XBOX 360 HD-DVD addon's to be liquidated :(...

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Steve_Zissou posted:

Well, if the talk around the office at Warner turns out true the wake this announcement has caused hasn't even come close to hitting yet. My guy at Warner says a lot of the talk coming from the upper level guys at WHV is going something like this:

1. Toshiba ending HD DVD stand alone production within 8 weeks.
2. MS will be notifying retailers to liquidate any remaining 360 add-ons.
3. P/DW will be allowed out of their contract.
4. Universal will be canceling production of HD discs with a BD launch date as early as Q3 2008.
5. The BDA made a nearly $300 million dollar package of marketing incentives, production incentives, and cash payments to get Warner to switch now.
6. The HD DVD promo group recently offered a similar package totaling $350 million.

He says 2 and 3 could be announced as soon as Monday. 1 and 4 might be a little ways off.

Ohh my....sorry Lemmings

Wow, if this is true. I didn't think they would throw in the towel this fast. But if it's true, this is only good for the consumers.

Toshiba and sony should have teamed up and worked something out at the very start the whole thing was just stupid and now HD-DVD users have waisted there money.

So what happens to all the HD-DVD add-ons sold to consumers?

can't wait for CES

Toshiba and sony should have teamed up and worked something out at the very start the whole thing was just stupid and now HD-DVD users have waisted there money.

bigLLL

That's what a format war is all about: big egos and wasted cash.

Post from DVD boards:

Steve_Zissou posted:

Well, if the talk around the office at Warner turns out true the wake this announcement has caused hasn't even come close to hitting yet. My guy at Warner says a lot of the talk coming from the upper level guys at WHV is going something like this:

1. Toshiba ending HD DVD stand alone production within 8 weeks.
2. MS will be notifying retailers to liquidate any remaining 360 add-ons.
3. P/DW will be allowed out of their contract.
4. Universal will be canceling production of HD discs with a BD launch date as early as Q3 2008.
5. The BDA made a nearly $300 million dollar package of marketing incentives, production incentives, and cash payments to get Warner to switch now.
6. The HD DVD promo group recently offered a similar package totaling $350 million.

He says 2 and 3 could be announced as soon as Monday. 1 and 4 might be a little ways off.

Ohh my....sorry Lemmings

-D3MO-

I don't own HD-DVD add-ons. So I could care less. I'm sure we'll see a better format within the next 4-5yrs, so all of this is for not anyways.

Toshiba and sony should have teamed up and worked something out at the very start the whole thing was just stupid and now HD-DVD users have waisted there money.bigLLL

Huh why? I bet you all of the top brass at Sony are sitting in their penthouses smoking fine Cubans and laughing.

I didn't think this would have happened to early, but wow, it's been a while since Sony has done anything right, and this was a big win for them.

It's good news for Sony, but it's not exactly bad for the MS gaming division. It's not going to hurt the 360 at all.TDLlama

I bet they'll be a couple angry consumers...who bought a $200 paperweight...

[QUOTE="TDLlama"]It's good news for Sony, but it's not exactly bad for the MS gaming division. It's not going to hurt the 360 at all.-D3MO-

I bet they'll be a couple angry consumers...who bought a $200 paperweight...

There was also going to be a loser in all of this.

Who cares? Even if Blu Ray wins there is a good chance that it will never take over for DVD before people start getting their HD content from other sources such as online and on-demand from their cable company. It could be a short-lived victory. So far HD discs are only being used by some PS3 owners and some early adopters.

Honestly, it is tough to tell the difference between an upscaled DVD and an HD disc on HD TVs smaller than 40 inches. So why are people going to spend extra?tm0054

If multi billion dollar corporations see the beneficial factors of jumping ship a better HD format, it's because a group of people in those companies looking at the long term forcast, see a brighter and nicer future for that certain format.

I don't believe that HD media will become the norm now, but give it a year or so, and I suspect it will matter.

Who cares? Even if Blu Ray wins there is a good chance that it will never take over for DVD before people start getting their HD content from other sources such as online and on-demand from their cable company. It could be a short-lived victory. So far HD discs are only being used by some PS3 owners and some early adopters.

Honestly, it is tough to tell the difference between an upscaled DVD and an HD disc on HD TVs smaller than 40 inches. So why are people going to spend extra?tm0054

Newer, Enhanced or Mastered in High Definition DVDs can look good with a high quality upconverter(see something most people won't have), but a good HDM will still clearly look better.

Personally, older DVDs look like garbage when you try to upconvert to an HD TV. I find S-video and my TV doing the scaling works best, but then the image looks soft and the blacks bleed.

[QUOTE="TDLlama"]It's good news for Sony, but it's not exactly bad for the MS gaming division. It's not going to hurt the 360 at all.-D3MO-

I bet they'll be a couple angry consumers...who bought a $200 paperweight...

I don't understand your sig...

[QUOTE="TDLlama"]It's good news for Sony, but it's not exactly bad for the MS gaming division. It's not going to hurt the 360 at all.-D3MO-

I bet they'll be a couple angry consumers...who bought a $200 paperweight...