The death of HD-DVD
#1
Posted 19 February 2008 - 06:01 PM
Walmart's stopping the sales of HDDVD's and Toshiba is stopping the production of their players. Sucks for anyone that bought HD-DVD players/dvd's; atleast you have another out-dated piece of junk to use as a doorstop.
Anyways, I'm a pissed off consumer. Sony is evil with all of their forced formats; and this is their first big win in the past 3 decades.
Whatever happened to teh laserdisc?!?? That thing was massive.
#2
Posted 19 February 2008 - 06:07 PM
But lets forget that, yeah it sucks that HD-DVD lost, because, well it was more consumer friendly. Cheaper, and they used the extra space for extras on the disc. While Blu-Ray doesn't even touch the space it is capable of, costs a lot more, and doesn't do anything extra with the space except store the HD video.
This was definately an outcome that ends with us, the consumer, being the true loser...
#4
Posted 19 February 2008 - 06:54 PM
While Blu-Ray doesn't even touch the space it is capable of, costs a lot more
Not true at all, Blu-ray has much more space and costs roughly the same.
#5
Posted 19 February 2008 - 08:08 PM
Not true at all, Blu-ray has much more space and costs roughly the same.
Yeah, blu-ray has more space. He was just trying to say that the companies aren't utilizing the extra space on blu-ray discs for special content and stuff like the hd-dvds were.
#6
Posted 19 February 2008 - 08:17 PM
Sucks for anyone that bought HD-DVD players/dvd's; atleast you have another out-dated piece of junk to use as a doorstop.
Anybody that bought either of the new formats in should have known that there would be a good chance that their format would die. No sympathy for those people.
That being said, it's too bad that HD-DVD lost it, but Sony's PS3 & them controlling THEIR OWN MOVIE STUDIO was a nail in the HD-DVD coffin.
#7
Posted 20 February 2008 - 01:31 PM
If anyone would like to give me some good proof of why HD is better I would gladly like to see it.
#8
Posted 20 February 2008 - 03:48 PM
Although if you currently own and buy DVDs there's not a big difference in just getting an up-converting DVD player and using that. Hell, just use an Xbox 360 or PS3 and you'll be set for DVDs.
#9
Posted 20 February 2008 - 04:00 PM
how can anyone cry abt this? I dont even see how it's a big deal. It's still gonna take 5+ years for the format to become mainstream, so it doesnt hurt anyone important.
and quit crying about sony. nobody gives a sh*t
#10
Posted 21 February 2008 - 12:11 AM
by the way, lol at the dood pissed that sony won this format cause they are one of the worst electronics market out there.. you would rather have had THE WORST one win? lolMicrosh*t...
Edited by Vicious, 21 February 2008 - 12:12 AM.
#11
Posted 21 February 2008 - 04:32 AM
#12
Posted 21 February 2008 - 04:44 AM
#13
Posted 23 February 2008 - 08:33 AM
If you cannot notice the difference between a 480p DVD and a 1080p Blu-ray movie on a 1080p HDTV I suggest you see your eye doctor lol.
BTW - The trojan horse PS3 is what doomed HD-DVD.
#14
Posted 23 February 2008 - 01:31 PM
#15
Posted 23 February 2008 - 03:49 PM
that's funny considering they don't make a 48" braviamy 48" Bravia LCD argues that sony is not the worst. L2 shop imo
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