HD-DVD Soon to die, toshiba to quit backing it.
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iMav
The Devil's Advocate
The_Devil_Himself
die blizzard die! D3?
iMav
The Devil's Advocate
Re: Toshiba Quits HD DVD Business
hd dvd was not only *backed* by MS but also by Intel & even universal studios who were hd dvd exclusive, and also add to tht the fact that hd dvd was the 1 that allowed making copies of ur content (hey praka drm drm drm), in other words i see no relation between hd dvds failure and MS
oops sorry i forgot this forum just bashes anything related to MS for no rhyme or reason
hd dvd was not only *backed* by MS but also by Intel & even universal studios who were hd dvd exclusive, and also add to tht the fact that hd dvd was the 1 that allowed making copies of ur content (hey praka drm drm drm), in other words i see no relation between hd dvds failure and MS
oops sorry i forgot this forum just bashes anything related to MS for no rhyme or reason
The_Devil_Himself
die blizzard die! D3?
Re: Toshiba Quits HD DVD Business
^^of course they did back hd-dvd man,what are you saying?XBox360?
it was of course backed by other companies too and it was indeed leading about sometime back but hey ps3 rulez and that is one of the main reason blu-ray won.
and dunn you worry about making copies stuff,it will be cracked sooner or later.
^^of course they did back hd-dvd man,what are you saying?XBox360?
it was of course backed by other companies too and it was indeed leading about sometime back but hey ps3 rulez and that is one of the main reason blu-ray won.
and dunn you worry about making copies stuff,it will be cracked sooner or later.
iMav
The Devil's Advocate
Re: Toshiba Quits HD DVD Business
xbox 360 was in competition with ps3 which is a sony product and blu-ray is also a sony product, i think ur intellectually smart enough to do the math
cracking and legally allowing something are 2 different things
and ps3 was the reason for hd-dvd loosing ? hmmm i guess the big studios and wal-mart going for blu-ray had nothing to do with it
the point is if it was backed by others too y is it that another MS backed project failed and not Universal backed project failed or intel backed project failed ...
oops im sorry this forum bashes MS for every thing they do
xbox 360 was in competition with ps3 which is a sony product and blu-ray is also a sony product, i think ur intellectually smart enough to do the math
cracking and legally allowing something are 2 different things
and ps3 was the reason for hd-dvd loosing ? hmmm i guess the big studios and wal-mart going for blu-ray had nothing to do with it
the point is if it was backed by others too y is it that another MS backed project failed and not Universal backed project failed or intel backed project failed ...
oops im sorry this forum bashes MS for every thing they do
praka123
left this forum longback
Re: Toshiba Quits HD DVD Business
M$haft did backed hd-dvd,they are so "over-confident" that they bundled hd-dvd drive in their xbox-360
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Microsoft-backed HD DVD snubbed
HD DVD, the high-definition video format Microsoft was backing, felt four possibly fatal blows last week
Netflix, Best Buy and Wal-Mart all announced their support for the competitive format, Blu-ray Disc. Then the Hollywood Reporter quoted anonymous sources saying that even HD DVD's prime backer, Toshiba, is expected to give up the format fight "sometime in the coming weeks."
So where does that leave Microsoft, which sells a $130 add-on HD DVD player for its Xbox 360? Sony's PlayStation 3 has a built-in Blu-ray player.
We asked a spokeswoman with the PR firm that handles Xbox for comment on Microsoft's plans if HD DVD should officially bite the dust. The company is sticking with it for now, but with caveats:
"Microsoft's plans for HD DVD won't change as long as they continue to see strong consumer interest and their partners remain committed. Sales of HD DVD players have remained brisk and there is a healthy catalog of more than 400 HD DVD titles offered at retail," she wrote in an e-mail Friday.
What about the possibility of switching to a Blu-ray player as an add-on?
"t's too premature to say, but as Microsoft has long stated, Xbox is focused on delivering great high-definition experiences to consumers — whether it's through HD gaming, digital downloads through Xbox Live Marketplace, optical media or IPTV."
Well, that's not a "no."
Console talk
While we're on the subject — and if you missed it last week — sales of the Sony PlayStation 3 appeared to have awakened from their slumber last month, actually selling more than Microsoft's Xbox 360, according to January figures from NPD. The score: 269,000 units versus 230,000 units.
Of course, Nintendo's Wii continued to best both, selling 274,000 units during the month.
