DETO Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Toshiba Resigns from Format War; Blu-ray Wins! Sources close to the situation state that Toshiba is expected announce at a press conference to be held at 5pm (local time) in Tokyo, Japan that they have ended their support of the HD DVD format. Toshiba will announce that effective immediately, production of HD DVD hardware, software, and authoring tools will cease, and that sales and support of existing products will end sometime in March. As the main supporters of HD DVD, their resignation effectively ends the format war. Blu-ray has won. Since Warner Brothers' announcement that they would exclusively support the Blu-ray format, rumors have been circulating that HD DVD's lagging sales and loss of studio support would force Toshiba to exit from the high definition format war. The weeks following were riddled with additional studios, retailers, and distributors announcing that they too would support Blu-ray exclusively, concluding with Wal-Mart's announcement last Friday that they would drop support of HD DVD in June. This information should be considered a rumor until Toshiba makes the official announcement, but our sources have always proven accurate. Once the official announcement is released, we will update this post with any additional information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qawee Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 i called it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RathofGod Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I wonder if blu ray is anygood never seen it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTheWrongWords Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Check out your local best buy^^ $50 for a fucking disc though? Damn. Anyone up on HD upconverters? Ive heard good things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prismone Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 yeah and its like 30 dollars more for a movie. I think that it will just be like the dreamcast and disappear for being unecessary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 oh, but it is necessary. once you go blu, you'll never go back. i for one, being a huge dvd collector am having a hard time buying "regular" dvds anymore. the difference is amazing. (if you have the right equipment.) and the prices of the blu-ray disc are not that bad. you can get most new releases on sale for $24.00. amazon had quite a few great deals (buy one, get one free) lately. i'm glad i didn't invest too much money in hddvd. i only have 13 hddvds and over 100 bd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overtime Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 i havent gotten blue ray yet, but that was gonna be my choice when i went to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 has anyone on 12oz made the jump to high def yet? if so, what have you chosen? hd dvd? blu ray? both? why did you choose one over the other? or neither? i have blu ray and am thinking about getting a hd dvd in the near future. even though i'm still kinda hesitant about picking one up, because i think blu ray is going to eventually win the new gen format war. and why can't there be more high def channels on dish (and tv in general), we only have 29 hd channels (on dish). after getting used to watching games and tv shows in hd, it's hard to go back to watching standard definition tv. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Huxtable. Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Yeah! I actually dislike Sony and how they try to take over everything, but as long as there is a single format I'm glad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Huxtable. Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 yeah and its like 30 dollars more for a movie. I think that it will just be like the dreamcast and disappear for being unecessary 10 bucks more. But it should start dropping to DVD prices soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 dreamcast rules btw most under rated system ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seffiks Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 well no shit ( this was all learned at CES ) good thing i didnt get a gay ass xbox360 HD hahah playstation 3 for the win!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Huxtable. Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 they will. either later today or tomorrow. (depending on where you are?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AllTheWrongWords Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 :cool: Haha That was the exact thread I thought about upon seeing this thread made by you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 ...and Dish network better step their game up and get some more fucking HD channels up already. deto/abouttogotodirectvoner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 i read an article in japan about the guy that invented the blu ray technology. he ended up getting paid $500 and a pat on the back. so he quit and moved to america and is now making big $$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEEB Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 i read an article in japan about the guy that invented the blu ray technology. he ended up getting paid $500 and a pat on the back. so he quit and moved to america and is now making big $$$ and all the white womenz with the gaint laigz he can haz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 naw he's probably such a nerd he probably put together a blu ray vagina pocket pet and connected it to his computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchThe$nitch Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 thank god, i've had bulray for about a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~KRYLON2~ Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 the only reason i buy blu ray is because my ps3 has it. other then that $30 for a dvd is kinda steep at first but, you notice the difference in video and sound quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 i'm glad that i don't care enough about television/etc. enough to even be concerned with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppa.k Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9874199-7.html?tag=nefd.lede Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppa.k Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080219/20080219005651.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 i called it. as soon as the porn industry got behind blu-ray hd was in the shitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppa.k Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 and a bonus for the porn industry is that all the millions of their dvds already produced are compatible with blu-ray. win win for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadpig Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 porn in HD. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santi bom Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 havent tried a blue ray disc yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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