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THat is not neccessarily true. Microsoft's reasons for supporting HD-DVD over Blu-Ray are double fold. The first and foremost reason being that while HD-DVD uses Microsoft mastering technologies, such as HDi, Blu-Ray uses BD-Java. Also, initially Sony was not interested in including VC-1, a...

Here is some more interesting tid-bits. It seems that Netflix & Walmart were all already privy to the fact that Toshiba was readying to drop HD-DVD. Which also means that Toshiba's decision has less to do with the Walmart & Netflix announcements. PS: I know that the whole HDM "wars" matter...

EDIT: Sorry, but I have no idea what happened here. My actual post shows up after David's post.

There is a new *rumor* regarding a 'Blu-Ray add-on' for the 'XBox 360' being available as early as May of this year. Xbox 360 Blu-ray player rumor Officially Microsoft had this to say: To me, that sounds like they do have something up their sleeve. Microsoft holding off on HD DVD...

There seems to be a 'silver lining' to the HD-DVD problems of Toshiba. Toshiba shares surge ahead of HD DVD abandonment

Wall Street Journal has a news article on Toshiba givng up on HD-DVD Toshiba Set to Cede DVD-Format Fight - WSJ.com Although, the article basically states what numerous articles accross the internet have stated in the last couple of days, there is a 'key' piece of information, to take note...

I can confirm that. I have two PS3s imported from the US and both work just fine without any stepdown converters. The funny thing is, on the back of the PS3 it states that it will accept only 110 volts 60 hz power, but it works just fine, plugged into 220 volts 50 hz, which is what we have here...

Having a single HDM format will increase the prospects of HDM surviving against downloading, which is something I feel the studios would be more than happy to adopt. I for one prefer to have the films I like on a hard media that I can hold and store. I can accept a scenario wherein downloading...

If anything, Bill Hunt must be commended for having the courage to take a stand and openly voice his support for the format he believed had the best chance of winning. He has, in the end, done a great service to many who may have based on his reporting decided not to buy into HD-DVD. Being...

Digitalbits is reporting that: BREAKING NEWS: IT'S OVER: NHK & Reuters confirm Toshiba is exiting HD-DVD biz

Actually, it might not be as simple as that. The studios will have to keep in mind any contract obligations they may have, towards HD-DVD & Toshiba. It might be so, that as much as they might want to act sooner and otherwise, they may have to wait for Toshiba to officially throw in the towel...

I too have been trying to figure that one out. :eek: Anyhow, whatever that is supposed to imply, it seems the numbers of those "owners of Sony's PS3" are going up at a much faster pace now. I wonder if Warner's announcement and the events that have followed, have anything to do with this...

Here is some more, rather sensational, news: Toshiba set to release a Blu-Ray player? 1080living.com is reporting that Toshiba is getting ready to release not 'one' but 'two' BR players. One source cited 2 players are in the works with a price target of $250 and $350.00. I suppose in...

Actually, the HD-DVD of The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford is not scheduled for release until the 18th of March.

Was watching 'Lust, Caution' on DVD last night and I couldn't keep from wondering why Universal did not release the film on HD-DVD. Am I the only one who finds it kinda strange, that a studio which supposedly still very strongly backs HD-DVD, will not even release a prominent film such as 'Lust...

It seems, they too are now concluding, that Blu-Ray's lead is not merely a one week aberration, but that Blu-Ray is genuinely on it's way to permanent dominance.

Continuing to support HD-DVD, due to contractual obligations and or other reasons, is one thing, but continuing to be HD-DVD exclusive for much longer, is going to get increasingly difficult. I am sure questions are already being raised in board room meetings and I am willing to bet good money...

My thoughts, exactly.

Thank you for proving my point. I rest my case, your honour. As for my own posting history, I am sure as an administrator, you probably have the means to review all my past posts, atleast as far back as the archives go, that is. I have been a long standing member of this forum, if memory...

And it would be nice if you could spare us from your condescending comments. I bet, I can guess which format you chose. After all, it's becoming quite evident, supporters of which format, are the one's who think they can and do get away with make disparaging remarks on this forum.

After giving considerable thought to my reply and after having spent a long time typing and revising it, something freaky happened. Just as I was almost done typing the last lines of my reply, the power went out. Then to make things even stranger, few seconds later, almost as if some kind of...

Toshiba is no longer selling HD-DVD players, what they are selling is a DVD player that makes your existing DVDs as good as HD, the ability to play HD-DVD is just incidental, atleast that is what they would like the consumer to believe. Why are they doing this? It's actually quite simple...

Actually I would be surprised if the numbers had been any different from what they are. I would think it's people with HD-DVD players who would be more worried about support for that format than people with Blu-Ray players. It' s a normal humal tendency to strive harder when one is behind, while...

That sentence had me wondering what 'Bill' might be referring to. Since whatever I have seen and read over here has always suggested that the picture quality on both HD formats is pretty much the same. My first thought was maybe there was some kind fo technical reason for the UNiversal masters...

Did anyone notice in the Warner announcement for 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford', that they are now charging the same for both the Blu-Ray and HD-DVD combo versions. It had been reported that Warner had decided to begin charging the same for the Blu-Ray and HD-DVD...

It's just in case you might be having 'buyer's remorse' or might be considering going neutral. Just kidding, it is really silly of the studios and quite annoying and inconvenient for the viewer.

The so called "little jabs to HD-DVD" is entirely in your mind and was certainly not in the intent of my post. I stated HD-DVD in my post quite simply because that is what Adam's post referred to and more importantly because my very first experience of viewing HD on disc was HD-DVD and therefore...

That's a good one. But i think the idea is not to really show off the format, as much as it is to create awareness for the format and it's features.

The first time I saw one of those promos on a HD-DVD, my instant reaction was, are they out of their minds. Why in the world would you advertise a format to someone who has already bought into it? Alright, maybe they want you to feel good and convince you that you made the right choice. But one...

Being a marketing man myself, some of the marketing decisions by these companies totally baffle me. Amongst a lot of other things, one thing I totally fail to understand is, why atleast all Sony, if not the other Blu-Ray exclusive studio, movie DVDs do not carry a Blu-Ray promo. Universal on the...