HD-DVD Explodes On The Launchpad
Blog Comment HD-DVD is dead. But the battle is over. Toshiba is closing down production. It sold 1 million players in total. Blu-Ray has sold 10 million plus. When, where, how and why doesn't really matter now: Sony's strategy paid off.
[February 19, 2008, 11:50]
HD-DVD Explodes On The Launchpad
Blog Comment I really cannot see myself buying something like 'The Terminator' for the third time just for HD quality! Although I love technology, I still don't have digital TV, I don't have a HD ready TV and still record programs on video cassettes (yes, they...
[February 20, 2008, 14:47]
HD-DVD Explodes On The Launchpad
Blog Comment I have others without so much as a DVD player but thousands (and I mean thousands) of downloaded movies they watch on their laptop - and most of those are from interesting online communities dedicated to the obscure, the forgotten and the frankly...
[February 20, 2008, 11:14]
HD-DVD Explodes On The Launchpad
Blog Comment Does it really matter? The future of video is IP. Let Blu-ray enjoy its moment in the spotlight.
[February 20, 2008, 10:03]
HD-DVD Explodes On The Launchpad
Blog Comment In the mean time, i believe the studios will continue the archiac DVD format alongside blue-ray films; they just can't ignore a big chunk of the population who are yet to afford Blue-Ray. Chris, my advice to you is; unless you need a games console...
[February 19, 2008, 17:05]
HD-DVD Explodes On The Launchpad
Blog Comment Guess I am lucky I have blu-ray in my laptop rather than HD-DVD then. Well it was a dirty little war and the better team may not have won.
[February 19, 2008, 14:22]
HD-DVD Explodes On The Launchpad
Blog Comment Sony's custodianship of formats it controls has rarely been perfect, and there are plenty of reasons why the whole idea of HD may not be what the consumers want anyway. I've got no plans to go HD any time in the future (but then, I listen to a...
[February 19, 2008, 13:58]
HD-DVD Explodes On The Launchpad
Blog Comment Big deal, Blu-Ray is still too expensive and my TV isn't HD-ready anyway. Now upscaling an ordinary DVD; that would probably be enough for me until my existing hardware all dies a natural death. OK, so Sony "wins".
[February 19, 2008, 12:26]
HD-DVD Explodes On The Launchpad
Blog Comment If the consumer sees the HD-DVD players with movies at such a low price it would be hard to justify paying 5x more for a blu-ray player or buying a games machine just for the blu-ray playback. If HD-DVD cut price attracts enough buyers Sony knows...
[February 19, 2008, 11:36]
HD-DVD Explodes On The Launchpad
Blog Its all very well being in a race to the moon, but once the other guy's got there.and that's what's happened to HD-DVD. The sales figures show that while HD-DVD was talking a good fight, Blu-Ray was not only in orbit but landed.
[February 19, 2008, 10:45]
