Press release - "Toshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD DVD Businesses" - Page 7 - Blu-ray Forum

Grisle · 02-19-2008, 08:00 AM

Did anyone notice that in the Q&A they said they had no plans to adopt Blu-ray? Of course it says at the moment.

ezcobar411 · 02-19-2008, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Grubert

One million my foot.

lol, now all of the lies are exposed.

TheTenth · 02-19-2008, 08:02 AM

not adding anything, but that's where I saw it first :
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/s...51&newsLang=en

anyway, I'm real happy it's over, and maybe now we can get huge movies like Star Wars 4-6, Indiana Jones, Titanic, Back to the future ... as the format is widely adopted.

ajc68 · 02-19-2008, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Grubert

One million my foot.

So it's 730,000 stand-alone units and another 300,000 360's. I'm sure they are talking about the number they sold to retailers, not the number sold by retailers. I wonder what the return count is up to.

Petra_Kalbrain · 02-19-2008, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by jwbbud

I have seen them edited by mods stating that, thats why I am assuming you cant do that as they are not your "own words".

Not the official press releases. They can be transposed without editing. What the OP should have been inclined to do though is wrap the text of said official press release with the "<quote></quote>" tags in order to make it obvious that they weren't his/her writing.

canonbomb1987 · 02-19-2008, 08:07 AM

You know what this means right?
we get Transformers, Shooter (back at reasonable prices), Blades of Glory, MI series, Iron Man, and many other in true high definition. man when paramont and universal switch over i am gonna have to take out a loan to get all the blu's that i want.

komp · 02-19-2008, 08:08 AM

ajc68 · 02-19-2008, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by LynxFX

Now what the hell is the internet going to argue about?

Unfortunately, it will probably be Black Bars. I can't believe how many people don't understand or appreciate OAR.

Blaumann · 02-19-2008, 08:09 AM

Congrats to the BDA for winning the war!

This purple member is now slowly turning blu-only and is looking forward to many great releases on Blu-ray!

Mobe1969 · 02-19-2008, 08:11 AM

The only group I feel sorry for outside of this is Universal. They were actually steadfast, honorable, and behaved decently. They just picked a loosing side.

IcEWoLF · 02-19-2008, 08:13 AM

No payoff for Universal and Paramount

Hassoon · 02-19-2008, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff®

Toshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD DVD Businesses

...

http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2008_02/pr1903.htm

Maaz · 02-19-2008, 08:16 AM

wow its finally over

Copywriter · 02-19-2008, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Blu-Style

Victory is ours !!

I made a Pic...

(couldn´t resist)

That guy got his ass handed to him. Not sure he should be representing blu-ray.

Jeff® · 02-19-2008, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by DepTii

Castro just quit as President of Cuba... coincidence? I think not!

lgans316 · 02-19-2008, 08:19 AM

amazon just ended the B2G1 promotional offer. It's going to become challenging to find Blu-rays for cheap especially for overseas customers like me.

Cplhicks · 02-19-2008, 08:25 AM

My favorite bit of the speech by Toshiba was how many players they sold. Remember their "we've almost sold a million" and how HD DVDers constantly quoted there was a million?

Seems a fair bit short of a million doesn't it? And only 410,000 standalones? Not really impressive numbers, and certainly not what we heard for months.

crystalline blu · 02-19-2008, 08:26 AM

Congrats to us all. Hey Paramount, it's time to clear out your warehouses full of blus...

Icemage · 02-19-2008, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Grubert

One million my foot.

You noticed that, too, huh?

I love how all the HD DVD zealots have been claiming "2 million" players in the past few weeks.

Lo how the not-so-mighty have fallen.

