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Originally Posted by RobertR
Well, I don't know how I missed it at CES, but it looks like the Panasonic BD50 may give me what I want with respect to features. Now I'll wait to see how much it costs.
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*US PS3 (1080p) - Xbox 360 Elite (HDMI) - Nintendo Wii (Euro) - Sony PSP-2000 - Nintendo DSi
*HD DVD Toshiba XE1 (1080p) - Sony Bravia KDL-40W2000 (1080p) - Yamaha RX-V1800 (HDMI 1.3)
| *** "Well... we've had SOME confirmation this morning of the details of the Financial Times story from last night. While the studio isn't yet commenting, reliable industry sources are telling us that Paramount is indeed preparing to end their HD-DVD support and announce a return to the Blu-ray fold. Details are currently being finalized, and an announcement is expected as soon as they're complete. Meanwhile, sources are telling us that Universal has also been talking with the BDA, and is looking to follow Paramount and Warner's lead as soon as possible." *** |
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Originally Posted by RobertR
Well, I don't know how I missed it at CES, but it looks like the Panasonic BD50 may give me what I want with respect to features. Now I'll wait to see how much it costs.
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Originally Posted by FrancisP
Congratulations Sony for making politicians look honest. Congratulations for making used car salesmen look like angels. Congratulations for making the payola scandals of the 50's look like chicken feed. Remember, buy Sony products they need the cash to pay off all the kickbacks.
DVD FOREVER(that is if Sony doesn't offer kickbacks to get companies to drop dvd) and down with the evil empire called bluray. |
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Originally Posted by Edwin-S
Pathetic. Both TOSHIBA and SONY are guilty of offering huge wads of cash to buy loyalty.
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Originally Posted by Ronald Epstein
I think many of you are going to be surprised how this really pans out!
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| "Paramount's current plan is to continue to support the HD DVD format,'' Brenda Ciccone, a spokeswoman for Paramount, told Bloomberg Financial News today. |
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Scott
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Originally Posted by Scott-S
LOL at all those who think Comcast will ever be able to give you enough BW to download a movie.
I have Comcast. I am supposed to have 6 Mbit. Well, that might be true that it is capable of that, but only at 4 am. Normally I get a usable speed of at most 1 Mbit. And only in spurts. Primetime, I bet I am not even half of that. I can"t even watch an On Demand show during prime time. I get an error saying that there is not enough BW. And this is to the cable box. Not internet. Given this track record, I won't believe the 160 MBit speeds they are talking about until they can prove it to me. And even if they could get that speed. I would not want to watch a movie that is that compressed. If they end up looking as bad as the HD feeds they give me (compression artifacts etc.), then there is no way I would suport it. |
| It seems the Paramount situation is far from being packed in concrete: |
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Originally Posted by Ronald Epstein
I think many of you are going to be surprised how this really pans out!
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Originally Posted by Nick Graham
You're making we worry the war isn't ending after all......
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Originally Posted by Nick Graham
I mean, even if Uni and Paramount stay on, it's still essentially over, but it's gonna take a while to bleed out. Hopefully the "surprise" is that they are going neutral as opposed to Blu only. That would be the fair thing for the HD only folks.
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Originally Posted by Ronald Epstein
As I stated, in regards to Universal, Paramount and Dreamworks --
you may be surprised! I think too many people are jumping to conclusions that while obvious, may not necessarily be correct. As far as we are concerned, there is still a format war here despite the fact some people think they hear the fat lady singing. |
| But the PS3 purchase all but guarentees that you'll have to upgrade your receiver to receive lossless audio channels/bitstreams via HDMI. |
Raymond in Sacramento, CA USA
| I think many of you are going to be surprised how this really pans out! |
| It is of my belief that both NBC Universal and Paramount are quietly pressuring Toshiba to begin a phase-out of the HD-DVD format. Expect an announcement by Toshiba by circa April 2008 that they will begin a phaseout of the HD-DVD format, and Toshiba will (using recently developed chipsets) sell a lower-cost combo player that is HD-DVD and Blu-Ray Profile 1.1 compliant as a transitional product until Toshiba starts manufacturing their own Blu-ray Profile 1.1 and 2.0 players starting late this year or early 2009. |
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Originally Posted by DaViD Boulet
Adding to that, I would expect a dual-format player from Toshiba to be full-BD spec (2.0) and deliver outstanding quality... it would be consistent with their HD DVD legacy.
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Raymond in Sacramento, CA USA
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Originally Posted by Ronald Epstein
I think many of you are going to be surprised how this really pans out!
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Hey even if it all does not turn out as reported, I am sure it would be more fun to read than all the wild suggestions floating around in the forums.
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