HD Press release a joke! - Blu-ray Forum

billsid29 · 01-07-2008, 02:14 PM

"The just-issued press release recaps a "breakthrough year" for HD DVD, reporting almost one million dedicated HD DVD players sold through to consumers, and software sales for the format that grew at nearly twice the rate of Blu-ray during the five week holiday selling period."

Made me laugh when I read this.

richard lichtenfelt · 01-07-2008, 02:16 PM

Here is the link to the article I assume the thread starter is referring to. http://www.reuters.com/article/press...08+PRN20080107

BE WARNED, it is very long, boring, and just like anything you could read by the usual suspects on those other forums.
More attach rate jargon, sales #'s that don't count the PS3, and no mention of future plans.
Nothing new here.

david2189 · 01-07-2008, 02:16 PM

i lold!

Borris · 01-07-2008, 02:17 PM

gotta love spin. Blu keeps selling at a high, steady rate, but DUD sells a few more for a few weeks compared to their normal lackluster sales and suddenly a press release comes out saying how much their still lackluster sales have grown. I'd hate to have that job having to spin everything that's going on into good news for DUD.

davidPS3 · 01-07-2008, 02:19 PM

Well, you know they have to try to put a spin on their format.

CptGreedle · 01-07-2008, 02:23 PM

The Tosh spokesperson says "we've been declared dead before"... well maybe its time they gave up trying to gain it back! The fact is trying to keep it alive it only going to hurt Blu-ray, and not help HD DVD. If HD DVD has been declared dead before, and Blu-ray never has, perhaps HD DVD needs to see the light and give up!

mystiksuicide · 01-07-2008, 02:25 PM

Did you notice that they did not mention much about the future? It almost sounds to me like an eulogy.

alain turgeon · 01-07-2008, 02:39 PM

If you want to see it here's a link
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TZiWid5gO_E

DealsR4theDevil · 01-07-2008, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alain turgeon

If you want to see it here's a link
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TZiWid5gO_E

that is the most depressing awkward speech I have heard anyone give. I dont even think she believed any of it.

supersix4 · 01-07-2008, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billsid29

"The just-issued press release recaps a "breakthrough year" for HD DVD, reporting almost one million dedicated HD DVD players sold through to consumers, and software sales for the format that grew at nearly twice the rate of Blu-ray during the five week holiday selling period."

Made me laugh when I read this.

hahahaha notice how even if that was true they forgot the 52 straight ownage weeks

stockstar1138 · 01-07-2008, 02:41 PM

guys i wouldn't give this article much relevance at all.

i think this was written about a week ago and was going to just be a PR followup for the next morning after the HD DVD conference.

everything in that PR could have been said a week ago.

and i really don't believe that HD DVDs biggest mouth piece Ken Graffeo wouldn't have anything to say about the WB switch, I think he said these words well before he was aware about WB.

alain turgeon · 01-07-2008, 02:43 PM

She said the 4th quarter was their best selling for hd-dvd players but she doesnt mention that they practically gave away these players at$99,99 + 7 discs

jimmy242 · 01-07-2008, 02:44 PM

they are just wasting are time just hurry up and give up and let blu win so less people waste their movie on a failed format

radagast · 01-07-2008, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billsid29

"The just-issued press release recaps a "breakthrough year" for HD DVD,
.

More like "breakdown" year.

radagast · 01-07-2008, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DealsR4theDevil

that is the most depressing awkward speech I have heard anyone give. I dont even think she believed any of it.

Reminds me of Robocop 3, where a news lady is reading a story saying that Robocop was killing nuns and she stops and walks off saying " Does anybody believe this crap"? I would love to have seen the Hd-dvd babe do the same thing.

supersix4 · 01-07-2008, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alain turgeon

She said the 4th quarter was their best selling for hd-dvd players but she doesnt mention that they practically gave away these players at$99,99 + 7 discs

lol and I bet 85% of the people that have the 99$ coster either only have those 7 or just use it for dvds.

ezcobar411 · 01-07-2008, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supersix14

lol and I bet 85% of the people that have the 99$ coster either only have those 7 or just use it for dvds.

most likely the case

ibeetle · 01-07-2008, 03:22 PM

I believe this is one many reasons why HD DVD lost. Toshiba believed their own hype.
"We are number 1!" Was their battle cry. When in fact they were not... and from when the Playstation 3 was released they quickly became number 2. And they never realized that.
As they cried out that they were number one they never understood why more Blu-ray Disc were being sold. Why more BD were being rented.
Hey retailer we are number one why don't you go HD DVD? they would ask. retailer would say because we out rent and sell HD DVD 2:1 with Blu-ray.
Toshiba never could wrap there head around this; until it was to late:
If a box plays DVD's it is a DVD player no matter what it's primary/secondary functions are.
My Playstation 3 does several things. One of them is it plays standard and high definition Digital Versatile Disc (DVD). Therefore I own a DVD player.
It doesn't matter if it is a PS3 or a XBox 360 HD DVD peripheral. If it plays a high definition disc it is a high definition disc player.
Toshiba didn't even count (and therefore did not even support) there own players. They did not count (until the end) computers with and XBox HD DVD add-ons.
If they won't even count their own players how do expect to win?

