Topic: DreamWorks Animation, Paramount choose HD DVD (Read 232 times)

epsilon72 · « **Reply #15 on:** August 20, 2007, 03:28:00 PM »

QUOTE(poopsickle @ Aug 20 2007, 01:53 PM)

an obvious blu-gay fanboy

How about we get back on topic here, instead of using childish name calling?

The point he was trying to make (and it is what I think too) is that the only reason these studios would've sided with a format that is not selling as well as its competitor is that they had some extra 'motivation' (i.e., money) to do so.

That doesn't matter though. What matters is how this will affect this format 'war' and whether it will slow down or speed up the general public's adaptation of either format...

This post has been edited by epsilon72: Aug 20 2007, 10:28 PM

Chancer · « **Reply #16 on:** August 20, 2007, 03:03:00 PM »

QUOTE(epsilon72 @ Aug 20 2007, 10:28 PM)

How about we get back on topic here, instead of using childish name calling?

Well said.
People trying to turn this into a playground war will and have lost posting privs.
People making new accounts to post after being banned will find the new account banned (so obvious)

On Topic
There will be more twists and turns in this yet. This war will drag on. This in no way finishes Blu-Ray much the same as the Blockbuster decision will not finish HD-DVD

Fyb3roptik · « **Reply #17 on:** August 20, 2007, 03:53:00 PM »

I dont know why everone argues about his so much....everyone knows that the format winner will be the first one to get a player thats under $100 or more like $50. Which will more than likely be hd-dvd

TexT · « **Reply #18 on:** August 20, 2007, 04:15:00 PM »

From what I've overheard at work the past few days, this is the beginning of a studio exodus that will ultimately leave Sony/Columbia/Tri-Star holding Blu-Ray in the same light as UMD. Shareholders are tired of this gray area that everything has been staggering in and new partnerships are forming and decisions are being made to push consumers in one direction or the other. Sadly, much like the days of Betamax, HD-DVD will emerge the winner.

The tides have turned, the powers that be have decided what will happen and there's nothing snivelling fanboys or Sony will be able to do about it. Howard Stringer will be the fall guy for the failure of Blu-Ray and the PS3 trojan horse tactic. Mark my words, disbelievers...or don't - because I'll just bump this when it happens.

handles25 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 20, 2007, 03:56:00 PM »

QUOTE(TexT @ Aug 20 2007, 11:15 PM)

From what I've overheard at work the past few days, this is the beginning of a studio exodus that will ultimately leave Sony/Columbia/Tri-Star holding Blu-Ray in the same light as UMD. Shareholders are tired of this gray area that everything has been staggering in and new partnerships are forming and decisions are being made to push consumers in one direction or the other. Sadly, much like the days of Betamax, HD-DVD will emerge the winner.

The tides have turned, the powers that be have decided what will happen and there's nothing snivelling fanboys or Sony will be able to do about it. Howard Stringer will be the fall guy for the failure of Blu-Ray and the PS3 trojan horse tactic. Mark my words, disbelievers...or don't - because I'll just bump this when it happens.

Interesting statement.

TexT · « **Reply #20 on:** August 20, 2007, 04:44:00 PM »

Everything changes every week. It just seems that industry overall is getting tired of the undecisiveness.

handles25 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 20, 2007, 04:15:00 PM »

QUOTE(TexT @ Aug 20 2007, 11:44 PM)

Everything changes every week. It just seems that industry overall is getting tired of the undecisiveness.

Consumers too. If both camps keep this crap up both will fail.

ConteZero76 · « **Reply #22 on:** August 20, 2007, 04:31:00 PM »

QUOTE(TexT @ Aug 20 2007, 11:44 PM)

Everything changes every week. It just seems that industry overall is getting tired of the undecisiveness.

So maybe BDA (that include Lionsgate, 20th Century Fox, Disney and MGM - not only Sony) should go and "buy" Warner Bros (and their "Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix") just to re-establish the balance.

No, wait, this could hurt HD-DVD... "netural" "undecisiveness" straces are better from that standpoint, right ?

joemm210 · « **Reply #23 on:** August 20, 2007, 04:39:00 PM »

Amazon has the Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD Player for 238$ here is the link for anyone that needs it.

http://www.amazon.co...ASIN=B000IJV4BC

TexT · « **Reply #24 on:** August 20, 2007, 04:40:00 PM »

QUOTE(handles25 @ Aug 20 2007, 11:51 PM)

Consumers too. If both camps keep this crap up both will fail.

I'd rather have both formats die than Blu-ray succeed.

0794 · « **Reply #25 on:** August 20, 2007, 05:03:00 PM »

QUOTE(handles25 @ Aug 20 2007, 05:51 PM)

Consumers too. If both camps keep this crap up both will fail.

QUOTE(TexT @ Aug 20 2007, 06:16 PM)

I'd rather have both formats die than Blu-ray succeed.

i would rather have both formats fail period...how long can optical formats survive anyways...i am hoping for the day that all entertainment media will be distributed via the internet or flash media from a central sever in the home for distributed entertainment to the entire house...until then XBMC is the best option...

ConteZero76 · « **Reply #26 on:** August 20, 2007, 06:20:00 PM »

QUOTE(TexT @ Aug 21 2007, 12:16 AM)

I'd rather have both formats die than Blu-ray succeed.

Why all this hate ?

@0794: Yeah, right now BD goes up to 50Gb, it isn't exactly something really easy to move back and forth over the net, when you'll be able to optical/whatever media will reach several TBytes.
And you cannot rely on "the net" only, you've to STORE something, so you're bargaining optical media for magnetic disks or flash drives... except that optical media is more reliable than those other two.

And stop that 31337 talking.

0794 · « **Reply #27 on:** August 20, 2007, 05:52:00 PM »

QUOTE(ConteZero76 @ Aug 20 2007, 07:20 PM)

@0794: Yeah, right now BD goes up to 50Gb, it isn't exactly something really easy to move back and forth over the net, when you'll be able to optical/whatever media will reach several TBytes.
And you cannot rely on "the net" only, you've to STORE something, so you're bargaining optical media for magnetic disks or flash drives... except that optical media is more reliable than those other two.

And stop that 31337 talking.

so young, so naive, and so inside the box...

TexT · « **Reply #28 on:** August 20, 2007, 06:50:00 PM »

QUOTE(ConteZero76 @ Aug 21 2007, 01:20 AM)

Why all this hate ?

@0794: Yeah, right now BD goes up to 50Gb, it isn't exactly something really easy to move back and forth over the net, when you'll be able to optical/whatever media will reach several TBytes.

HD-DVD can be triple layered. size isn't the issue.

This post has been edited by TexT: Aug 21 2007, 01:50 AM

ConteZero76 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 21, 2007, 02:53:00 AM »

QUOTE(TexT @ Aug 21 2007, 01:50 AM)

HD-DVD can be triple layered. size isn't the issue.

I think you misunderstood, I was arguing with 0794 that predict a network only distribution for games and such.

This post has been edited by ConteZero76: Aug 21 2007, 09:54 AM

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