http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/ Engadget HD Comments for Official: HD DVD dead and buried, format war is over http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 3:15AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 6:38AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/
That said, congratulations Blu-ray - I don't like the way you won, but you did it, and at least now we can all move on and get rid of DVD!]]>Feb 19th 2008 8:43AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 3:44PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 3:16AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 3:18AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/
I like how they say "the next DVD format will be short-lived, anyway". Some consolation for early adopters in that one...
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Still, I'm glad to see one winner... hopefully Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Indiana Jones on Blu-ray soon!]]>Feb 19th 2008 1:57PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 3:21AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 10:42AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/> R.I.P. HD DVD 2006-2008

What a shame. I am sure Betamax lasted more than two years.

R.I.P. Betamax 1975-1988 (the year Sony conceded defeat and started making VHS, according to Wikipedia)

Now that Blu-ray won the HD video war, there is this other HD war that's on a standstill: HD audio (SACD vs DVD-A)..]]>Feb 21st 2008 10:10AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/
i bid you adieu....

oooo nfinity, where are youuuuu?]]>Feb 19th 2008 3:25AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 3:29AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 5:57AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 10:00AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/
(If a Blu-ray version never comes out, well, maybe that's why you bought the HD-DVD in the first place.)]]>Feb 19th 2008 1:59PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/
I was assuming HD DVD movie buyers would not have access to a Blu-Ray player. For as much as they bitch and moan about prices, I think it was a valid assumption.]]>Feb 19th 2008 7:13PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/
...

OK, that's enough - Woo-hoo! Party!]]>Feb 19th 2008 3:30AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/ I never got to meet you, but farewell good fellow. Rest In Peace. Your blue laser diode will go to good use. Cheers.]]>Feb 19th 2008 3:33AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/
Did you tackle that trouble that came your way
With a resolute heart and cheerful?
Or hide your face from the light of day
With a craven soul and fearful?
Oh, a trouble’s a ton, or a trouble’s an ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it.
And it isn’t the fact that you’re hurt that counts,
But only how did you take it?

You are beaten to earth? Well, well, what’s that?
Come up with a smiling face.
It’s nothing against you to fall down flat,
But to lie there -- that’s disgrace.
The harder you’re thrown, why the higher you bounce;
Be proud of your blackened eye!
It isn’t the fact that you’re licked that counts;
It’s how did you fight and why?

And though you be done to death, what then?
If you battled the best you could;
If you played your part in the world of men,
Why, the Critic will call it good.
Death comes with a crawl, or comes with a pounce,
And whether he’s slow or spry,
It isn’t the fact that you’re dead that counts,
But only, how did you die?
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I'm not saying that a player has to be below under $100, but there's no reason that an entry level BD player should cost what it does. At least with HD-DVD you had options. Like the entry level 1080i players. Most hdtv's out there would be wasted on a 1080p player, so a 1080i player makes sense. So why not make a 1080i BD player and intro it to the market at say, $2-300? I'm not a BD Hater, not in the least, I'd buy one in a heartbeat if a Profile 2.0 player came out that wasn't gonna cost me more than a 1 week check. HDM shouldn't be limited to the ultra high end enthusiast, but that's just my take on it.]]>Feb 19th 2008 6:13AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/
Give it time. I can't believe the prices won't come down.]]>Feb 19th 2008 6:55AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 9:29AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 9:51AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 3:59AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/
But it could be moot as the authoring tools improve so using BD-J isn't as difficult.]]>Feb 19th 2008 4:19AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 4:21AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/
It's up to studios then if they want to buy it or not. It won't be the only middleware to ease BD-J development either - I'm sure there will be all sorts of visual tools and 3rd party libraries that allow fast authoring in BD-J for stuff like PIP, interactive content etc. HDi tools would have to compete on its merits and its cost with all the other tools.]]>Feb 19th 2008 5:03AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 2:42PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 4:06AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/
RIP HD DVD
Born Friday, April 14, 2006
Died Tuesday, February 19, 2008

It was a fun 676 days or 1 year, 10 months, 5 days while it lasted.
]]>Feb 19th 2008 4:20AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Playstation 3 that won the war not stand alone
overpriced Blue Ray Players.....]]>Feb 19th 2008 5:05AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 5:41AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 4:38AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 4:43AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/You are all about to get tooled by the biggest anti consumer cartel in modern history and you F/wits are all rejoicing.
sony has had the condom on until now, it's just been thrown in the bin and you lot are about to get the reaming you all deserve.
Fuck blu ray, fuck sony]]>Feb 19th 2008 4:52AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 5:00AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/Feb 19th 2008 5:09AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/]]>Feb 19th 2008 5:15AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/


Toshiba had been the one paying for the re-mastering/encoding of Star Trek: TOS, which was part of their exclusive deal with Paramount. Also part of the exclusive deal is that Paramount must use AVC in the encoding of the Star Trek Series, more specifically they must use Toshiba’s AVC encoder.


from:
http://formatwarcentral.com/index.php/2008/02/18/star-trek-season-2-canceled-not-delayed/]]>Feb 19th 2008 5:41AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/
Either that, or enlighten us all how Sony is Teh Evil and completely screwed the consumer by co-developing the Compact Disc with Philips.]]>Feb 19th 2008 7:13AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/"Fuck Blu_ray, Fuck Sony"

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from
http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9874317-1.html?tag=recentPosts

So, before you go spouting off some crap that you heard from a guy you knew that knows someone who loaded boxes into trucks near a Best Buy get your facts straight. You're not going to be able to impeach Blu ray and reinstate HD DVD no matter how much you wish you could. Either live with it or stay SD...those are your choices.]]>Feb 19th 2008 2:29PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/
You couldn't possibly be talking about Microsoft there could you?

Anyway the last time I checked Toshiba were pretty much the only company actually making HD-DVD players, now that's really good for consumers isn't it - I'm seeing loads of competition there. [/sarcasm]

The format war is over, HD DVD lost, GROW UP!

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