My response to a post:
I agreed with him on some important things however my blog post (the first one)
was about letting HDDVD die, even if it is the better format it's dead. (just like betamax)
I'm sure you've heard the latest news, Walmart is getting rid of HDDVD
by June
http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/15/technology/wal-mart_blu-ray/index.htm?postversion=2008021511
Netflix chooses BD over HDDVD
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSWEN388420080211
BestBuy recommends BD
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSWNAS040320080211?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews
And of course you know about Blockbuster having BD discs in store.
I'm all for competition but the longer things are drawn out the more it hurts the consumer. With the way things are going now it's no wonder why you hear things like this:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib77125d96b22e86027d0bfb0c25aa58d
And then Toshiba's answer:
"Given the market developments in the past month, we will continue to study the market impact and the value proposition for consumer"
HDDVD have 386 titles released in US
BD has 493 titles released in the US
Heck HDDVD only have a handful of major studios backing them
Universal and Paramount (which may leave
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ea637496-bd8d-11dc-b7e6-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1
)
Time Warner and New Line are leaving
BD has a monster of support, and with the PS3 as a great BD player it'll just grow even more.
Just let it die, that's all I am saying.