HD DVD is dying

[Demiurge]

I just heard it, k?

[Face]

For the love of god!

[reeltrouble1]

all versions???? We should discuss the issue.

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[Demiurge]

Well, I heard the HD-DVDs in your home will start to melt on March 1st. The fluid will leak out of your cases and infect your other DVDs and Blu-Ray discs by coagulating around them.

It's a real mess, but I hear onion juice mixed with freshly minced garlic will remove any of it that gets on your carpet.

[polkatese]

This is what happened when Demi is completely done playing at the Veteran and up level, on every single 360 games that he owned. He is bored. :)

[janmike]

And the oil from pregnant Arctic Char will reduce the onion and garlic smell.

[reeltrouble1]

wadda bout seal oil, I know you got some of that. Can you use it to clean HD-DVD?? Although I think I saw someone post a thread about the format overtaking something then dying of something.

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[janmike]

wadda bout seal oil, I know you got some of that. Can you use it to clean HD-DVD?? Although I think I saw someone post a thread about the format overtaking something then dying of something.

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Nah, way too slippery. :D

[Ethancf]

I just threw up a little in my mouth.

[fireshoes]

OMG, that is whack!

[reeltrouble1]

well I went to the store today and saw some HD-DVD discs for sale, I said have you heard the news? These things are dead. One of the sales staff walked away, I kept telling the others the news, then I heard the sirens.................

I beat feet, afterall, its a felony to play with dead things.

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[dholmes]

Well if everybody in the world keeps talking about hd dying it will happen,it has already made me buy blu-ray movies instead of hd. Its a shame because hd is a good format,Ive not had one problem with any hd movies but have had a lot with blu-ray!!!

[wingnut4772]

http://bestsmileys.com/signs16/5.gif

[polkatese]

TOSHIBA fighting back!:

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-14-2008/0004735440&EDATE=#

As a Jedi would have said: DYING THEY ARE NOT! :)

[dkg999]

I was at BB in Rockford IL yesterday. A couple was looking at new TV's and talking to the BB sales critter about BD vs HD-DVD. The BB sales critter told them that BB was dropping shelf space for HD-DVD because BD had won the format war. He advised that BB would only be showcasing BD going forward. If HD-DVD loses its retail channel, it's truly holding aces over eights in this game.

[venomclan]

I noticed at Wally World yesterday that there were a lot of empty spaced on the HD-dvd side, while the Blu side seemed to dominate the display. This fight will be decided at the retail level. If enough sales people at BB,CC or wherever say that HD is dead, it will be.
Venom

[reeltrouble1]

so then HD-DVD is like a Zombie????

I find it all rather amusing since I have not actually sunk any significant dough into it, the upcoverting of standard DVD is pretty amazing though.

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[dkg999]

And with great upconverting Joe & Sally consumer see no need for more expensive BD/HD-DVD players and the more expensive movies.

[thuchien]

only walmart is able to save HD if they start to sell HD player below $100.

[Demiurge]

TOSHIBA fighting back!:

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-14-2008/0004735440&EDATE=#

As a Jedi would have said: DYING THEY ARE NOT! :)

You are not following protocall. You clearly need to start a new thread citing these developments.

[BIZILL]

basically, we just need a new sub-forum. mods?

[dkg999]

I would start one thread announcing that Toshiba has made an announcement, and a separate thread with the link to the announcement. You could even start a third thread discussing the announcement. :rolleyes:

[Demiurge]

No, we need three.

HD-DVD

Blu-Ray

and OMG TEH SKY IS FALLING!!!111

[rskarvan]

Yippee!!! Bluray won!!!

[jakelm]

No, we need three.

HD-DVD

Blu-Ray

and OMG TEH SKY IS FALLING!!!111

And maybe an HD and/or BR Babe thread,,,,

[Early B.]

TOSHIBA fighting back!:

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-14-2008/0004735440&EDATE=#

It ain't over 'til the last bell has rung. Go Toshiba, go!

[polkatese]

You are not following protocall. You clearly need to start a new thread citing these developments.

You meant like what's going on at AVSforum, trizillion threads on boo hoo my d#@k is bigger than yours? ;)

Having a duo player is definitely the way to go since I can't see the battle is going to be over soon, and even if that's the case, consumers are still the one ended up with holding the bag full of obsolete gears and movies.

[Danny Tse]

It ain't over 'til the last bell has rung. Go Toshiba, go!

Here's another, ahem, blow....porn studio drops HD-DVD for Blu-ray (http://gizmodo.com/344655/porn-studio-ditches-hd-dvd-for-blu+ray-in-2008) (gizmodo.com article)

[mantis]

I didn't hear the fat lady.........

[bykes]

I didn't hear the fat lady.........

My prediction is that HD DVD won't see 2009. With the addition of Warner/New Line/HBO I don't see how it could survive buy just cutting prices of players. In 2007 Blu-ray software out sold HD DVD by a wide margin, it will only be more so with Warner. As we have seen in 2007 player prices did not help software sales enough to surpass blu-ray software sales. In all honesty I think studios are looking at how many of their movies sell rather than how many players Toshiba sells.

It'll be good to just get this stupid format war over with sooner than later.

[jazzisnumberone]

I was at CC today and the salesperson reiterated what i've read thruout here. My question is why have 2 competing formats and then have 1 die so soon. Competition is so much better whatever the formats are. Also with competition prices would be better.

[Early B.]

My question is why have 2 competing formats and then have 1 die so soon. Competition is so much better whatever the formats are. Also with competition prices would be better.

You answered your own question. Ultimately, the consumer gets screwed if there is no competition.

A year or two from now the industry will probably introduce another breakthrough format and race will begin again. The same thing has been occurring for the past ten years with big screen TVs.

[lanion]

Yah, but previous HD-format sales probably never topped 20k.... I think this will be the last non digital-distribution format. At least, maybe until 1TB of flash memory is cheaper than bandwidth costs.

[Monster Jam]

My thoughts on the format war and the future of digital media:

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50198&page=2&highlight=download

[reeltrouble1]

so HD TV is dead.......man that did not take long...........these TV electronic folks really need to get out more, there is a whole world out there full of music.

Long live 2-channel.

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[mantis]

so HD TV is dead.......man that did not take long...........these TV electronic folks really need to get out more, there is a whole world out there full of music.

Long live 2-channel.

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No man HD DVD is. HD TV is going strong and well. Long live Multichannel audio Lossless and 1080p.

Dan