LOL @ HD-DVD

[Shin Johnpv]

Sony is part owner of Blu ray with a bunch of other companies, just like they were with DVD, and cd.

And unlike hd-DVD, Sony isn't the only hardware maker out there like toshiba basically was. Let's stop with the FUD

Sony was also the ones pushing for the DRM and Region locking on BR. Sony is the main force behind BR stop acting like they're not.

I really dislike region locking, and I especially hate DRM bullshit that Sony loves more than anything else. Sure so far they've been lax on both but that's because they weren't the definitive victor yet, and while one a few BR discs have been region coded, I wouldn't be surprised to see all of them end up that way once HDdvd is gone.

Also CD and DVD were different back in the day, you didn't have the DRM shit like you do now. Look at the crap Sony has pulled on CD in the past, putting fucking rootkits on music cds so that if you play them on a PC they install with out telling you or asking for permission, basically leaving a fucking huge ass open door on your PC. Yeah these are the people I want making big decisions on the HD media.

I'm not a fan of the shit Sony pulls with DRM.

[Cheebs]

How can you think SD is the best Cheebs!? I Only have SD DVD myself, but a friend has both bluray and HDDVD and they are head and shoulders above SD. I think bluray has the edge, I'd love to see some concert blurays as I think that would be incredible.

I'm in no way saying SD DVD is better than BR/HDDVD. I'm saying it won the format war. In a big way.

People buy SD DVDs by the wheelbarrow-load.
People don't buy BR/HDDVD.

[Cheebs]

I'm not a fan of DRM.

Fixed.

[Shin Johnpv]

DRM bullshit is evil and needs to go away.

People buy SD DVDs by the wheelbarrow-load.
People don't buy BR/HDDVD.

I think if BR/HDDVD ever got down to the same price as DVDs they would buy just as many. Both in the hardware and the movies. There's a lot of people out there that can't tell the difference between HD and SD, and for them they see a movie on sale on SD for 6.99 and they see places like best buy wanting the same movie in BR or HDDVD for 24.99. They really need to get prices closer to what people are used to paying for movies, especially the catalog stuff. For the majority of DVDs they had to or did do an HD transfer before converting it down to SD for the DVD. Shit should really be cheaper.

[Type Ryan]

This battle will continue until the masses (global masses, mind you) choose the winner. I see this every day in my job and it's up to the owners of each technology to convince which format people should buy. How each technology is marketed will determine who wins and right now, this shit is an even match.

[mollipen]

This format war ended long ago and SD DVD was the winner.

As somebody who now owns an HDTV, not even close.

And it's funny that you'd say "people aren't buying HD-DVD/Blu-ray" when up until now picking a format has been an utter mess due to the format war. If, a year from now, Blu-ray isn't doing well, THEN you can say "lol sales"... but saying at this point is ridiculous.

Or, were you the type who also laughed off DVD when it was launched, and said it would never beat VHS? Because, you know, it was doing similar types of numbers. Worse, actually, if I remember correctly.

[Andy]

That's a big loss for HDDVD.

It's not a big loss, it's the end for HDDVD. And I am so glad to see this finally happen. It sucks for all of the people who invested in HDDVD, but really, they should've seen this coming. At least now, instead of all of this stupid, stupid corporate bullshit being the talk of the HD medium, we can finally get on to embracing a single (and superior) format, and enjoy HD film for what it is. Which is fucking awesome.

I'm looking forward to Universal seeing the light, and Paramount realizing the error of their ways. Open the HD floodgates, let those bitter tears be washed away with a unified format and a sea of great movies.

Yawn @ this news.

This format war ended long ago and SD DVD was the winner.


Blu-ray/HD-DVD = laserdisc

I love you, Cheebs. Never change.

Or, were you the type who also laughed off DVD when it was launched, and said it would never beat VHS? Because, you know, it was doing similar types of numbers. Worse, actually, if I remember correctly.

You remember correctly.

[Rumpy]

Took a few years for DVD to take off too.

[sphere79]

we can finally get on to embracing a single (and superior) format, and enjoy HD film for what it is. Which is fucking awesome.

I picked up the 360 HD-DVD add-on because it was $130 used and I had $100 in gift cards. I'm not an idiot, I knew it was going to be an uphill battle. But I'm not about to run out and buy a BluRay player because of this announcement, Warner will just be losing me as a customer. It's not like I can't download the movies if I REALLY want them bad enough.

[Timber]

And unlike hd-DVD, Sony isn't the only hardware maker out there like toshiba basically was. Let's stop with the FUD

Yeah, it's so awful that Toshiba could be the sole manufacturer of HD-DVD players and somehow got them to the consumer at like half the cost of the cheapest Blu-Ray player. I really wish they had the same level of manufacturer competition that Blu-Ray has to keep costs down.