[BrettB]

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I think the original deal with Sony came to an end and they evaluated their interests, just like a commercial company should do.

And after evaluating came to the conclusion to stop releasing on the better-selling format because it made good business sense.

Riiiiiiiight.

[Michael Boyd]

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The alleged MS-deal is an invention of Bill Hunt (or someone who told him).

Then Bill Hunt and his BS need to be called out. It's a constant stream every week of ridiculous anti HD DVD statements.

I'm not a SONY hater. The only reason I have HD DVD is it was cheaper and Blu Ray didn't have it together initially. And the argument is there that they still don't.

[Douglas Monce]

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Originally Posted by Todd H

Here's the quote:

"Today’s announcement does not include films directed by Steven Spielberg as his films are not exclusive to either format."

Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure Steven directed all of the Indy movies.

He did Direct them, but he doesn't own them. Lucas does. That statement is talking about the films Spielberg directed for Dream Works, which Spielberg owns outright..

Doug

[Cees Alons]

Marek,

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Seems like those news make you happy ????

No. Anything in my post suggesting anything making me happy? Or even that I have "a position" I want to talk about?

Please, calm down and don't exaggerate the situation or the discussion.

Here's one of my positions: I don't think downloading movies is feasible at the moment, and I don't like it for my collector's purposes.



Brett,

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And after evaluating came to the conclusion to stop releasing on the better-selling format because it made good business sense.

It is if they currently LOSE on every disc sold. Are you sure they're not?


Cees

[TravisR]

EDIT: It's not even worth getting into.

[Todd H]

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Originally Posted by TravisR

EDIT: It's not even worth getting into.

Agreed. I'm just going to stop buying HD media and stick with DVD. It looks pretty darn good upscaled on my Sony 50" A2000. Knowing how long Lucas and Spielberg waited with DVD before releasing their big films, the longer this war drags out the less likely that I'll be able to view my favorite movies in HD.

[Jason Seaver]

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Originally Posted by BrettB

And after evaluating came to the conclusion to stop releasing on the better-selling format because it made good business sense.

If they are getting that kind of cash infusion, or honestly believe that HD-DVD will sell a lot of players this fall (figuring in the influence that them going one way would have), sure it makes good business sense. At this point, exclusivity deals probably pay better than releasing the software.

As to who pays... I wouldn't be shocked if it was mostly Toshiba, as opposed to ALL MICROSOFT TO KILL DISC-BASED MEDIA. Toshiba stands to reap big rewards if HD-DVD becomes the next standard - don't they own all the relevant patents, while BD's are distributed among the members of their consortium. If HD-DVD becomes the next standard, they're making a lot of money for the next ten years; if it doesn't, they're kind of screwed. It makes just as much sense for them to be throwing a lot of money around as it does for Microsoft.

[MarekM]

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Originally Posted by Cees Alons

No. Anything in my post suggesting anything making me happy? Or even that I have "a position"?

Please, calm down and don't exaggerate the situation or the discussion.


Cees

Yes Cees you did several times, mostly about BD+ is super unconsumer friendly and yes you are so strong for dual players, and to get all studios to neutral, yes that's what I had on my mind when I saw your post, and I am sorry if you don't like what I post........, I don't have to post here...

I am sorry Cees but we need ONE FORMAT, and I don't care if it is HD DVD or Blu-ray, but as soon as we get ONE, super mass adpotion can start, so for me and many people who wants to end this war is VERY VERY BAD move

and here is your Fox coming to netural..

Fox Set to Renew Blu-ray Commitment, Announce Future Release Plans
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...ease_Plans/875

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After months of silence, Fox Home Entertainment is planning to issue an announcement later today renewing its support for the Blu-ray format, and outlining the studio's upcoming release plans.

[MarekM]

can anybody explain this ?

are they going to burn those ready to ship BD copies of Blades of Glory ?

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...1&postcount=78

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This will definitely be an anti-trust lawsuit. Paramount has had case art for Blades of Glory forevor. They've had encodes DONE, MADE, FINISHED. BD's don't get pressed 1 week in advance. There's prolly 150,000 copies of Blades of Glory on BD that won't get shipped to retailers, because Toshiba paid them not to.

This is gonna get ugly...