Is tomorrow going to be huge?

[zipbags]

Originally Posted by TheRealBob

Where are the slimy people when we need them?

I got your blu-ray Bourne Ultimatums right here.

[Marcusarilius]

Originally Posted by zipbags

I got your blu-ray Bourne Ultimatums right here.

Cool. Somebody photo shop some cool blues instead of the costume jewelrey. Star Wars, Trans, Matrix....

[GORT]

Untill there is a official statement from universal about a format change or going neutral this is just another thread I wish everyone would just wait for the OFFICIAL WORD

[u_nick]

Originally Posted by FEP3108

Untill there is a official statement from universal about a format change or going neutral this is just another thread I wish everyone would just wait for the OFFICIAL WORD

these are called MESSAGE boards, not WAITING boards

[whippersnapper]

I hereby dub tomorrow to be .... February Fool's Day.

[sj001]

I'm willing to bet large sums of money that NOTHING is announced tomorrow.

[jubaiweaponx]

Originally Posted by whippersnapper

I hereby dub tomorrow to be .... February Fool's Day.

+1 would be funny

[Joe Cain]

Originally Posted by whippersnapper

I hereby dub tomorrow to be .... February Fool's Day.

And the day after, Toshiba, Paramount, and Universal will all stick their heads out of the ground and decide whether or not to carry on the fight another 6 weeks.

[davidPS3]

Originally Posted by Joe Cain

And the day after, Toshiba, Paramount, and Universal will all stick their heads out of the ground and decide whether or not to carry on the fight another 6 weeks.

Good One!! Cha Ching

[Blu Titan]

Nothing is going to happen tomorrow...well except HD DVD getting OWNED.

[zipbags]

Originally Posted by whippersnapper

I hereby dub tomorrow to be .... February Fool's Day.

[LeoneFan]

Forget Universal... the people running that studio are so incompetent and stupid that they'll go down with the DUD ship. All we need is Paramount to go at least neutral and you can call it game, set AND match!!

[Marcusarilius]

Originally Posted by LeoneFan

Forget Universal... the people running that studio are so incompetent and stupid that they'll go down with the DUD ship. All we need is Paramount to go at least neutral and you can call it game, set AND match!!

Why do I get the feeling that Toshiba has Paramount and Universal under it's thumb? There is something going on with these two studios to make them quiet and seemingly submisive to Toshiba for the moment. Paramount can jump any time and Universal's contract is now up. Maybe a pay off to stay put until all of the DUD players have been sold and all reordering of DUD players have been canceled.

I have this feeling of biding time to make what ever last profits may exist from the dying format until either the board of directors put and end to this nonsence or until the last poor consumer is finally taken for the DUD ride of his life.

[Monkeytool]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

it was reported a few weeks ago, that Universal's contract ends 2/1/08, later I think it was determined this was false and that it was really 1/1/08.

However, even though from our best intelligence Universal is out of their contract, they won't be going blu anytime soon. They have millions of HD DVDs on the shelves and if they go neutral, HD DVD sales will plummet even more. Then, Universal is stuck with a lot of HD DVDs getting returned back to them. Universal needs to promote HD DVD a lot, liquidate the stock, then announce they have been working on blu-ray encodes and will have blu-ray titles on the shelf within the next few weeks. Think about what would happen to their upcoming titles sales if they announced they are supporting blu-ray, there is no way they would sell more than a few thousand copies, at least now a big titles like American Gangster might sell 15k copies.

This is a very valid point, but you're failing to see the cost of not going dual format. Every good business person knows that what your giving up with the cash isn't the cash itself, but rather the opportunity cost of giving up the cash. Universal stands to lose more over time not from not selling their stock of HD-DVDs but rather their lost profits they would be making by selling blu.

If there are any objective, fiscally minded people over in Universal's corporate they most likely feel very pressed to get their product out in the winning format.

Personally I doubt Universal will make any announcements tomorrow, I think for some reason Toshiba have themselves and their partners convinced there is still some validity to the HD-DVD format. Which makes no sense, but how else do you explain their actions.

[AaronSCH]

For some reason I am not chomping at the bit to get my hands on Universal titles. Frankly, there is so much coming from Warner, New Line, Disney, Fox, MGM and Sony that I find it easy to dismiss the Universal catalog. Their HD DVD releases have been a mixed bag in regards to quality and I won't be lining up to buy anything they produce on Blu until I am confident of the quality. Paramount and Dreamworks are more important in my opinion.

Patience is a virtue.

[Stephie_is_a_dork]

Originally Posted by Monkeytool

This is a very valid point, but you're failing to see the cost of not going dual format. Every good business person knows that what your giving up with the cash isn't the cash itself, but rather the opportunity cost of giving up the cash. Universal stands to lose more over time not from not selling their stock of HD-DVDs but rather their lost profits they would be making by selling blu.

If there are any objective, fiscally minded people over in Universal's corporate they most likely feel very pressed to get their product out in the winning format.

Personally I doubt Universal will make any announcements tomorrow, I think for some reason Toshiba have themselves and their partners convinced there is still some validity to the HD-DVD format. Which makes no sense, but how else do you explain their actions.

+1...my thoughts exactly. The money they could make in Blu would heavily outweigh lost profits in HD-DVD overstock. It's like they're saying "I can't pick up the $20 bill over there because I already have a penny in my hand." It makes no sense whatsoever!

[mdm1699]

Originally Posted by cajmoyper

I was wondering this because I heard that Universal's contract with Dud will be up and I know that they're pretty invested in the format but they cold at least go neutral.

I am dual format. Searching for red movies this morning, I realize that all of the hardware links have been removed from the HD-DVD software storefront and Electronics pages. It could be a phase out or nothing. Maybe your inclinations are correct about neutrality. Transition strategy?

[Beta Man]

Was tomorrow.... uh... I mean today? "Huge" ??? nope.... just another day at work.

[unreal1080p]

I knew Feb 1st was going to be huge

HUGEST snow storm of the year (so far) with 18 inches (45 cm) of snow in the next 24 hours

Lousy Groundhog

And the stupid HD DUD horse can't even help pull the snow plow because he's fallen and he
can't get up

I need a woman with plow experience

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by unreal1080p

I knew Feb 1st was going to be huge

HUGEST snow storm of the year (so far) with 18 inches (45 cm) of snow in the next 24 hours

Yah, it's lousy here right now.

I hate freezing rain, because I know when I leave work in 7.5 hours I'm going to have to scrape all my friggin' windows and have sore arms all evening.

I wish I was at home right now watching Planet Earth [Blu-ray] Ice episode, instead of living it.