The Bits: Best Buy to drop HD-DVD - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

ezcobar411 · 01-21-2008, 07:09 PM

This is the type of news that makes my day

JasonS · 01-21-2008, 07:19 PM

I'm sure he said "by the end of the year" just so he can't get called out by people for giving an exact date or being wrong. Obviously it's going to happen as soon as Best Buy drops HD DVD because their the biggest HDM retailer in the country. Studios won't be able to hold out while not selling discs. It will be sooner, he's just setting it up so we aren't pissed off or dissapointed *if* it doesn't happen by the end of February or something.

MacHaggis · 01-21-2008, 07:23 PM

So, it may be all about Toshiba trying to "save face"?

Hmm, how does one save face in the Japanese culture?

Anyone?!? Anyone?!?

Exactly!

Bogdan

bkbluray · 01-21-2008, 07:23 PM

Best Buy rocks. 'Nuff said.

dialog_gvf · 01-21-2008, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Teazle

hope he's right about that. No 15GB TimeCop for us!

Tragic. Just tragic.

Woody · 01-21-2008, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ezcobar411

This is the type of news that makes my day

Meh,

It will be good when it happens. Until then we have to keep hearing the rumors over and over for the next couple of months.

marzetta7 · 01-21-2008, 07:29 PM

Sweet....just sweetness.

Bill, you rock man...can you guys feel the powa...

dobyblue · 01-21-2008, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ikbradley

Word is their HD-DVD video encodes can't simply be ported over to Blu-ray, as most of them "aren't good enough."

Ouch! Good news for Blu-ray because Universal had horrible transfers to HD DVD. Hopefully they will get some people from Disney to help them out.

It's not Disney that makes the Disney titles look good, it's the good folks at Panasonic Hollywood Labs.

They do the encodes for Fox and Disney in AVC/MPEG-4 and have no doubt shown Universal some test encodes of some of their source material by now also.

I would bet Panasonic would do their part to make the transition to Blu as smooth as possible for Universal.

Of course Disney are responsible for presenting excellent source material for Panasonic to encode, so I don't mean to take that away from them.

marzetta7 · 01-21-2008, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by dobyblue

It's not Disney that makes the Disney titles look good, it's the good folks at Panasonic Hollywood Labs.

They do the encodes for Fox and Disney in AVC/MPEG-4 and have no doubt shown Universal some test encodes of some of their source material by now also.

I would bet Panasonic would do their part to make the transition to Blu as smooth as possible for Universal.

And to put their encodes in sweet H.264/AVC goodeness would give a nice added kick in the nards to Microsoft...

Maxell · 01-21-2008, 07:43 PM

I can't wait to take apart and get rid of the ONE toshiba endcap we have in my store! Everything else is bluray and 2 combo players (LG and Samsung).

radagast · 01-21-2008, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by marzetta7

Sweet....just sweetness.

Bill, you rock man...can you guys feel the powa...

There are other posters from Depair.com that could apply to Toshiba and hd-dvd.

Prometheus59650 · 01-21-2008, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikbradley

Word is their HD-DVD video encodes can't simply be ported over to Blu-ray, as most of them "aren't good enough."

Ouch! Good news for Blu-ray because Universal had horrible transfers to HD DVD. Hopefully they will get some people from Disney to help them out.

But...but HD-DVD is the superior format.

SpaceDog · 01-21-2008, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxell

I can't wait to take apart and get rid of the ONE toshiba endcap we have in my store! Everything else is bluray and 2 combo players (LG and Samsung).

If I were doing retail, I'd be the "bad" employee standing by the HD-DVD endcaps going "don't do it man. you'll regret it. you can't say I didn't warn you"

marzetta7 · 01-21-2008, 08:02 PM

Just wondering, why was this thread moved to Off-Topic???? I think the rumor of Best Buy going Blu-ray exclusive is as on-topic as you can get?

Thoughts?

monkyman · 01-21-2008, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Teazle

I hope he's right about that. No 15GB TimeCop for us!

