HD DVD is dying

Demiurge
Demiurge Posts: 10,874
edited January 2008 in Music & Movies
I just heard it, k?
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited January 2008
    For the love of god!
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited January 2008
    all versions???? We should discuss the issue.

    RT1
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited January 2008
    Well, I heard the HD-DVDs in your home will start to melt on March 1st. The fluid will leak out of your cases and infect your other DVDs and Blu-Ray discs by coagulating around them.

    It's a real mess, but I hear onion juice mixed with freshly minced garlic will remove any of it that gets on your carpet.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited January 2008
    This is what happened when Demi is completely done playing at the Veteran and up level, on every single 360 games that he owned. He is bored. :)
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited January 2008
    And the oil from pregnant Arctic Char will reduce the onion and garlic smell.
    Michael ;)
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited January 2008
    wadda bout seal oil, I know you got some of that. Can you use it to clean HD-DVD?? Although I think I saw someone post a thread about the format overtaking something then dying of something.

    RT1
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited January 2008
    reeltrouble1 wrote: »
    wadda bout seal oil, I know you got some of that. Can you use it to clean HD-DVD?? Although I think I saw someone post a thread about the format overtaking something then dying of something.

    RT1

    Nah, way too slippery. :D
    Michael ;)
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  • Ethancf
    Ethancf Posts: 458
    edited January 2008
    I just threw up a little in my mouth.
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited January 2008
    OMG, that is whack!
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited January 2008
    well I went to the store today and saw some HD-DVD discs for sale, I said have you heard the news? These things are dead. One of the sales staff walked away, I kept telling the others the news, then I heard the sirens.................

    I beat feet, afterall, its a felony to play with dead things.

    RT1
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  • dholmes
    dholmes Posts: 1,136
    edited January 2008
    Well if everybody in the world keeps talking about hd dying it will happen,it has already made me buy blu-ray movies instead of hd. Its a shame because hd is a good format,Ive not had one problem with any hd movies but have had a lot with blu-ray!!!
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited January 2008
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited January 2008
    TOSHIBA fighting back!:

    http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-14-2008/0004735440&EDATE=#

    As a Jedi would have said: DYING THEY ARE NOT! :)
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited January 2008
    I was at BB in Rockford IL yesterday. A couple was looking at new TV's and talking to the BB sales critter about BD vs HD-DVD. The BB sales critter told them that BB was dropping shelf space for HD-DVD because BD had won the format war. He advised that BB would only be showcasing BD going forward. If HD-DVD loses its retail channel, it's truly holding aces over eights in this game.
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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited January 2008
    I noticed at Wally World yesterday that there were a lot of empty spaced on the HD-dvd side, while the Blu side seemed to dominate the display. This fight will be decided at the retail level. If enough sales people at BB,CC or wherever say that HD is dead, it will be.
    Venom
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited January 2008
    so then HD-DVD is like a Zombie????

    I find it all rather amusing since I have not actually sunk any significant dough into it, the upcoverting of standard DVD is pretty amazing though.

    RT1
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited January 2008
    And with great upconverting Joe & Sally consumer see no need for more expensive BD/HD-DVD players and the more expensive movies.
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  • thuchien
    thuchien Posts: 103
    edited January 2008
    only walmart is able to save HD if they start to sell HD player below $100.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited January 2008
    polkatese wrote: »
    TOSHIBA fighting back!:

    http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-14-2008/0004735440&EDATE=#

    As a Jedi would have said: DYING THEY ARE NOT! :)

    You are not following protocall. You clearly need to start a new thread citing these developments.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited January 2008
    basically, we just need a new sub-forum. mods?

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    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited January 2008
    I would start one thread announcing that Toshiba has made an announcement, and a separate thread with the link to the announcement. You could even start a third thread discussing the announcement. :rolleyes:
    DKG999
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited January 2008
    No, we need three.

    HD-DVD

    Blu-Ray

    and OMG TEH SKY IS FALLING!!!111
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  • rskarvan
    rskarvan Posts: 2,374
    edited January 2008
    Yippee!!! Bluray won!!!
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited January 2008
    Demiurge wrote: »
    No, we need three.

    HD-DVD

    Blu-Ray

    and OMG TEH SKY IS FALLING!!!111

    And maybe an HD and/or BR Babe thread,,,,
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited January 2008
    polkatese wrote: »
    TOSHIBA fighting back!:

    http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-14-2008/0004735440&EDATE=#

    It ain't over 'til the last bell has rung. Go Toshiba, go!
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited January 2008
    Demiurge wrote: »
    You are not following protocall. You clearly need to start a new thread citing these developments.

    You meant like what's going on at AVSforum, trizillion threads on boo hoo my d#@k is bigger than yours? ;)

    Having a duo player is definitely the way to go since I can't see the battle is going to be over soon, and even if that's the case, consumers are still the one ended up with holding the bag full of obsolete gears and movies.
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2008
    Early B. wrote: »
    It ain't over 'til the last bell has rung. Go Toshiba, go!

    Here's another, ahem, blow....**** studio drops HD-DVD for Blu-ray (gizmodo.com article)
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited January 2008
    I didn't hear the fat lady.........
    Dan
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  • bykes
    bykes Posts: 132
    edited January 2008
    mantis wrote: »
    I didn't hear the fat lady.........

    My prediction is that HD DVD won't see 2009. With the addition of Warner/New Line/HBO I don't see how it could survive buy just cutting prices of players. In 2007 Blu-ray software out sold HD DVD by a wide margin, it will only be more so with Warner. As we have seen in 2007 player prices did not help software sales enough to surpass blu-ray software sales. In all honesty I think studios are looking at how many of their movies sell rather than how many players Toshiba sells.

    It'll be good to just get this stupid format war over with sooner than later.
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  • jazzisnumberone
    jazzisnumberone Posts: 53
    edited January 2008
    I was at CC today and the salesperson reiterated what i've read thruout here. My question is why have 2 competing formats and then have 1 die so soon. Competition is so much better whatever the formats are. Also with competition prices would be better.
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