Engadget Poll: Should Toshiba have spent millions on an HD DVD Super Bowl ad? - Blu-ray Forum

bbg · 02-04-2008, 06:09 PM

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/03/t...f-desperation/

I voted:
Hell no, it's all over, what's the difference anymore?

Stinkin Mushroom · 02-04-2008, 06:11 PM

Man, that Ad is just stupid.. i thought it would be something spectacular

tqmilymi · 02-04-2008, 06:14 PM

Was that at ad for a HD DVD player? I was distracted because it was still light on outside after the game...Is HD DVD still going strong in Hawaii?

Mikeesracing · 02-04-2008, 06:15 PM

Voted Hell No

Here is the Toshiba board room:

Beating a dead horse... bringing up/asking something that has been discussed a thousand times before

Robert Franklin · 02-04-2008, 06:17 PM

I voted It doesn't matter anyway

They should have spent money on a new laptop commercial. Or even something else altogether.

CptGreedle · 02-04-2008, 06:18 PM

heh, over 60% said no

radagast · 02-04-2008, 06:21 PM

My choice wasn't there:

Yes - I want to them to keep throwing money down the toilet until they're broke.

Sonny · 02-04-2008, 06:21 PM

This has got to be the stupidest $h!t in the world

dbs2 · 02-04-2008, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radagast

My choice wasn't there:

Yes - I want to them to keep throwing money down the toilet until they're broke.

Trouble is with that is they have buckets load of cash and we would be waiting 20 years for them run out of money........ running ads for their Upscaling players

They just need to give up and save some face !!

Elandyll · 02-04-2008, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dbs2

Trouble is with that is they have buckets load of cash and we would be waiting 20 years for them run out of money........ running ads for their Upscaling players

They just need to give up and save some face !!

As long as Toshiba corp. wil be happy with throwing the benefit the rest of the company makes (TVs, Industrial Electrics, Air Conditionning, Nuclear ...) into a vacuum, HD DVD will stay in the air.
Hopefully the shareholders (after an exec. admitted publicly that HD DVD was losing some big money recently) will put a stop to that, probably Q3 or Q4 2008 imho.

BlurayManiac · 02-04-2008, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stinkin Mushroom

Man, that Ad is just stupid.. i thought it would be something spectacular

lol all they have is transformers and sherk and bourne dumb ad

Iago · 02-04-2008, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radagast

My choice wasn't there:

Yes - I want to them to keep throwing money down the toilet until they're broke.

+1

Sonny · 02-04-2008, 06:48 PM

plee · 02-04-2008, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elandyll

As long as Toshiba corp. wil be happy with throwing the benefit the rest of the company makes (TVs, Industrial Electrics, Air Conditionning, Nuclear ...) into a vacuum, HD DVD will stay in the air.
Hopefully the shareholders (after an exec. admitted publicly that HD DVD was losing some big money recently) will put a stop to that, probably Q3 or Q4 2008 imho.

Now that the "BIG" Superbowl announcement has come and gone

, what is left for HD-DUD? If I was in the red camp, I would be scratching my head on the AD, and you spent how much for that?!? At least go out swinging, it just seems they have no clue...

Blu-ray Fanatic · 02-04-2008, 06:53 PM

Lol! I chose they mind as well give away 20,000 players for free. I'll take one if its free!

nhaase · 02-04-2008, 06:54 PM

I can't believe they didn't change the movie clips. I know they don't have much, but they could have put in American Gangster and Beowulf, instead of three movies where the most recent one was released in early December.

BDA said they couldn't get anything "Superbowl caliber" ready in time, obviously the HD DVD PRG could not, either. This really was desperation, especially since it was in SD.

Denzelio · 02-04-2008, 07:35 PM

Apparently they didn't spend the full amount probably less then a million and just bought certain local advertisement spaces not the full national for 2.7mil. And what would you expect Tosh of cousre they would lie and claim they paid the whole amount just so with all the hype everyone would find the clip and see it anyway if they were unable to see it as it wasn't nation wide like every other fully paid NFL commercial.

