I feel sorry for anyone that bought an HD-DVD player.

Tupin · February 17, 2008, 07:21:49 PM

http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSL1627196120080216

Toshiba has given up on HD DVD. Mainly because pretty much every studio chose Blu-Ray, and so did most retailers.

Yay, finally a Sony format that didn't fail within a year. :)

Who actually thought HD-DVD would win the format wars?

Tupin · February 17, 2008, 07:31:12 PM

I know there were a few Nsiders who thought HD DVD would win... ::)

えっちーせんぱい · February 17, 2008, 08:05:03 PM

I actually didn't care. Now I know which to buy later.

Mystic · February 17, 2008, 08:07:12 PM

Yay for overpriced formats?

Jono2 · February 17, 2008, 08:08:15 PM

blu-ray players are still useless for a year or so until they:

1. get a constant from which to work with, not updating every few months

2. reduce the price to make it worthwhile

3. get some more movies to play on it. :|

Tupin · February 17, 2008, 08:17:04 PM

I remember my family bought like the second generation of HDTVs in 2003... :robothappy:

Gwen Khan · February 17, 2008, 09:02:34 PM

this is probably a stupid question but can blu-ray play normal DVD's?

sonicdude164 · February 17, 2008, 09:05:32 PM

I just have a regular dvd player, I have had it for a while

ME86 · February 17, 2008, 09:50:53 PM

It's a risk you take as an early adopter.

Tahrann · February 17, 2008, 09:51:21 PM

I have a blu-ray player :D.

Friendly Hostile · February 17, 2008, 09:58:30 PM

Good thing I never gave a poop to begin with.

Tupin · February 17, 2008, 09:59:14 PM

I heard a rumor Microsoft might make a Blu-Ray playing 360.

Even though Blu-Ray is owned by Sony... ::)

ME86 · February 17, 2008, 10:19:11 PM

Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on February 17, 2008, 09:59:14 PM
I heard a rumor Microsoft might make a Blu-Ray playing 360.

Even though Blu-Ray is owned by Sony... ::)

/facepalm Blu-Ray is owned by the Blu-Ray Disc Association, and I highly doubt Microsoft would make such a moddle of the Xbox 360.

extraz · February 18, 2008, 11:03:13 AM

doesn't matter in the long run, Blu Ray is just going to be replaced by the Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD) in a few years anyway.

ME86 · February 18, 2008, 11:12:53 AM

Quote from: extraz on February 18, 2008, 11:03:13 AM
doesn't matter in the long run, Blu Ray is just going to be replaced by the Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD) in a few years anyway.

You could say that about everything, 'Ololo, you're an idiot for buying DVD, it'll just be replaced.', 'You're an idiot for buying an iPhone, it'll just be replaced with a better model.', 'You're an idiot for buying that new car, there will just be a new model next year.'. If you always say 'I shouldn't buy that because it'll be replaced in a few years.' you'd never purchase anything.