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Toshiba to exit HD DVD, end format war


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#16 Camaro

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Posted 18 February 2008 - 05:54 AM

curious to know even among associations there is a leader in this case who has controlling interest?

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Posted 18 February 2008 - 06:00 AM

View Postm.oreilly, on Feb 18 2008, 12:51 AM, said:

(and not the sports illustrated bikini variety)
Wait, is that out on Blu-ray?

I get National Geographic and Discovery in HD and they are awesome. What's even better is that I get them free for some reason.

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Posted 18 February 2008 - 06:25 AM

View Postbrewin, on Feb 17 2008, 10:00 PM, said:

I get National Geographic and Discovery in HD and they are awesome. What's even better is that I get them free for some reason.

i was talking re purchased media on a proprietary medium, not over the air...unless you get free copies? heck, i'm sure it will all become commonplace at an acceptable price in the near future. i guess i am concerned that an alternate option was not adopted, and not because of inferiority, but because of "lobbying", and the possible passing on of inflated costs by the manufacturers because "it's blue-ray, after all..."

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Posted 18 February 2008 - 06:43 AM

View Postm.oreilly, on Feb 18 2008, 01:25 AM, said:

i was talking re purchased media on a proprietary medium, not over the air...unless you get free copies?
I know, I just meant I like their programming and it shows off HD more than anything else. I get it through cable.

View Postm.oreilly, on Feb 18 2008, 01:25 AM, said:

heck, i'm sure it will all become commonplace at an acceptable price in the near future. i guess i am concerned that an alternate option was not adopted, and not because of inferiority, but because of "lobbying", and the possible passing on of inflated costs by the manufacturers because "it's blue-ray, after all..."
Actually, HD DVD is/was the inferior format. You can see a comparison here. I know it sounds like I'm some kind of Blu-ray zealot, but I'm not. I only own one movie and it came with my PS3.

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Posted 18 February 2008 - 06:59 AM

looks like some taller storage/video transfer #s for blueray, and also blue is much more drm friendly...perfect for it's intended usage.

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Posted 18 February 2008 - 01:02 PM

The choice of the HD format, for me anyway, is of little consequence. I have not bought a movie in many years and the last ones I did buy were at Blockbuster(?) and it was buy two get one free so you know these were not new releases. With digital cable (no premium channels), I have more movies than I have time to watch. My TV set is a 32" but is 7 years old so needless to it is not HD. I would like to get an HD TV and the digital HD conventer from Comcast. I understand that Natioanl Geo, Discovery, Sports, etc are fantasic in HD. The barrier is still the cost of the entire package starting with the TV. It is a bit hard to justify that much expense for something used 5 or 6 hours a week...talker. :roadrunner:

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Posted 18 February 2008 - 04:41 PM

well, it's a bit early for me to adopt for desktop use, as burners are in their infancy, and i'm still on the fence re a new hd camcorder. maybe in another 6mos, as was mentioned (or by the next holiday season), we'll see price drops/new hardware. anyone got any hd camcorder suggestions?

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Posted 18 March 2008 - 07:50 PM

View PostCamaro, on Feb 17 2008, 02:49 AM, said:

Buy them while there hot then, cuz I believe the price will sky rocket now that they are the only game in town.
I am really very upset to have been Right on this one.

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Pricewatch - Blu-ray Disc players from Samsung, Sony and Sharp are now the most expensive they have been all year, presumably because HD DVD's exit from the high-def disc arena has removed some of Blu-ray's pricing pressure.

Edited by Camaro, 18 March 2008 - 07:51 PM.


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Posted 18 March 2008 - 10:03 PM

View PostCamaro, on Mar 18 2008, 12:50 PM, said:

I am really very upset to have been Right on this one.

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:graduated: yep, i saw that. hey, business as usual... :giggle:

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Posted 18 March 2008 - 11:01 PM

That's why i don't bother with em. DVD is fine for me.




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