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Razorback
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http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5g8zQZuuVzwfXYcJ9Oc6x-2gbj6Hg
HD was always over rated and over priced. Those of you around long enough would remember my post on this from like 12 months ago.
How does 4 more pixels and a barely noticable quality difference compete with lower prices and massively more storage ?
Answer.... it doesnt. 
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Toshiba officially discontinued HD DVD now.
www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2008_02/pr1903.htm
Company Remains Focused on Championing Consumer Access to High Definition Content
TOKYO--Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has undertaken a thorough review of its overall strategy for HD DVD and has decided it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders. This decision has been made following recent major changes in the market. Toshiba will continue, however, to provide full product support and after-sales service for all owners of Toshiba HD DVD products.
HD DVD was developed to offer consumers access at an affordable price to high-quality, high definition content and prepare them for the digital convergence of tomorrow where the fusion of consumer electronics and IT will continue to progress.
"We carefully assessed the long-term impact of continuing the so-called 'next-generation format war' and concluded that a swift decision will best help the market develop," said Atsutoshi Nishida, President and CEO of Toshiba Corporation. "While we are disappointed for the company and more importantly, for the consumer, the real mass market opportunity for high definition content remains untapped and Toshiba is both able and determined to use our talent, technology and intellectual property to make digital convergence a reality."
Toshiba will continue to lead innovation, in a wide range of technologies that will drive mass market access to high definition content. These include high capacity NAND flash memory, small form factor hard disk drives, next generation CPUs, visual processing, and wireless and encryption technologies. The company expects to make forthcoming announcements around strategic progress in these convergence technologies.
Toshiba will begin to reduce shipments of HD DVD players and recorders to retail channels, aiming for cessation of these businesses by the end of March 2008. Toshiba also plans to end volume production of HD DVD disk drives for such applications as PCs and games in the same timeframe, yet will continue to make efforts to meet customer requirements. The company will continue to assess the position of notebook PCs with integrated HD DVD drives within the overall PC business relative to future market demand.
This decision will not impact on Toshiba's commitment to standard DVD, and the company will continue to market conventional DVD players and recorders. Toshiba intends to continue to contribute to the development of the DVD industry, as a member of the DVD Forum, an international organization with some 200 member companies, committed to the discussion and defining of optimum optical disc formats for the consumer and the related industries.
Toshiba also intends to maintain collaborative relations with the companies who joined with Toshiba in working to build up the HD DVD market, including Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, and DreamWorks Animation and major Japanese and European content providers on the entertainment side, as well as leaders in the IT industry, including Microsoft, Intel, and HP. Toshiba will study possible collaboration with these companies for future business opportunities, utilizing the many assets generated through the development of HD DVD.
Finally.
well well well
I wonder what that's going to mean for the 360. Aren't all their game discs on an HD-DVD format?
Ah well. I was hoping Sony would writhe in pain in an agonizingly slow death. Sadly, doesn't look like it's going to happen, even for a disc format that is realistically only marginally better.
In other words, I'm still not upgrading because now I have even more of a reason not to.
the 360 uses a DVD format. the PS3 uses Blu
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Im going to assume you are refering to HD-DVD here. And if so, then what the hell are you talking about? Most HD-DVD players were/are rougly half the price of Blu-Ray players. And if you are talking about High Definition in general, then yes you are right, it is overrated and over priced. You cannot tell the difference between a DVD and a BRD or HDD on a HDTV, its the same fucking picture. But since you just went out and spent $1000-$2000 on that setup, your mind is making you see what you want to see to justify that money you just blew.
"There's no star system Slave I can't reach, and there's no planet I can't find. There's nowhere in the Galaxy for you to run. Might as well give up now."
