Spiza..I'm still here.. I was shocked by WB news. It completely annihilated any chance of quick mainstream adoption. But I want go into this as I spent a lot of time talking to relevant people in the industry this weekend to see what's going on.
If you think that HD DVD will stand still and with Universal, Paramount, Dreamworks still at bay with over 40% of catalog market share and Toshiba now furious don't be surprised if you see a lot of incentives and changes of at least one of the Blu-Ray exclusive studios to neutral status as a response to WB. Do you really think that the other guys weren't impressed by Warner's $500 million milking strategy? They'll do the same, it's gonna be either Fox or Disney but Lionsgate is aching for money too. They've all shown so far they are not immune to it.
HD DVD IS THE FUTURE of HDM for it's capacity to replace DVD quickly and this fight is FAR from over. I find it hilarious how still the only people who recommend HD DVD people to sell their HD DVD players are Blu-Ray tools again LOL.
Trust me, Toshiba's answer will be swift. The dust will settle, $99 players will be everywhere as standard pricing, increased title releases from HD DVD exclusive studios and a purchase of another studio to go neutral. You'll be wondering why Iron man, Incredible Hulk, Spiderwick Chronicles, I am Legend, American Gangster, Hellboy II, Johnny Blaze, Sweeny Todd and a lot more are selling so well on HD DVD.
But I'm sure you'll be saying how HD DVD has nothing left LOL. The ratio is somewhat in Blu's advantage now (60:40 for catalog market share between studios) but it's HARDLY over and it's hardly that HD DVD has nothing.
I have to say that i'm personally disappointed in how it turned out with Warner. Yes, i'm a HD DVD supporter, no question about it. Will i buy into Blu-Ray? Maybe. I haven't decided yet. I'm a sucker for Disney's animations as well as Pixar's, so they will probably be the only reason i will ever get in to BD.
What bothered me the most about this whole Warner thing is, that the future HD format was decided in a Board room, and not by the consumer. I think that the consumers are the ones who should decide what is the best for them, not some greedy Hollywood buffs. That's the most thing i'm upset about in this Warner case, and Paramount/Dreamworks was just as dirty!!
I've always said that ALL the movie studios should have released in both formats, let the consumer choose! Why is it the consumer that has to pay for the studios' incompetences in to agreeing to one format? God only knows, but when the next "Next Generation" format comes out, i hope they will not make the same mistake again!!
Fredter, I agree with you completely but it was too much money on the table to be allowed for consumers to decide. With Blu-Ray CE companies are getting a fresh start with pricing. They've made sure they've built a wall between them and Chinese so they prevent any $30-$40 players (a thing that basically consumer benefits from but companies don't) not to mention that BDA gets to enjoy huge amounts of money from new replication hardware companies who have to repurchase everything if Blu wins.
At least Toshiba's strategy was beneficial for us. We had consumer friendly players with the ability to bridge DVD/HD DVD transition easy and painlessly, already existing mass level replication factories, dirt cheap prices. HD DVD was a strong format and the only who can replace DVD rapidly (within a year or two).
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Oh great news! I can't wait for Finding Nemo in HD DVD. Oh wait Disney supports Blu-Gay. :'(
Oh I get it. You rhymed ray with gay. That was hilarious.
nfinity speaks?
.and almost no one supports HD DVD.
Spiza..I'm still here.. I was shocked by WB news. It completely annihilated any chance of quick mainstream adoption. But I want go into this as I spent a lot of time talking to relevant people in the industry this weekend to see what's going on.
If you think that HD DVD will stand still and with Universal, Paramount, Dreamworks still at bay with over 40% of catalog market share and Toshiba now furious don't be surprised if you see a lot of incentives and changes of at least one of the Blu-Ray exclusive studios to neutral status as a response to WB. Do you really think that the other guys weren't impressed by Warner's $500 million milking strategy? They'll do the same, it's gonna be either Fox or Disney but Lionsgate is aching for money too. They've all shown so far they are not immune to it.
HD DVD IS THE FUTURE of HDM for it's capacity to replace DVD quickly and this fight is FAR from over. I find it hilarious how still the only people who recommend HD DVD people to sell their HD DVD players are Blu-Ray tools again LOL.
Trust me, Toshiba's answer will be swift. The dust will settle, $99 players will be everywhere as standard pricing, increased title releases from HD DVD exclusive studios and a purchase of another studio to go neutral. You'll be wondering why Iron man, Incredible Hulk, Spiderwick Chronicles, I am Legend, American Gangster, Hellboy II, Johnny Blaze, Sweeny Todd and a lot more are selling so well on HD DVD.
But I'm sure you'll be saying how HD DVD has nothing left LOL. The ratio is somewhat in Blu's advantage now (60:40 for catalog market share between studios) but it's HARDLY over and it's hardly that HD DVD has nothing.
I have to say that i'm personally disappointed in how it turned out with Warner. Yes, i'm a HD DVD supporter, no question about it. Will i buy into Blu-Ray? Maybe. I haven't decided yet. I'm a sucker for Disney's animations as well as Pixar's, so they will probably be the only reason i will ever get in to BD.
What bothered me the most about this whole Warner thing is, that the future HD format was decided in a Board room, and not by the consumer. I think that the consumers are the ones who should decide what is the best for them, not some greedy Hollywood buffs. That's the most thing i'm upset about in this Warner case, and Paramount/Dreamworks was just as dirty!!
I've always said that ALL the movie studios should have released in both formats, let the consumer choose! Why is it the consumer that has to pay for the studios' incompetences in to agreeing to one format? God only knows, but when the next "Next Generation" format comes out, i hope they will not make the same mistake again!!
Fredter, I agree with you completely but it was too much money on the table to be allowed for consumers to decide. With Blu-Ray CE companies are getting a fresh start with pricing. They've made sure they've built a wall between them and Chinese so they prevent any $30-$40 players (a thing that basically consumer benefits from but companies don't) not to mention that BDA gets to enjoy huge amounts of money from new replication hardware companies who have to repurchase everything if Blu wins.
At least Toshiba's strategy was beneficial for us. We had consumer friendly players with the ability to bridge DVD/HD DVD transition easy and painlessly, already existing mass level replication factories, dirt cheap prices. HD DVD was a strong format and the only who can replace DVD rapidly (within a year or two).