Commentary from the Insiders Thread

[MovieTime]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Insider tidbit--

Expect a public statement (probably next week) from the enTity involved regarding the Paramount deci$ion, if all goes as planned.
All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go…………………
(where’s a songwriter when you need one ?)

So their going to release Tranformers on blu ray. Just a wild guess!

[beatboy77]

Originally Posted by richard lichtenfelt

Granted I would like Saving Private Ryan and the Bourne movies, but paramount will be back and I can't afford all of the available bd's I want w/o theirs to choose from.

Well if Saving Private Ryan gets releases on HDM, it will be on both formats as SPR was Directed by Steven Spielberg.

~Josh

[tvted]

Originally Posted by pepar

sorry, i don't have time to properly answer now as i'm only on page six of this thread trying to come up to speed.

Pepar,

Been long time - your caustic comments and level-headedness (well ok I'm reaching) are more than welcome.

ted

[tvted]

Originally Posted by Jack Torrance

Another Penton Man cliffhanger! Anyone care to speculate?

"Insider tidbit--

Expect a public statement (probably next week) from the enTity involved regarding the Paramount deci$ion, if all goes as planned."

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...354#post195354

I love ya Penton Man, but you can be such a tease! Or I'm just really not that smart...

AT&T - simply because it has homonym-like qualities (i.e. it sounds the same or similar) - I'm an artist, business makes no sense to me. As a north of the 49th'er isn't AT&T a direct competitor to VIACOM?

ted

[WickyWoo]

Exactly. The deals done and a statement won't change a thing.

Unless there's a lot of important financial people and/or feds sniffing around it

[JTK]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Insider tidbit--

Expect a public statement (probably next week) from the enTity involved regarding the Paramount deci$ion, if all goes as planned.

And one wonders what they're going to say and what they can say?

Anyways, I'm eager as heck to see who it is so I know who I can put some of the blame on for artifically extending this format war.



^^

Originally Posted by tvted

AT&T - simply because it has homonym-like qualities (i.e. it sounds the same or similar) - I'm an artist, business makes no sense to me. As a north of the 49th'er isn't AT&T a direct competitor to VIACOM?

ted

Decent enough guess. I'm just trying to imagine a company that doesn't give two hoots about high def optical media that would fit the critera that I know for how this little business deal came about.

This company has no affiliation with the HD-DVD group whatsoever and doesn't give two rips about HDM. So yeah, AT&T could very well be a likely prospect.

Remember: Ethics aside, this little deal was techincally done within the letter of the law.

[tmax]

Originally Posted by Jack Torrance

Another Penton Man cliffhanger! Anyone care to speculate?

"Insider tidbit--

Expect a public statement (probably next week) from the enTity involved regarding the Paramount deci$ion, if all goes as planned."

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...354#post195354

I love ya Penton Man, but you can be such a tease! Or I'm just really not that smart...

Everybody has been blaming the obvious which of course is Micro$oft but if I remember correctly, not to long ago they had partners in crime. I haven't read anybody mention them, they are inTel (might have missed it), anyway they seem to be a major supporter in the red camp.

Just a guess.

[JTK]

Originally Posted by tmax

Everybody has been blaming the obvious which of course is Micro$oft but if I remember correctly, not to long ago they had partners in crime. I haven't read anybody mention them, they are inTel (might have missed it), anyway they seem to be a major supporter in the red camp.

Just a guess.

A good guess, but isn't Intel an HD-DVD supporter or part of their group?

It was my understanding that this company had NO affiliation whatsoever.

We shall see...

[lch]

maybe they are the ones supplying the free P4 processor needed in every player

[MatrixS2000]

Originally Posted by tvted

AT&T - simply because it has homonym-like qualities (i.e. it sounds the same or similar) - I'm an artist, business makes no sense to me. As a north of the 49th'er isn't AT&T a direct competitor to VIACOM?

ted

I agree as their NYSE symbol is "T"...

[MrBogey]

Originally Posted by JTK

And one wonders what they're going to say and what they can say?

Anyways, I'm eager as heck to see who it is so I know who I can put some of the blame on for artifically extending this format war.



^^



Decent enough guess. I'm just trying to imagine a company that doesn't give two hoots about high def optical media that would fit the critera that I know for how this little business deal came about.