Boba Fett
Im going to assume you are refering to HD-DVD here. And if so, then what the hell are you talking about? Most HD-DVD players were/are rougly half the price of Blu-Ray players. And if you are talking about High Definition in general, then yes you are right, it is overrated and over priced. You cannot tell the difference between a DVD and a BRD or HDD on a HDTV, its the same fucking picture. But since you just went out and spent $1000-$2000 on that setup, your mind is making you see what you want to see to justify that money you just blew.
no. I see a difference from dvd to blu ray. quite noticeable as well.
my 42" hd set and ps3 were a gift.
I like cake.
-I will subtlety invade your psyche-
Im going to assume you are refering to HD-DVD here. And if so, then what the hell are you talking about? Most HD-DVD players were/are rougly half the price of Blu-Ray players. And if you are talking about High Definition in general, then yes you are right, it is overrated and over priced. You cannot tell the difference between a DVD and a BRD or HDD on a HDTV, its the same fucking picture. But since you just went out and spent $1000-$2000 on that setup, your mind is making you see what you want to see to justify that money you just blew.
no. I see a difference from dvd to blu ray. quite noticeable as well.
my 42" hd set and ps3 were a gift.
I like cake.
42" and up is bordernline where the quality difference can be seen, anything smaller and there is no noticable difference in quality, its not arguable period. Its the same go-round argument as 1080i vs 1080p, they are the same damn thing, with 1080p only offering a SLIGHT/BARELY noticable quality increase at 42" and up.
Since you are 14 and got your stuff as a gift you arent target of my "went out and spent" remark.
I hate bad post.
"There's no star system Slave I can't reach, and there's no planet I can't find. There's nowhere in the Galaxy for you to run. Might as well give up now."
Boba Fett
im 34 and have a wife and 2 kids.
i also used to work for time warner for 7 years repairing and installing cable, highspeed and phone. I am qualified to call you out on that comment. it was the job i left 3 months ago for political factors. I kept hitting my head on the Union Trap that does not allow a mind to grow and no advancement -once you achieve top pay. stifling. so now i take care of my 9 month old son at home while the wifey makes the mucho money in the big bad corporate world...thats feeds my family. gosh
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Both of HD formats are a ripoff.
I'm not paying 30 bucks for a movie that looks slightly better, plus a $500 drive. What a racket, people actually buy that garbage?
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rofl!
Don't worry. They'll still make DVDs because no one in their right mind is going to spend money on blueray bullshit. Eventually you'll be able to pick up a blurray player for like 20 bucks at Wal Mart and the next unneccessary format change will be upon us.
Hope you got your things together. Hope you are quite prepared to die. Looks like we're in for nasty weather. ... There's a bad moon on the rise.
He lives! what's it been, a couple of months?
He lives! what's it been, a couple of months?
I guess the kangaroos they use for internet down there went on strike.
But anyway i never supported HD Dvd anyway.
98% of the teenage population does or has tried smoking pot. If you''re one of the 2% who hasn''t, copy & paste this in your signature.
I may sound weird...
But as a customer, I expect my HD to be able to read Blu Ray in the near future since they are discontinued due to direct conflict with Sony, and I hold this responsability to the victor, Sony.
I wouldn't be surprised that Sony doesn't uphold this responsability however. In the wild west (VHS-Beta era), nobody cares...but...ethic and society evolves...so are responsabilities. Just don't think Sony evolves yet.
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98% of the teenage population does or has tried smoking pot. If you''re one of the 2% who hasn''t, copy & paste this in your signature.
Im going to assume you are refering to HD-DVD here. And if so, then what the hell are you talking about? Most HD-DVD players were/are rougly half the price of Blu-Ray players. And if you are talking about High Definition in general, then yes you are right, it is overrated and over priced. You cannot tell the difference between a DVD and a BRD or HDD on a HDTV, its the same fucking picture. But since you just went out and spent $1000-$2000 on that setup, your mind is making you see what you want to see to justify that money you just blew.
The only reason HD-DVD may be cheaper at the moment is because they cant compete with Blu-Ray hence they had to drastically slash their prices to sell some units. Originally they cost more. Here in Australia for instance Blu-Ray is outselling HD-DVD by 4 to 1.