Poll: What defines the end of the war?

[Guinness7]

I think if it is lagging 10:1 in sales it will kind of be done or if starts to lose studio support

[Ascended_Saiyan]

Originally Posted by Guinness7

I think if it is lagging 10:1 in sales it will kind of be done or if starts to lose studio support

It's over if Universal starts supporting both formats or BD outsells HD-DVD by 8:1. Either way...it's curtains I tell you...CURTAINS!

[dialog_gvf]

As long as Universal is a hold out, I don't think mass adoption kicks in big.

Although, the PS/3 makes things pretty huge in a few years.

Gary

[WriteSimply]

A 10:1 ratio is not realistic to me. That means executives are not doing their job and should be fired for holding out too long. 2.6:1 is close to damaging enough but 5:1 should be the limit.

As for Warner and Paramount quitting option, that's almost the death knell. What will Universal do? Prop up the format on their own? That option is closely related to Universal releasing on BD which to me is the true sign of the end of the war.


fuad

[powerSURG]

Originally Posted by WriteSimply

A 10:1 ratio is not realistic to me. That means executives are not doing their job and should be fired for holding out too long. 2.6:1 is close to damaging enough but 5:1 should be the limit.

As for Warner and Paramount quitting option, that's almost the death knell. What will Universal do? Prop up the format on their own? That option is closely related to Universal releasing on BD which to me is the true sign of the end of the war.


fuad

I agree that 5:1 would be a defining number. It is one that not only shows current strength of BD, but also the future of BD. At that time, I think Universal will begin to panic. Just a little...

[donricouga]

Universal goes neutral. Then you can get pretty much every movie on Blu-ray or only some on HDDVD

[HDTV1080P]

Technically HD-DVD is not dead until Toshiba decides to stop making HD-DVD players. Then they would start making BLU-RAY players a year or two after stopping production of HD-DVD players.

[HDTV1080P]

Now of course if every studio is supporting BLU-RAY accept for Universal and then Universal decided to make BLU-RAY movies then HD-DVD would die very fast.
In theory if Universal studios never switches sides and Pioneer and several other manufactories decided to release universal players then both formats would coexist like the DVD-AUDIO and SUPER AUDIO CD has.

[HDTV1080P]

***This post is a joke***
Now in someone’s twisted HD-DVD fantasy world they might believe BLU-RAY is already dead or soon going to be buried. For BLU-RAY to die you would need FOX, Sony, and Disney to stop making BLU-RAY discs and only release on HD-DVD. Also if every manufactory supporting BLU-RAY decided to join the Microsoft/ Toshiba side then BLU-RAY would die. Maybe I should go over to the HD-DVD forums and post stupid theories on why BLU-RAY is going to die and how every one on the planet is going to buy a Toshiba HD-DVD player.

[phloyd]

Perhaps I should run a 'format neutral' poll of the same nature on AVS...