HD-DVD Soon to die, toshiba to quit backing it.

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naveen_reloaded

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*www.engadget.com/media/2008/02/toshiba-hd-dvd-casa-2.jpg

We're not exactly sure what's going on in Toshiba land, but shortly after not-exactly-believable whispers made the rounds of the firm suddenly deciding to try its hand at making a Blu-ray player, we're now seeing reports stating that it will pull the plug on its beloved format "in the coming weeks." Citing unnamed industry "sources," The Hollywood Reporter is suggesting that the end may be nigh for the HD DVD format. Jodi Sally, VP of marketing for Toshiba America Consumer Products, was quoted as saying that "given the market developments in the past month, Toshiba will continue to study the market impact and the value proposition for consumers, particularly in light of its recent price reductions on all HD DVD players." Of course, we aren't exactly equating said statement to waving the white flag or anything, but whatever the case, it seems the death watch is in full effect.


*www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/14/toshiba-gearing-up-to-drop-hd-dvd/
 
praka123

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Wal-Mart says tata to HD DVD format

Wal-Mart says tata to HD DVD format

More bad news for Toshiba as retailing giant Wal-Mart has now said that they would soon stop offering HD DVD movies through their retail stores.
The company would now exclusively offer Blu-Ray format media which competes with the Toshiba’s HD DVD format.


Wal-Mart has stated that they would start phasing out sales of HD DVD systems and discs in the coming months.


By June, they would just have the Blu-Ray media and players on offer. This would bring a lot of joy to Sony who are the developers of the Blu-Ray format.



source:
*news.techwhack.com/7120/wal-mart-hd-dvd-2/
 
Cyrus_the_virus

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Mole claims Toshiba to terminate HD DVD

Is Toshiba about to fall on its sword and announce the demise of HD DVD? That's certainly what one report citing an unnamed mole within the HD DVD camp is claiming, even though Toshiba itself - surprise, surprise - is having none of it. The source mentioned by US Home Media Magazine claims that Toshiba could declare HD DVD dead in "a matter of weeks".

The mag also spoke to a senior Toshiba staffer - Jodi Sally, VP of marketing for Toshiba America Consumer Products - who re-iterated the company's belief that HD DVD "is the best format for consumers". However, she did admit that Toshiba is monitoring the market. "Toshiba will continue to study the market impact and the value proposition for consumers, particularly in light of our recent price reductions on all HD DVD players."
 
praka123

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Re: Wal-Mart says tata to HD DVD format

anyways poor M$haft got another beat on their Axx. :lol:
Just read ps3 sales are rocking :

A perfect PS3 storm: Blu-ray hotness and Xbox supply issues


The monthly NPD Group console sales numbers usually tell the same old story. Nintendo does awesome, there is a sharp drop in sales of the Xbox 360, and the PS3 is always at the bottom of the list. Well, the numbers for January are in, and Sony has pulled a shocker: the PS3 outsold the Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, and even the PlayStation Portable.

The only system that sold more units than the PlayStation 3 was the Nintendo Wii, but this is a surprising win for Sony. The Nintendo Wii sold 274,000 units, the PlayStation 3 sold 269,000 for a close second, the Nintendo DS sold 251,000, and the Xbox 360 came in dead last with 230,000 units sold for the month. Sony has to be smiling with its system not only above its direct competitors, but within just 5,000 units of Nintendo's number one slot. So what happened?

One possible reason for January's strong performance has little to do with games. Warner cut HD DVD support, Blu-ray sales then surged, and then Blu-ray became the format of choice for both Netflix and Best Buy.

Consumers are beginning to see a welcome end to the format war, and are starting to embrace Blu-ray as a standard. And not only does the PlayStation 3 play Blu-ray discs out of the box, it is arguably the most capable player on the market. The picture is great, the networking features and hard drive make the system future-proof, and, while current Blu-ray owners may be worrying about whether their system can support the new 2.0 profile, PlayStation 3 owners know that their system is ready to go whenever Sony releases the update. The $400 40GB PS3 is a very strong addition to home theaters because of the Blu-ray features, streaming of media files, and even upcoming DVR support in Europe. At one time, observers believed that Sony would use gaming as a trojan horse for Blu-ray to take over your living room. Now, it appears that Blu-ray may be driving the sales of their gaming hardware.

read more:
*arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/2008...m-blu-ray-hotness-and-xbox-supply-issues.html


BTW,I hope DRM wont be spreading in the hands of sony :evil:
 
krazzy

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Sony, PS3 and Blu-Ray ROCKS!!! I always knew that people will finally choose PS3 and Blu-Ray over XBOX 360 and HD-DVD.
 
iMav

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according to reports xbox 360 sales have dropped because of demand-supply issues .... too much demand too little supply :)
 
sachin_kothari

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there are quite a few laptops with blu-ray drives bundled with them.
but i havent yet seen any laptop with hd-dvd drive bundled.
so i suppose blu-ray is the way to go as of now.
 
slugger

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another horse(HD-DVD) backed by MS is losin

it looks like except for their SWs MS seems to be losin/comin second everywhere else
 
goobimama

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Too bad. I was rooting for HD DVD. At least there's less DRM in there...
 
nvidia

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Sony rocks... Toshiba will surely terminate HD DVDs. Its a complete flop... :lol:
 
praka123

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Re: Wal-Mart says tata to HD DVD format

^yes read in arstechnica somewhere that toshiba is terminating hd-dvd thing soon :p blow on M$haft :lol:
 
Voldy

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Thanks for the news
It has to be happen coz Blu-ray has a upper hand in the disc media industry
 
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