SNAP · 01-07-2008, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mystiksuicide

Did you notice that they did not mention much about the future? It almost sounds to me like an eulogy.

Their future ended on Friday.

01-07-2008, 02:14 PM	#1
billsid29 Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Delaware	HD Press release a joke! "The just-issued press release recaps a "breakthrough year" for HD DVD, reporting almost one million dedicated HD DVD players sold through to consumers, and software sales for the format that grew at nearly twice the rate of Blu-ray during the five week holiday selling period." Made me laugh when I read this.

01-07-2008, 02:16 PM	#2
richard lichtenfelt Power Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:I'm not drunk, I'm just tired cause I been up all night drinking. Blu-ray reviews:3	Here is the link to the article I assume the thread starter is referring to. http://www.reuters.com/article/press...08+PRN20080107 BE WARNED, it is very long, boring, and just like anything you could read by the usual suspects on those other forums. More attach rate jargon, sales #'s that don't count the PS3, and no mention of future plans. Nothing new here. Last edited by richard lichtenfelt; 01-07-2008 at 02:18 PM.

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Borris Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Texas Blu-ray collection:271 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	gotta love spin. Blu keeps selling at a high, steady rate, but DUD sells a few more for a few weeks compared to their normal lackluster sales and suddenly a press release comes out saying how much their still lackluster sales have grown. I'd hate to have that job having to spin everything that's going on into good news for DUD.

01-07-2008, 02:19 PM	#5
davidPS3 Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Seattle	Well, you know they have to try to put a spin on their format.

01-07-2008, 02:23 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	The Tosh spokesperson says "we've been declared dead before"... well maybe its time they gave up trying to gain it back! The fact is trying to keep it alive it only going to hurt Blu-ray, and not help HD DVD. If HD DVD has been declared dead before, and Blu-ray never has, perhaps HD DVD needs to see the light and give up!

01-07-2008, 02:25 PM	#7
mystiksuicide Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Miami Blu-ray collection:305 Blu-ray reviews:27	Did you notice that they did not mention much about the future? It almost sounds to me like an eulogy.

01-07-2008, 02:39 PM	#8
alain turgeon Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Trois-Rivieres Quebec Canada Blu-ray collection:670 Blu-ray reviews:5	If you want to see it here's a link http://youtube.com/watch?v=TZiWid5gO_E

01-07-2008, 02:41 PM	#11
stockstar1138 Banned Member since:Apr 2007	guys i wouldn't give this article much relevance at all. i think this was written about a week ago and was going to just be a PR followup for the next morning after the HD DVD conference. everything in that PR could have been said a week ago. and i really don't believe that HD DVDs biggest mouth piece Ken Graffeo wouldn't have anything to say about the WB switch, I think he said these words well before he was aware about WB.

01-07-2008, 02:43 PM	#12
alain turgeon Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Trois-Rivieres Quebec Canada Blu-ray collection:670 Blu-ray reviews:5	She said the 4th quarter was their best selling for hd-dvd players but she doesnt mention that they practically gave away these players at$99,99 + 7 discs

01-07-2008, 02:44 PM	#13
jimmy242 Active Member Member since:Mar 2007	they are just wasting are time just hurry up and give up and let blu win so less people waste their movie on a failed format

01-07-2008, 03:22 PM	#18
ibeetle Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray collection:20 Blu-ray reviews:1	I believe this is one many reasons why HD DVD lost. Toshiba believed their own hype. "We are number 1!" Was their battle cry. When in fact they were not... and from when the Playstation 3 was released they quickly became number 2. And they never realized that. As they cried out that they were number one they never understood why more Blu-ray Disc were being sold. Why more BD were being rented. Hey retailer we are number one why don't you go HD DVD? they would ask. retailer would say because we out rent and sell HD DVD 2:1 with Blu-ray. Toshiba never could wrap there head around this; until it was to late: If a box plays DVD's it is a DVD player no matter what it's primary/secondary functions are. My Playstation 3 does several things. One of them is it plays standard and high definition Digital Versatile Disc (DVD). Therefore I own a DVD player. It doesn't matter if it is a PS3 or a XBox 360 HD DVD peripheral. If it plays a high definition disc it is a high definition disc player. Toshiba didn't even count (and therefore did not even support) there own players. They did not count (until the end) computers with and XBox HD DVD add-ons. If they won't even count their own players how do expect to win?

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