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#1 ramey70

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Yeah its really dead :roll:
New prices from April 1st are:
Toshiba HD-A2: $399 (previously $499)
Toshiba HD-A20: $499 (previously $599)
Matrix Trilogy coming to HD-DVD
Universal Studios Home Entertainment will bring more than a dozen new catalog titles to HD DVD this June, top-lined by the hits 'Bruce Almighty,' 'Daylight' and 'Liar, Liar.'
Universal Studios Home Entertainment is betting that interactivity will boost HD DVD in its next-gen battle against Blu-ray, with the studio planning to release three major titles in 2007 with web-connected features.
-DarthVader-

The Matrix is also coming to Bluray. Even so, Pirates of the Caribbean was the #2 grossing movie of all time and it's coming to Bluray in May. You also ignore Disney and Fox's other exclusive Bluray releases as well. The Universal release slate is pathetic to say the least.

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#2 ramey70

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neither is winning...bluray is selling more now than HD-DVD, but the real winner is good old DVDcreekfan_basic

People said the same about the horse in the early 1900's.

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#3 ramey70

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Yes HD DVD is winning today, then BD might win tomorrow ... heck who knows. Its going to go back and forth for awhile. Especially now with HD DVD actually getting some decent releases and dropping the price on the standalone players it should hopefully pick up steam again in the coming months.BlacKJaCK2290

You didn't read closely enough. In software sales Bluray is still winning handily over HD-DVD. The TC was using Amazon.com hardware data and omitted the sales of the PS3, which accounts for 2 Million bluray players.

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Do they believe the 360 is doomed as well since they are running a similar story about it tommorow? Read the last sentence.

" Tomorrow: Redmond, We Have A Problem, Or, What's Wrong With the Xbox 360"

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[QUOTE="DKII"]Sony's already using their massive lead from last-gen to try and force Blu-Ray on everyone now. If that isn't using a monopoly* to try to gain dominance in other sectors, I don't know what is. (* not really a monopoly but pretty close considering the dominant position it was in, almost as much market share as Windows now).

And it's not working, so your assertion that the sales of the PS2 created a barrier to entry in the market place is unfounded.

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#6 ramey70

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You need to brush up on your reading comprehension. It's $400 LESS than Sony's main player which is $1,000. This new player will cost $600, not $400.

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[QUOTE="fuzzysquash"]It won't be easy, as Sony was the key developer of the format and sits on the Blu-ray Association Board of Directors.toxicmog

Pioneer, Phillips, Thomson, LG Electronics, Hitachi, Sharp, Samsung and Sony (Started Blu Ray) Phillips Started DVD, but they dont go. OH no's we wont give it to anyone else because we spearhead it. Not to mention, if Blu Ray wins. MS would need to support it for Windows, they can just easily say. We wont allow you to install Blu Ray drivers if we cant use Blu ray. LMAO! Best comment ever xD

No kidding. He's also wrong because there's no way Sony could prevent MS from using Bluray without facing massive anti-trust litigation.

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#8 ramey70

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[QUOTE="fuzzysquash"][QUOTE="hockeyruler12"]
the format war is FAR from over
The Matrix Trilogy just got announced for HD-DVD only (no word on Blu-Ray yet) http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Warner/Disc_Announcements/The_Matrix_Trilogy_Comes_to_HD_DVD/533
And Toshiba's stand alone player just got bumped down to $400 http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Toshiba/High-Def_Disc_Marketing/Hardware/Toshiba_Sets_New_Low_with_$400_HD_DVD_Player_Pricing/534
hockeyruler12

It's not over, but if BD continues to outsell HD-DVD 2:1 after a few months, movie studios will take notice.

true, but my point is that HD-DVD could start to sell more because of those announcements

Not likely. The Matrix is set to release in May for HD-DVD right along side the Bluray release of the #2 grossing movie of all time, Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest. You're article also states that the Matrix, as most people know, will also release on Bluray at a later date.

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HD-DVD will pull ahead this summer with waners combo disk and a strong line up of movies
March 27, 2007

* Children of Men (Universal)
* Digital Video Essentials (DVD International)
* Happy Feet (Warner)
* March of the Penguins (Warner)
* National Geographic: Relentless Enemies (Warner)

April 03, 2007

* The Good Shepherd (Universal)

April 10, 2007

* Dog Day Afternoon (Warner)
* Payback: Straight Up - The Director's Cut (Paramount)
* A Scanner Darkly (Warner)

April 17, 2007

* Feast (Weinstein)
* The Game (Universal)
* The Jerk (Universal)
* School for Scoundrels (Genius)
* Smokin' Aces (Universal)

April 24, 2007

* Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Universal)
* Failure to Launch (Paramount)
* The Nutty Professor (1996) (Universal)
* Planet Earth: The Complete Collection (BBC)

May 01, 2007

* Alpha Dog (Universal)
* Dreamgirls (DreamWorks)
* The Hitcher (2007) (Universal)

May 08, 2007

* Battle of the Bulge (Warner)
* Black Christmas (2006) (Weinstein)
* Harsh Times (Weinstein)
* The Road Warrior (Warner)

May 15, 2007

* The Fountain (Warner)

May 22, 2007

* The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Universal)
* Flags of Our Fathers (DreamWorks)
* The Hurricane (2000) (Universal)
* M:I-2 (Paramount)
* Mission: Impossible (Paramount)
* The Skeleton Key (Universal)
* Smokey and the Bandit (Universal)

May 29, 2007

* The Big Lebowski (Universal)
* Dragonheart (Universal)
* The Frighteners: Director's Cut (Universal)
* Lost in Translation (Universal)
* Midnight Run (Universal)
* The River (Universal)

June 05, 2007

* Coming to America (Paramount)
* Trading Places (Paramount)

June 12, 2007

* Born on the Fourth of July (Universal)
* Bruce Almighty (Universal)
* Daylight (Universal)
* Liar, Liar (Universal)
* Monty Python's Meaning of Life (Universal)
* Sneakers (Universal)

June 26, 2007

* American Me (Universal)
* Being John Malkovich (Universal)
* Bulletproof (Universal)
* Mallrats (Universal)
* Meet Joe Black (Universal)
* Mystery Men (Universal)
* The Watcher (Universal)

-DarthVader-

All of those movies that are Paramount or Warner will also be on Bluray. In addition, Universal's releases on that list are nothing compared to Fox, Sony, and Buena Vista. Casino Royale and The Pirates movies alone will sell more.