This company has no affiliation with the HD-DVD group whatsoever and doesn't give two rips about HDM. So yeah, AT&T could very well be a likely prospect.

Remember: Ethics aside, this little deal was techincally done within the letter of the law.

FWIW... AT&T is nicknamed "T" as is their stock ticker represented by an actual "T". They're also allied with Microsoft in the video arena as MS is the vendor for their IPTV platform.

When Penton-Man posted the "clue", AT&T was the first thing that popped into my head. I really really really really hope it's not the case. U-verse needs to be tied to more clunky hardware/software like ... well insert any simile that fits here...the choice is yours.

Edit: Oh, and AT&T has no affiliation whatsoever with the HD DVD group. Their connections are only to MS.

[MrBogey]

Originally Posted by tmax

Everybody has been blaming the obvious which of course is Micro$oft but if I remember correctly, not to long ago they had partners in crime. I haven't read anybody mention them, they are inTel (might have missed it), anyway they seem to be a major supporter in the red camp.

Just a guess.

I think if it was intel, Penton-Man's clue would have just been "intity". Capitalizing the T focuses on the "T" aspect and not the similarity in the beginning of "Intel" and "Entity".

[pepar]

Originally Posted by PaulGo

Microsoft has a corporate culture of twisting facts to suit their way of doing business. With Linux they did the same thing - first downplaying the capabilities, then paying SCO to sue companies saying that the version of Linux they were using used code that they owned (disproved). Amir was just following the corporate culture of bending the facts to make it suit Microsoft's philosophy of whatever MS does is great while any other approach is dumb. MS does occasionally come up with good ideas but they always act like an 800 pound gorilla trying to shove things down peoples throats.

That's exactly correct as anyone involved in or who follows IT knows. There's news right now about them trying to stuff the ballot box of a Swedish standards body deliberating OOXML. It is a never-ending story. But we are digressing, I hope, aren't we? I can get this chit-chat nearly anywhere.

What I want to know is the implications, if any, for upcoming 1.1 BD players with a 2.0 player announced??? Insiders, please!

[WickyWoo]

Why would AT&T have anything to do with this? What were they wiretapping the line when the deal went down?

A good guess, but isn't Intel an HD-DVD supporter or part of their group?

It was my understanding that this company had NO affiliation whatsoever

Intel is absolutely in the HDDVD camp. They really like the idea of Wintel HDi boxes on every settop

[JTK]

Originally Posted by MrBogey

FWIW... AT&T is nicknamed "T" as is their stock ticker represented by an actual "T". They're also allied with Microsoft in the video arena as MS is the vendor for their IPTV platform.

When Penton-Man posted the "clue", AT&T was the first thing that popped into my head. I really really really really hope it's not the case. U-verse needs to be tied to more clunky hardware/software like ... well insert any simile that fits here...the choice is yours.

Edit: Oh, and AT&T has no affiliation whatsoever with the HD DVD group. Their connections are only to MS.

Agreed. They're my best overall guess as well.

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

Why would AT&T have anything to do with this? What were they wiretapping the line when the deal went down?

That's kind of the whole point. See Bogey's post.

Intel is absolutely in the HDDVD camp. They really like the idea of Wintel HDi boxes on every settop

That's unfortunate.

[Papi4baby]

Originally Posted by DesFlurane

'Expect a public statement (probably next week) from the enTity involved regarding the Paramount deci$ion, if all goes as planned.'
Is this Toshiba?

That's what i can think of too. I'll wait, dont want to start nothing nasty. Uuuuh that question about BR disk being transparent is actually interesting

[tmax]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

Intel is absolutely in the HDDVD camp. They really like the idea of Wintel HDi boxes on every settop

Maybe if there is an announcement it will be something left of field, something nobody considered.

[JTK]

Originally Posted by tmax

Maybe if there is an announcement it will be something left of field, something nobody considered.

From everything I've garnered from Insiders around here and such...that's a distinct possibility.

[MrBogey]

Originally Posted by JTK

Agreed. They're my best overall guess as well.

I'm really really really hoping they're not involved in this.

[tvted]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

Why would AT&T have anything to do with this? What were they wiretapping the line when the deal went down?

someone has stated elsewhere on the forum that thinking outside the box might be appropriate i.e. this might be for future considerations.

Doesn't AT&T make great use of MS software? Does AT&T have an interest in Music/Video downloads?

ted