I think Toshiba fundamentally mishandled the marketing of HD DVD; it should never have been a whole new format, but rather an extension of the existing DVD format. So yes, I am somewhat bitter at Toshiba for not doing enough to ensure its success.
But at least Toshiba gave us a format that delivered movies in high-def while being as consumer-friendly as possible, with no region coding, low prices, combo discs and (sadly unused) TL-Twin discs, no mandatory encryption and online connectivity with every player.
Sony et al. killed that format in order to give us one with slightly better quality... and raping consumers at every turn in the process.
Call it whatever you like, but I hate it when a great product is forcibly killed and replaced by a shitty competitor, and when that happens, the competitor has to work double time to win my business back.
I love watching movies in high-def too, but at the end of the day, I don't care if the movie is in 2160p with 14.2 master audio on a 105" screen or in 480i over RF on a cheap, mono 14" kitchen TV. As long as the movie is enjoyable, I'll enjoy it, and I'd rather enjoy it on my terms on a format that actually has some respect for me as a consumer.
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I think Toshiba fundamentally mishandled the marketing of HD DVD; it should never have been a whole new format, but rather an extension of the existing DVD format. So yes, I am somewhat bitter at Toshiba for not doing enough to ensure its success.
But at least Toshiba gave us a format that delivered movies in high-def while being as consumer-friendly as possible, with no region coding, low prices, combo discs and (sadly unused) TL-Twin discs, no mandatory encryption and online connectivity with every player.
Sony et al. killed that format in order to give us one with slightly better quality... and raping consumers at every turn in the process.
Call it whatever you like, but I hate it when a great product is forcibly killed and replaced by a shitty competitor, and when that happens, the competitor has to work double time to win my business back.
I love watching movies in high-def too, but at the end of the day, I don't care if the movie is in 2160p with 14.2 master audio on a 105" screen or in 480i over RF on a cheap, mono 14" kitchen TV. As long as the movie is enjoyable, I'll enjoy it, and I'd rather enjoy it on my terms on a format that actually has some respect for me as a consumer.