to be released after October 08 is what I gathered. That kinda blows, thats a long ways away.

but the big trump card that HD DVD was holding out for...this was just posted on eproduct war's .com

Steve K responds on 2007-11-15 15:05:55.0: China plans switch to EVD by 2008 Mike, CH-DVD is not a complete format yet. You are lying. You cannot prove it is an active format. Better yet, that press release is very familiar:

On July 8, the Ministry of Information Industry declared that the national standard of EVD (Enhanced Versatile Disc) for the electronic industry was officially publicized online. It is China's first standard for high definition video disc system with the independent intellectual property, indicating that a "title" is finally given to EVD as the world's first industrialized high-definition digital disc player developed by China.

On the same day, the China's Audio-Visual Industry Summit Forum was held synchronously in Guangzhou. In the forum, a keynote speech ýC Development Tendency of High Definition Disc Player ýC was delivered by Tian Yujing, a senior engineer with Television and Acoustics Research Institute of Information Industry Ministry and an authoritative expert in the audio-visual industry. During her speech, Tian analyzed one by one the three high definition disc formats that are based on red-laser technology, namely EVD, HVD and HDV, all of which are now speculated heatedly in the domestic industry circle.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...6.gtchinadvd07

Or this one (linked):

By 2008, when EVD replaces DVD, there will be no major impact on Chinese manufacturers, he said at a news conference.

Chinese sales of high-definition TV sets next year are expected to grow by 60 per cent to eight million units, driving sales of video players, Zhang said. He said producers plan to start trying to export EVD machines next year.

On Wednesday, 54 video players from 20 Chinese manufacturers were displayed at a Beijing art gallery. They included models from Haier Group, one of the world's top three appliance makers, and TCL Group, which owns French television maker Thomson and the RCA brand.

The 20 manufacturers in the EVD alliance account for 90 per cent of DVD sales in China, according to Zhang.

Or what about this whopper:

China Hualu Group Co., Ltd. (CHLG), the only consumer electronics company belonging to Chinese state-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of State Council, has joined the Blu-ray Disc Association as a contributor member. CHLG is one of China?s leading manufactures of audio and video devices and is one of the largest providers of audio and video content and services in China. "After careful and intensive evaluation of next generation DVD formats, China Hualu Group decided to join Blu-ray Disc Association since this presents the best opportunity in the market for us," said Chen Run Sheng, Chairman of CHLG. "Hualu Group is committed to actively help improve the Blu-ray Disc format and becoming involved in its promotional activities in the Chinese market."

And one more just for kicks:

"There's this perception that China has somehow 'selected' HD DVD, but that's just wrong," he said. "First of all there's no one entity to 'select' anything, and it didn't come from the government. There was a consortium of groups, which included the government, that pressed for a Chinese version of HD DVD, but at this point that's still a proposal. We haven't seen any product."


that is funny..But..but..CH-DVD.....

WHY DO THEY WANT TO SWITCH:

Out DVD, in EVD
By Gareth Powell December 1st, 2006

evdOne of the problems for all Chinese manufacturers in the electronics industry is that royalties have to be paid on so much. And royalties push up prices, cut down profits. So members of China’s EVD (enhanced versatile disc) Industry Alliance will stop making DVD players from 2008. Instead they will make EVD players. Zhang Baoquan, secretary-general of the EVD Industry Alliance, said it is all being fast-tracked. As it should be.

The figures are amazing. China’s DVD player output once accounted for 90 percent of the world total, but high patent fees hampered its development. So a number of DVD player producers dropped out of the business. Switch to EVD and the patent problem practically disappears.

So how much is involved?

Chinese makers must pay the patent licensing alliance of Hitachi, Matsushita, Toshiba, JVC, Mitsubishi and Time Warner about $5 for each DVD player produced which shrinks profit margins to invisibility. The EVD standard is one to which most of the intellectual property rights, includes sound, navigation systems and copyright protection technologies are held within China.

China’s Ministry of Information Industry last year adopted the EVD technology as the national standard for its electronics industry. Beijing E-World Technology, a company jointly funded by nine mainland electronics makers, started to develop the EVD standard.

The standard is set as a guideline for the development and production of chips, software, discs and players for high-definition digital video products.

Leading Chinese disc player producers, including Bubukao, Changhong and Skyworth, will display more than 50 EVD models next week. Chinese makers will set the average sale price of EVD players at RMB700 ($87.5) which is roughly the same as a DVD player.
It is claimed — and this is seriously important — that the image quality of an EVD player is five times clearer than that of a DVD player and the discs can store more data.

What makes it compelling is that owners can play their existing DVD collections on EVD players, and owners of EVD players and high-definition TV sets with USB interface would be able to copy movies at special EVD stations. It would cost RMB5-8 ($1) to copy a movie.

What will be amazing is if this takes off — no reason why it should not except for the entrenched opposition of the rest of the industry — overseas.

http://www.chinaeconomicreview.com/i...ut-dvd-in-evd/