Toshiba to possibly drop HD-DVD?

[BoneWSO]

New article over at HDD:

The Hollywood Reporter is citing "reliable industry sources" as saying that Toshiba is on the verge of officially dropping its HD DVD format.
Though Toshiba denies that any such decision has been made, the just-published article in The Reporter points to "substantial" losses from each HD DVD player sold and a series of high-profile defections as key motivators for the company, with one unnamed source close to the HD DVD camp telling the Reporter that "an announcement is coming soon... it could be a matter of weeks."


Asked to respond to the report, Toshiba VP Jodi Sally reiterated her company's support of the HD DVD format. "Based on its technological advancements, we continue to believe HD DVD is the best format for consumers, given the value and consistent quality inherent in our player offerings," said Sally.
The exec went on to address "the market developments in the past month," saying only that "Toshiba will continue to study the market impact and the value proposition for consumers, particularly in light of our recent price reductions on all HD DVD players."

[JasonR]

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=37036

[Blu Titan]

I wonder why the original thread was moved to "off topic" since this is the story everyone is talking about

[BoneWSO]

Originally Posted by BlueNeon

I wonder why the original thread was moved to "off topic" since this is the story everyone is talking about

I don't know, that's why I started a new thread because this is huge news if true. It only seems like the logical outcome at this point in the game.

[davidPS3]

Very Good question on the previous thread or threads on this topic. Anyway, there were at least three going last night and maybe they consolidated them?

[JTK]

You have to love the deliciously ironic title of the Reuters take on this: "HD-DVD going the way of Betamax."

[JasonR]

Originally Posted by JTK

You have to love the deliciously ironic title of the Reuters take on this: "HD-DVD going the way of Betamax."

I thought that was great too.

Can we move this back to General Discussion?

[Sonny]

The "VP's" always have & always will give 'us' the ( everything's A! OK! ) speech . But those of us that have been here for a while know what that means

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by davidPS3

Very Good question on the previous thread or threads on this topic. Anyway, there were at least three going last night and maybe they consolidated them?

David, I agree with consolidating the threads, but it would make sense to leave the thread in General Discussion. In the off topic area nobody will be able to discuss the news, and new threads will be created constantly. I tried the search function, and could not even find the original thread with over 400posts. Just my opinion on it.