Add new features to DVD? What, do we want DVD profiles now? Give me a break.
Format wars are never good for the consumer. I expect Toshiba to put up heavy barricades to Blu-Ray's success by utilizing its influence in the DVD market, but I'm pretty sure at this point that both Toshiba and the DVD Forum are well on their way out of the building.
With all the studio support Blu-Ray has now, I don't think DVD will be able to sway them back to just SD-DVD. While SD-DVD has a MASSIVELY larger install base, the promise of higher margins on movie prices will keep the big players in the high-def market. Remember: "Now on VHS and DVD!" only now it is "Now on DVD and Blu-Ray [high def]!"
Also: It is ridiculous to think that it was only the Blu-Ray camp that tried to make back-room deals. Paramount and Dreamworks pulled their Blu-Ray discs OFF THE SHELVES when they went exclusive. Warner wasn't even fully exclusive when the format war ended, so what the hell are you complaining about?
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Add new features to DVD? What, do we want DVD profiles now? Give me a break.
Format wars are never good for the consumer. I expect Toshiba to put up heavy barricades to Blu-Ray's success by utilizing its influence in the DVD market, but I'm pretty sure at this point that both Toshiba and the DVD Forum are well on their way out of the building.
With all the studio support Blu-Ray has now, I don't think DVD will be able to sway them back to just SD-DVD. While SD-DVD has a MASSIVELY larger install base, the promise of higher margins on movie prices will keep the big players in the high-def market. Remember: "Now on VHS and DVD!" only now it is "Now on DVD and Blu-Ray [high def]!"
Also: It is ridiculous to think that it was only the Blu-Ray camp that tried to make back-room deals. Paramount and Dreamworks pulled their Blu-Ray discs OFF THE SHELVES when they went exclusive. Warner wasn't even fully exclusive when the format war ended, so what the hell are you complaining about?