Another nail hangs over HD-DVD's coffin

"Paramount poised to jump ship"

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...-declared-dead

also just in -
draft-dodgers give Dereck J a HUGE definition wedgie! :P

- Winfield

Winfield wrote:
"Paramount poised to jump ship"

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...-declared-dead

If that's true, how long before Toshiba just pulls the plug and cuts
their losses?

In article , Winfield wrote:
"Paramount poised to jump ship"

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...-declared-dead


LMFAO!

Winfield wrote:
"Paramount poised to jump ship"

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...-declared-dead

also just in -
draft-dodgers give Dereck J a HUGE definition wedgie! :P

Uh...First, we must have the denials:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=aQMGgh2LV_bU
(As in, just because they COULD...)

Although it does emphasize the story that Paramount/DW was actually
*second* on Toshiba/MS's shopping list--
And that Paramount had only taken the Bribe after buying T/MS's slightly
defective sales pitch of "Oh, sure, we're in negotiations with Warner
right now, it's in the bag--Don't worry, you won't be alone, that new
studio majority for HD should be along any day now..."

Derek Janssen

On Jan 8, 11:59 am, Winfield wrote:
"Paramount poised to jump ship"

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...hd-dvd-declare...

also just in -
draft-dodgers give Dereck J a HUGE definition wedgie! :P

- Winfield

I never read/trust ANYTHING from theinquirer.net although I may read
it for a good laugh.

Eddie G wrote:

I never read/trust ANYTHING from theinquirer.net although I may read
it for a good laugh.

Except that in this case The Inquirer is quoting Financial Times, as is
Reuters.

The interesting question is why Warner switched and why now. My guess is
that they looked at holiday and post-holiday sales figures and saw that
Toshiba's player price offensive had failed to ignite HD DVD disc sales.
At best, the format war would continue. That would be bad for the
industry as a whole but especially for HD DVD, whose main advantage
(cost) would be compressed to irrelevance as the technology on both
sides matured.

"Winfield" wrote in message
...
"Paramount poised to jump ship"

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...-declared-dead

also just in -
draft-dodgers give Dereck J a HUGE definition wedgie! :P

- Winfield

If Paramount dumps HD-DVD it's all over.

"XPickel" wrote in message
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If Paramount dumps HD-DVD it's all over.

Then they will, because the studios are desperately trying to end the format
war.

On Jan 8, 10:59 am, Winfield wrote:
"Paramount poised to jump ship"

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...hd-dvd-declare...

also just in -
draft-dodgers give Dereck J a HUGE definition wedgie! :P

- Winfield

This is the more expensive of the two ... correct? Any advantages
worth paying for?

md wrote:

This is the more expensive of the two ... correct?

The discs are usually about the same price at retail. If anything,
Blu-ray discs are often a little cheaper, despite their being
(supposedly) more expensive to manufacture. Blu-ray players are still
more expensive than HD, but the relative gap has been shrinking and the
absolute prices of both formats have been declining, as is typical with
new technology.


Any advantages worth paying for?

Blu-ray has twice the capacity of HD. Not a big deal for movies, but an
important consideration in picking the next generation of optical data
storage.