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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Javier on February 16, 2008, 11:21:04 AM

Title: Huge news regarding BluRay vs HD DVD; get in here SGV
Post by: Javier on February 16, 2008, 11:21:04 AM
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,142579-c,dvddrivesmedia/article.html

Toshiba has halted production of HD DVD players and recorders and is close to making a decision on whether to throw in the towel on the high-definition movie disc format, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported Saturday evening.
Title: Re: Huge news regarding BluRay vs HD DVD; get in here SGV
Post by: hisairness on February 16, 2008, 11:39:27 AM
I really don't see why they would want to waste more money.  They need to throw in the towel and just start making Blu-Ray Players. 

Like I posted the other day, with Wal-Mart going Blu, along with most other retailers, this was just a matter of time before HD-DVD died. 

Hopefully this will drop the prices of the movies 5 or 10 bucks, still more than DVD's, but paying 30-40 for a movie is a lot for most people. 
Title: Re: Huge news regarding BluRay vs HD DVD; get in here SGV
Post by: Fuck Your Existence on February 16, 2008, 04:56:18 PM
considering that i have a ps3 its good news...but on the other hands does this mean since blu-ray owns the market,they can charge even more ridiculous prices?
Title: Re: Huge news regarding BluRay vs HD DVD; get in here SGV
Post by: hisairness on February 16, 2008, 08:10:57 PM
considering that i have a ps3 its good news...but on the other hands does this mean since blu-ray owns the market,they can charge even more ridiculous prices?

I would think that more people own regular DVD players than Blu-Ray players right now, so it would make more sense, at least to me, for Blu-Ray to lower its prices to encourage people to buy.
Title: Re: Huge news regarding BluRay vs HD DVD; get in here SGV
Post by: Black_Smoke on February 17, 2008, 02:08:27 PM
:laugh: @ XBOX CLOWNS
http://www.youtube.com/v/C9-5uhQ9CUs&autoplay=0

this has nothing to do with microsoft/xbox..
it was between sony and toshiba for the next gen format
Title: Re: Huge news regarding BluRay vs HD DVD; get in here SGV
Post by: Nutty on February 17, 2008, 10:59:21 PM
Sux for microsoft
Title: Re: Huge news regarding BluRay vs HD DVD; get in here SGV
Post by: Kain's non-existing life on February 18, 2008, 06:42:43 AM
:laugh: @ XBOX CLOWNS


this has nothing to do with microsoft/xbox..
it was between sony and toshiba for the next gen format

IDIOT MORON.
Title: Re: Huge news regarding BluRay vs HD DVD; get in here SGV
Post by: T-Dogg on February 18, 2008, 01:27:12 PM
Sux for microsoft

They don't give a fuck - Microsoft is all about digital delivery. They only sided with HD DVD to drag out the "format war" on purpose.

The people who bought HD DVD players - for them, this truly sucks.

Oh well. I couldn't give two fucks which one came up on top, as long as just ONE would eventually be the next format. It'll be a long time before DVD moves over.
Title: Re: Huge news regarding BluRay vs HD DVD; get in here SGV
Post by: Black_Smoke on February 18, 2008, 04:30:19 PM
Sux for microsoft

They don't give a fuck - Microsoft is all about digital delivery. They only sided with HD DVD to drag out the "format war" on purpose.

The people who bought HD DVD players - for them, this truly sucks.

Oh well. I couldn't give two fucks which one came up on top, as long as just ONE would eventually be the next format. It'll be a long time before DVD moves over.

yup, I wouldnt even be surprised if microsoft came out with a blu-ray player add-on for the 360 just for movies, probably wont come out for a year or 2 but I could see them doing this since blu-ray is gonna be the future format.
Title: Re: Huge news regarding BluRay vs HD DVD; get in here SGV
Post by: jpm on February 18, 2008, 04:33:29 PM
will some mod ever delete auto play shit this is completely retarded, the one who put it up in this topic is a fuckin asshole and i would kill you if i saw you
Title: Re: Huge news regarding BluRay vs HD DVD; get in here SGV
Post by: Don Jacob on February 18, 2008, 05:12:05 PM
i already have my blu ray player hooked up with my xbox so i'm cooooooooo  8)
Title: Re: Huge news regarding BluRay vs HD DVD; get in here SGV
Post by: Matty on February 18, 2008, 05:35:06 PM
i got an xbox a few weeks ago and the news on the HD format war doesn't really make any difference. i bought it over the ps3 based purely on gaming considerations. woulda been nice to have a HD player to use over HDMI but for now i'll continue to download HD films until blu-ray drives/discs are dirt cheap ;] they'll prolly do an add on that can be used with the xbox and pc like the hd-dvd drive...
Title: Re: Huge news regarding BluRay vs HD DVD; get in here SGV
Post by: Don Jacob on February 25, 2008, 08:49:17 PM
there's blu ray drives for pc's already, and they're not that bad on price. i think for 199.99 you can get a 8x drive. for an extra Ben you can get a 16x
Title: Re: Huge news regarding BluRay vs HD DVD; get in here SGV
Post by: SGV on February 26, 2008, 09:09:12 AM
Good lookin Javi!!!
Title: Re: Huge news regarding BluRay vs HD DVD; get in here SGV
Post by: MoreSwaggerThanMickJagger on February 26, 2008, 01:43:40 PM
Blu-Ray = swag

Seriousley though I think hd dvd's look pretty much the same as Blu-Rays picture wise but only 1 of them could win,  really sucks for people that invested alot on the hd dvd players,  I got my hd player and hdmi cables for $155 so I dont feel that stupid about it but definitely happy I have a ps3 now.
Title: Re: Huge news regarding BluRay vs HD DVD; get in here SGV
Post by: juandoe on June 24, 2008, 01:18:51 AM
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