A lot of HD-DVD fans switching side

[Esox50]

Actions speak louder than words. Kudos to those who realize they were duped by Amir & Co. with misleading statements and outright lies, and are now seeing the light.

I said a long time ago there and elsewhere... if you have to buy one format, it was best to buy BD. Reason being, Sony is basically NEVER going to release on HD DVD. Therefore, your ultimate downside is having a $500 PS3 that you keep around to play Sony Pictures titles. The upside with BD is huge. It is just the opposite with HD DVD. Low upside, big downside.

Also, this is just the beginning...you guys are going to be REALLY happy, hopefully sooner rather than later.

[Maximus]

Originally Posted by Esox50

Actions speak louder than words. Kudos to those who realize they were duped by Amir & Co. with misleading statements and outright lies, and are now seeing the light.

I said a long time ago there and elsewhere... if you have to buy one format, it was best to buy BD. Reason being, Sony is basically NEVER going to release on HD DVD. Therefore, your ultimate downside is having a $500 PS3 that you keep around to play Sony Pictures titles. The upside with BD is huge. It is just the opposite with HD DVD. Low upside, big downside.

Also, this is just the beginning...you guys are going to be REALLY happy, hopefully sooner rather than later.

I don't think many people on this forum were ever duped by Amir, his lies are becoming more transparent lately so even the most hardcore of HD DVD fanboi is starting to see through them.

People on AVS don't understand that the worst that could happen to Blu-ray is that it becomes a proprietary standard for the PS3, but for HD DVD the worst that can happen is that it will go the way of the Dodo. Extinct, for ever.

[BLu-Balls]

Who the hell is Amir?

[goodstuff]

An AVS "insider" who works for Microsoft's HD-DVD group.

[BLu-Balls]

Geeee.. Sounds like a jackass. I guess he's pissed off quite a few people

[goodstuff]

Originally Posted by BLu-Balls

Geeee.. Sounds like a jackass. I guess he's pissed off quite a few people

Well, he could be a nice guy that just has to tow the MS-HDDVD line, but it was pretty funny when he was quoted as saying BD50's were "science fiction" last year, and then a few weeks later Sony dropped the Click surprise BD50 bombshell. Let's just say he was taken to task for that

[dialog_gvf]

OK, here we go with pathetically weak damage control to the Osborne effect (the real demise of HD DVD):

Originally Posted by user

I was planing on XA2 this month and now I'm stuck, because most likely if TL HD DVD gets approved this fall my player won't play it, or am I wrong on that assumption?

Originally Posted by Amir

I would buy XA2 on the basis that it plays all the wonderful HD DVD content with full set of capabilities. Until you see announcements of studios targeting TL-51 and having it not be compatible with your machine, I would not have any worry whatsoever. TL-51 is a technology announcement by Toshiba. And that is all for now.

Don't worry until you're told it isn't compatible?! What kind of response is that?

Gary

[Esox50]

Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

I don't think many people on this forum were ever duped by Amir, his lies are becoming more transparent lately so even the most hardcore of HD DVD fanboi is starting to see through them.

I understand that. Sorry I wasn't clear. I meant people over at AVS.

Did you guys see the "Everything's OK" & "I'm more bullish than ever" essays over in the AVS Insider's Thread from Amir and Ben? They should retitle that thread "damage control".

This is getting quite sad watching some people holding on by a string get further manipulated and consoled by someone whom they don't even know. Unbeleivable. Amir is talking out of his @ss with all of these comments about Total HD never using BD50 on one side, telling people that Universal has his feedback about the disappointment, etc. He's trying to play it off like he's on their side, but he's manipulating them. Unbelievable.