HD-DVD.com redirects to Amazon HD DVD page (now Toshiba's statement)

[The Don]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

Is it possible that this site/domain could get sold or do you think its doing to well for them to do that???

I think they just dropped that site...

the idea was to probably have blu-ray.com and hd-dvd.com and whichever one loses gets trashed...

ditching hd-dvd.com is pretty much telling the story since the people who own that site run this one and to my assumption are "in the know"....especially since Wicky knows enough about what is going on...I assume whoever is behind both of these forums would know this as well...

so that would be the right time to ditch the other site since it doesn't make sense to own both at this point..

[turboedguy]

Originally Posted by The Don

I think they just dropped that site...

the idea was to probably have blu-ray.com and hd-dvd.com and whichever one loses gets trashed...

ditching hd-dvd.com is pretty much telling the story since the people who own that site run this one and to my assumption are "in the know"....especially since Wicky knows enough about what is going on...I assume whoever is behind both of these forums would know this as well...

so that would be the right time to ditch the other site since it doesn't make sense to own both at this point..

Actually, recently the site was over run by Blu-fans. The HD DVD regulars that posted there are on a different forum and the Mods banned a load of people, Blu and Red.

It was probably shut down temporarily until it cools down. But then again, after the Toshiba rumor maybe not.

[whoelse]

Not hddvd.com though.

[w_tanoto]

for you who registered themselves to hd-dvd.com, is there an e-mail sent to you explaining why?

[Blubaru]

It is kind of sad to see it go. They were nice people over there for the most part.

It would much rather see the AVS/HDD HD-DVD forums bite the dust.

[york weir]

Originally Posted by The Don

so that would be the right time to ditch the other site since it doesn't make sense to own both at this point..

I disagree. After a forum is up for a few years you form bonds with people. It becomes a community. What they should have done is empower some regulars and then let them run it.

How would the 20k+ people here feel if they just closed the forum?

[radagast]

Originally Posted by davidPS3

Sorry guys, I just went to search and looked up the HD DVD site and it took me to the official website. It is still there and working fine.

Which address did you use?

[radagast]

Originally Posted by Blu-Beard

Wierd! It took me to AdultFriendFinder

Yeah. Really wEIrd.

[radagast]

Originally Posted by Blubaru

HD-DVD.com
It now takes you to Amazon


Try it yourself.

It really should re-direct people to this site:

http://www.eiae.org/

[The Don]

Originally Posted by york weir

I disagree. After a forum is up for a few years you form bonds with people. It becomes a community. What they should have done is empower some regulars and then let them run it.

How would the 20k+ people here feel if they just closed the forum?

yeah...why have a hd-dvd.com site when there is no more hd-dvd.com?...

why not redirect them here so they can come to a similar place..

[DisneyKrayzie]

I kind of miss that site, with all this great news in the last couple days I want to see what they are saying over there, but I cant really find many people still defending HD-DVD, have they finally been silenced????

[DViper2399]

I noticed that this morning too, Darn wanted to read their new posts!

[york weir]

Originally Posted by The Don

yeah...why have a hd-dvd.com site when there is no more hd-dvd.com?...

why not redirect them here so they can come to a similar place..

I see your point but I doubt anyone here is going to welcome an HD DVD person.

There are just too many people hell-bent on defeating it and its supporters.

[RUR]

Originally Posted by york weir

I see your point but I doubt anyone here is going to welcome an HD DVD person..

I see it happen here more and more, and with general success. Most folks here understand and accept the fact that, as HD DVD ceases to be viable competition for Blu-ray, we'll have an influx of new members, who own HD DVD as a legacy, whose ultimate goal is Hi-def movies, and who are realistic enough to see Blu-ray as their next step.

There are just too many people hell-bent on defeating it and its supporters.

Defeating HD DVD? You bet, for reasons which have been endlessly discussed. Defeating its supporters? Not in any general or personal way, IMHO. Defeating a very vocal and obnoxious subset of those supporters, who've behaved very badly indeed on various fora, and who spread venom and defy market realities to this very day? Yes, they've made themselves well known and it's unlikely they'll be welcomed by the membership, here.

[The Don]

Originally Posted by york weir

I see your point but I doubt anyone here is going to welcome an HD DVD person.

There are just too many people hell-bent on defeating it and its supporters.

the people over at hd-dvd.com were not fudders....if they want their movies in high def...then they should come to a blu-ray site...

and since the same person owns both domains, it only makes sense to send them here...

if they want a HD disc...then they want Blu-ray...

[superdynamite]

The HD-DVD Forum has shut down it's site. It now directs you to Amazon.com for HD-DVD purchases.

http://www.HD-DVD.com

I think this was the third to last nail in HD-DVD's coffin.


Also, check out the Madden football poll on blu-ray.com here:Madden Football Poll on Blu-ray.com

[Spankey]

Awwwwwww!

[Blubaru]

Welcome to yesterday. I posted a thread about it already.

It's in the OT.

[Blu-heaven]

Is working - not shutdown

[Smackos]

Yeah but to be fair... it's hard to keep a HD-DVD forum going when there's more Blu-ray members on there than HD-DVD ones...