NARMAK · 02-19-2008, 08:33 AM

Well, it's all nice knowing that Toshiba has ended the stupid charade of dancing around with a underpowered format & calling it 'superior' but when do you think we'll see announcements from Universal & Para***** now, guess Paramount made a nice $150 million for about 6 months lol

They knew this was gonna happen but oh well, they should announce immediate support for blu-ray again & oh yeah, actually confirm what we already know, That Michael Bay has been at work re-mastering the DuD version of Transformers & it's now been pressed for a Blu-ray release

Universal should also be releasing very soon, i'm sure they also saw this coming, so Universal titles should be here within 3 months as well as Para*****s

Also let's just open our arms to the EX-HD-DUD(ders) & don't forgot to mutter "told you so" under your breath when you take them into your arms for a hug & oh yeah, wear a towel down the front, it's gonna be a LOOOOOOONG cry

02-19-2008, 08:02 AM	#123
TheTenth Special Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Clermont-Ferrand, France Home Theater Gallery:9 4K collection:98 Blu-ray collection:681 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:11	not adding anything, but that's where I saw it first : http://www.businesswire.com/portal/s...51&newsLang=en anyway, I'm real happy it's over, and maybe now we can get huge movies like Star Wars 4-6, Indiana Jones, Titanic, Back to the future ... as the format is widely adopted. Last edited by TheTenth; 02-19-2008 at 08:43 AM.

02-19-2008, 08:25 AM	#137
Cplhicks Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 4K collection:276 Blu-ray collection:1996 DVD collection:798 MA collection:457 Digital collection:581 iTunes collection:668 Prime collection:446 Trading Score:31	My favorite bit of the speech by Toshiba was how many players they sold. Remember their "we've almost sold a million" and how HD DVDers constantly quoted there was a million? Seems a fair bit short of a million doesn't it? And only 410,000 standalones? Not really impressive numbers, and certainly not what we heard for months. Last edited by Cplhicks; 02-19-2008 at 08:29 AM. Reason: Grubert beat me to it...

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02-19-2008, 08:00 AM	#121
Grisle Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Northern California 4K collection:18 Blu-ray collection:18 Trading Score:12	Did anyone notice that in the Q&A they said they had no plans to adopt Blu-ray? Of course it says at the moment.

02-19-2008, 08:07 AM	#126
canonbomb1987 Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray collection:57 Trading Score:5	You know what this means right? we get Transformers, Shooter (back at reasonable prices), Blades of Glory, MI series, Iron Man, and many other in true high definition. man when paramont and universal switch over i am gonna have to take out a loan to get all the blu's that i want.

02-19-2008, 08:08 AM	#127
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02-19-2008, 08:09 AM	#129
Blaumann Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:verge of breakdown	Congrats to the BDA for winning the war! This purple member is now slowly turning blu-only and is looking forward to many great releases on Blu-ray!

02-19-2008, 08:11 AM	#130
Mobe1969 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Brisbane, Australia 4K collection:980 Blu-ray collection:1610	The only group I feel sorry for outside of this is Universal. They were actually steadfast, honorable, and behaved decently. They just picked a loosing side.

02-19-2008, 08:13 AM	#131
IcEWoLF Member Member since:Nov 2007	No payoff for Universal and Paramount

02-19-2008, 08:16 AM	#133
Maaz Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Trading Score:6	wow its finally over

02-19-2008, 08:19 AM	#136
lgans316 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2007 Location:RM16, United Kingdom Blu-ray reviews:17 Trading Score:498	amazon just ended the B2G1 promotional offer. It's going to become challenging to find Blu-rays for cheap especially for overseas customers like me.

02-19-2008, 08:26 AM	#138
crystalline blu Active Member Member since:Jan 2008	Congrats to us all. Hey Paramount, it's time to clear out your warehouses full of blus...

02-19-2008, 08:33 AM	#140
NARMAK Blu-ray Prince Member since:Feb 2007 Location:United Kingdom Blu-ray collection:141 Trading Score:18	Well, it's all nice knowing that Toshiba has ended the stupid charade of dancing around with a underpowered format & calling it 'superior' but when do you think we'll see announcements from Universal & Para*** now, guess Paramount made a nice $150 million for about 6 months lol They knew this was gonna happen but oh well, they should announce immediate support for blu-ray again & oh yeah, actually confirm what we already know, That Michael Bay has been at work re-mastering the DuD version of Transformers & it's now been pressed for a Blu-ray release Universal should also be releasing very soon, i'm sure they also saw this coming, so Universal titles should be here within 3 months as well as Para***s Also let's just open our arms to the EX-HD-DUD(ders) & don't forgot to mutter "told you so" under your breath when you take them into your arms for a hug & oh yeah, wear a towel down the front, it's gonna be a LOOOOOOONG cry

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