Wow, that's barely bigger than a standard dvd.

You could fit 3 movies like this on a BD50 and still have some room left over.

Blubaru · 01-21-2008, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by marzetta7

Just wondering, why was this thread moved to Off-Topic???? I think the rumor of Best Buy going Blu-ray exclusive is as on-topic as you can get?

Thoughts?

I too would like to see this moved back to the GD so that it can get the attention that it deserves.

Change the title to Best Buy going Blu-ray Exclusive if need be.

Ispoke · 01-21-2008, 08:27 PM

MovieWeb already has an article up pointing to the Bits rumour, so it's going to spread around the web soon enough

Musashi · 01-21-2008, 09:50 PM

I'm interested in this whole story about the encodes being "not good enough". Naturally, less space and speed hurts them, but I think the real damage is from all the rush jobs. Toshiba, to try and keep up with the number of titles Blu-ray had, must've pushed them for quantity over quality. Seems it was quite counter-productive.

I do wonder who made the "not good enough" judgement. Was it an admission by Universal's techs, or the general reviewer community?

sj001 · 01-21-2008, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by marzetta7

Just wondering, why was this thread moved to Off-Topic???? I think the rumor of Best Buy going Blu-ray exclusive is as on-topic as you can get?

Thoughts?

Maybe because it is still "rumored" and not an actual fact as of yet.

Blubaru · 01-21-2008, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by sj001

Maybe because it is still "rumored" and not an actual fact as of yet.

There are tons of rumors in the GD. Even sticky'd rumors.

This is no different.

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01-21-2008, 07:09 PM	#21
ezcobar411 Special Member Member since:Dec 2007	This is the type of news that makes my day

01-21-2008, 07:19 PM	#22
JasonS Special Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Denver, CO Blu-ray collection:107 Trading Score:76	I'm sure he said "by the end of the year" just so he can't get called out by people for giving an exact date or being wrong. Obviously it's going to happen as soon as Best Buy drops HD DVD because their the biggest HDM retailer in the country. Studios won't be able to hold out while not selling discs. It will be sooner, he's just setting it up so we aren't pissed off or dissapointed if it doesn't happen by the end of February or something.

01-21-2008, 07:23 PM	#23
MacHaggis Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Burbank, CA Blu-ray collection:102	So, it may be all about Toshiba trying to "save face"? Hmm, how does one save face in the Japanese culture? Anyone?!? Anyone?!? Exactly! Bogdan

01-21-2008, 07:23 PM	#24
bkbluray Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:MN Home Theater Gallery:57 Blu-ray collection:185 Blu-ray reviews:25	Best Buy rocks. 'Nuff said.

01-21-2008, 07:29 PM	#27
marzetta7 Special Member Member since:Feb 2006	Sweet....just sweetness. Bill, you rock man...can you guys feel the powa...

01-21-2008, 07:43 PM	#30
Maxell Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007	I can't wait to take apart and get rid of the ONE toshiba endcap we have in my store! Everything else is bluray and 2 combo players (LG and Samsung).

01-21-2008, 08:02 PM	#34
marzetta7 Special Member Member since:Feb 2006	Just wondering, why was this thread moved to Off-Topic???? I think the rumor of Best Buy going Blu-ray exclusive is as on-topic as you can get? Thoughts?

01-21-2008, 08:27 PM	#37
Ispoke Senior Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Cambridge Blu-ray collection:416	MovieWeb already has an article up pointing to the Bits rumour, so it's going to spread around the web soon enough

01-21-2008, 09:50 PM	#38
Musashi Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Manchester, CT Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:25 Blu-ray collection:337 Blu-ray reviews: 1	I'm interested in this whole story about the encodes being "not good enough". Naturally, less space and speed hurts them, but I think the real damage is from all the rush jobs. Toshiba, to try and keep up with the number of titles Blu-ray had, must've pushed them for quantity over quality. Seems it was quite counter-productive. I do wonder who made the "not good enough" judgement. Was it an admission by Universal's techs, or the general reviewer community?

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