High Def 2.0 Conference (12/4/07 Today!)

[CptGreedle]

Originally Posted by patrick99

Bill Hunt has now posted an article on this.

link please

[patrick99]

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

link please

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#blog20

[Bullseye]

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#blog20

[CptGreedle]

Thanks much

[OokieSpookie]

Disappointing as far as the releases since all were pretty well known.
I really hope CES blows the doors off things.
I also love how so many people agree that hd-dvd can NOT win , yet companies still allow it to hold everyone back and drag things out.

[JimSD]

From Bill Hunt's column about the conference:
"It was also revealed that the Blu-ray profile 1.1 firmware update for the PS3 is expected to be made available for download later this month."

More confirmation of what we've previously heard.

[Bullseye]

Did Warner Brothers attend?

[JAGUAR1977]

Originally Posted by Bullseye

Did Warner Brothers attend?

What's more, a number of HD-DVD titles won honors at the High-Def Awards last evening (click here for the details), and only Warner and Paramount sent representatives to accept. Universal was represented by no one

[spicynacho]

I think this is US only. That works out to 4.35 M BD and 2.65 M HD DVD given 62:38 SI.

BD Attach rate with 100% PS3 = 4.35/2.7 = 1.6
HD DVD Attach rate with AO = 2.65/.75 = 3.5

With the europe market included you have 5.35 M BD and 3 M HD DVD a 64:36 ratio.

Judith McCourt, of the research firm The Redhill Group, shared statistics that showed the news isn’t all bad for high-def. More than 7 million software units have been sold, and the dedicated hardware base is actually growing faster than that of DVD during its first two years, she said. In November, high-def software sales were past 1 million for the first time. And with 36% of U.S. households owning a high-def TV by the end of the year, the high-def software numbers will only go higher.

http://www.homemediamagazine.com/new...ticle_ID=11668

[Esox50]

Originally Posted by OokieSpookie

Disappointing as far as the releases since all were pretty well known.
I really hope CES blows the doors off things.
I also love how so many people agree that hd-dvd can NOT win , yet companies still allow it to hold everyone back and drag things out.

Yep, sounds like it was a bust as far as any new titles being shown.

Interesting that the HD DVD companies abstained. I guess the truth we're headed towards a Blu future hurts.

I agree with the sentiment that 2008 is a critical year for Hollywood. They have to end this mess, or they are going to pay dearly in the future. Hopefully the retailers will help provide some clarity too and make the decisions for the studios that much easier.

[Spankey]

HD-DVD did not have a good week/month/year. Too much this week to try and defend. I would have loved to have seen the Blogger panel with Universal and Toshiba in attendance. They are ducking and taking cover...