Joon · 02-04-2008, 07:50 PM

Guys, the end is close. There isn't much more Toshiba can do anymore. They lost 25% profit last quarter and may be forced to abandon HD DVD all together. It is coming and coming fast. This will not be much longer.

Paden · 02-04-2008, 07:57 PM

Did you notice the disc they played was labeled HD DVD?

A BOOTLEG!!!!!

I'll bet that pisses off the studios!

Marcsten · 02-04-2008, 07:58 PM

BDA didn't run an add because they couldn't get something of Super Bowl caliber in time. HDDVD just rehashed an old add and made it sound like the second coming.
The question since is all the reds have been saying for weeks this was going to be the last great stand that was going to turn the tide, what is the NEW thing going to be to save HDDVD?

02-04-2008, 06:09 PM	#1
bbg Member Member since:Nov 2007 Blu-ray reviews:1	Engadget Poll: Should Toshiba have spent millions on an HD DVD Super Bowl ad? http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/03/t...f-desperation/ I voted: Hell no, it's all over, what's the difference anymore?

02-04-2008, 06:17 PM	#5
Robert Franklin Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Baltimore, MD 4K collection:128 Blu-ray collection:363	I voted It doesn't matter anyway They should have spent money on a new laptop commercial. Or even something else altogether. Last edited by Robert Franklin; 02-04-2008 at 06:20 PM.

02-04-2008, 07:58 PM	#20
Marcsten Junior Member Member since:Jan 2008	Another difference between BDA and HDDVD BDA didn't run an add because they couldn't get something of Super Bowl caliber in time. HDDVD just rehashed an old add and made it sound like the second coming. The question since is all the reds have been saying for weeks this was going to be the last great stand that was going to turn the tide, what is the NEW thing going to be to save HDDVD?

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02-04-2008, 06:11 PM	#2
Stinkin Mushroom Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Belgium Blu-ray collection:3	Man, that Ad is just stupid.. i thought it would be something spectacular

02-04-2008, 06:14 PM	#3
tqmilymi Special Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Maryland Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:509 Blu-ray collection:1558 DVD collection:212 Digital collection:1864 iTunes collection:57 Prime collection:31 Trading Score:140	Was that at ad for a HD DVD player? I was distracted because it was still light on outside after the game...Is HD DVD still going strong in Hawaii?

02-04-2008, 06:15 PM	#4
Mikeesracing Active Member Member since:Oct 2006 Location:Kuwait	Voted Hell No Here is the Toshiba board room:

02-04-2008, 06:18 PM	#6
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	heh, over 60% said no

02-04-2008, 06:21 PM	#7
radagast Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2007 Location:Indianapolis	My choice wasn't there: Yes - I want to them to keep throwing money down the toilet until they're broke.

02-04-2008, 06:21 PM	#8
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	This has got to be the stupidest $h!t in the world

02-04-2008, 06:48 PM	#13
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1

02-04-2008, 06:53 PM	#15
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	Lol! I chose they mind as well give away 20,000 players for free. I'll take one if its free!

02-04-2008, 06:54 PM	#16
nhaase Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Trading Score:2	I can't believe they didn't change the movie clips. I know they don't have much, but they could have put in American Gangster and Beowulf, instead of three movies where the most recent one was released in early December. BDA said they couldn't get anything "Superbowl caliber" ready in time, obviously the HD DVD PRG could not, either. This really was desperation, especially since it was in SD.

02-04-2008, 07:35 PM	#17
Denzelio Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Australia	Apparently they didn't spend the full amount probably less then a million and just bought certain local advertisement spaces not the full national for 2.7mil. And what would you expect Tosh of cousre they would lie and claim they paid the whole amount just so with all the hype everyone would find the clip and see it anyway if they were unable to see it as it wasn't nation wide like every other fully paid NFL commercial.

02-04-2008, 07:50 PM	#18
Joon Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:208 Trading Score:1	Guys, the end is close. There isn't much more Toshiba can do anymore. They lost 25% profit last quarter and may be forced to abandon HD DVD all together. It is coming and coming fast. This will not be much longer.

02-04-2008, 07:57 PM	#19
Paden Active Member Member since:Oct 2007	Did you notice the disc they played was labeled HD DVD? A BOOTLEG!!!!! I'll bet that pisses off the studios!

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