The numbers overall were down from a year ago, but NPD analyst Anita Frazier says it's less for slackened demand than dwindling supply.
"Given the huge number of hardware systems sold in December, inventory shortages could be the biggest contributor to the softer than expected sales," she wrote in notes released with the monthly data.
That was the case for Microsoft, a spokeswoman said. "Our retailers are telling us that Xbox 360 is selling as fast as they can restock, but due to this high demand, Xbox 360 is experiencing temporary shortages," she said. "We are working as quickly as we can to replenish inventory."
Controlling chips
Diosdado Cabello, the governor of Venezuela's Miranda state and a staunch ally of President Hugo Chávez, says that Luis Tascon, a leftist congressman who's fallen out of grace with Chávez, is a "tool of the empire." And the governor thinks Microsoft had something to do with his conversion to evil capitalism.
Tascon accused the governor's brother of corruption. Then, the governor, in a news release last week, said "that congressman [Tascon] spent a month in Bill Gates' offices, the richest man in the realm of information technology in the U.S.; maybe they injected a chip into his bloodstream."
We're guessing that Gov. Cabello meant that tongue-in-cheek.
But it's a good indication of how clownish politics have become in revolutionary Venezuela (and how Microsoft is viewed there in some quarters).
*seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004187902_btdownload18.html
M$haft did backed hd-dvd,they are so "over-confident" that they bundled hd-dvd drive in their xbox-360
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Microsoft-backed HD DVD snubbed
HD DVD, the high-definition video format Microsoft was backing, felt four possibly fatal blows last week
Netflix, Best Buy and Wal-Mart all announced their support for the competitive format, Blu-ray Disc. Then the Hollywood Reporter quoted anonymous sources saying that even HD DVD's prime backer, Toshiba, is expected to give up the format fight "sometime in the coming weeks."
So where does that leave Microsoft, which sells a $130 add-on HD DVD player for its Xbox 360? Sony's PlayStation 3 has a built-in Blu-ray player.
We asked a spokeswoman with the PR firm that handles Xbox for comment on Microsoft's plans if HD DVD should officially bite the dust. The company is sticking with it for now, but with caveats:
"Microsoft's plans for HD DVD won't change as long as they continue to see strong consumer interest and their partners remain committed. Sales of HD DVD players have remained brisk and there is a healthy catalog of more than 400 HD DVD titles offered at retail," she wrote in an e-mail Friday.
What about the possibility of switching to a Blu-ray player as an add-on?
"t's too premature to say, but as Microsoft has long stated, Xbox is focused on delivering great high-definition experiences to consumers — whether it's through HD gaming, digital downloads through Xbox Live Marketplace, optical media or IPTV."
Well, that's not a "no."
Console talk
While we're on the subject — and if you missed it last week — sales of the Sony PlayStation 3 appeared to have awakened from their slumber last month, actually selling more than Microsoft's Xbox 360, according to January figures from NPD. The score: 269,000 units versus 230,000 units.
Of course, Nintendo's Wii continued to best both, selling 274,000 units during the month.
The numbers overall were down from a year ago, but NPD analyst Anita Frazier says it's less for slackened demand than dwindling supply.
"Given the huge number of hardware systems sold in December, inventory shortages could be the biggest contributor to the softer than expected sales," she wrote in notes released with the monthly data.
That was the case for Microsoft, a spokeswoman said. "Our retailers are telling us that Xbox 360 is selling as fast as they can restock, but due to this high demand, Xbox 360 is experiencing temporary shortages," she said. "We are working as quickly as we can to replenish inventory."
Controlling chips
Diosdado Cabello, the governor of Venezuela's Miranda state and a staunch ally of President Hugo Chávez, says that Luis Tascon, a leftist congressman who's fallen out of grace with Chávez, is a "tool of the empire." And the governor thinks Microsoft had something to do with his conversion to evil capitalism.
Tascon accused the governor's brother of corruption. Then, the governor, in a news release last week, said "that congressman [Tascon] spent a month in Bill Gates' offices, the richest man in the realm of information technology in the U.S.; maybe they injected a chip into his bloodstream."
We're guessing that Gov. Cabello meant that tongue-in-cheek.
But it's a good indication of how clownish politics have become in revolutionary Venezuela (and how Microsoft is viewed there in some quarters).
*seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004187902_btdownload18.html
iMav
The Devil's Advocate
Re: Toshiba Quits HD DVD Business
sir iv told u not to talk about business desicions coz u know squat abt them
and fyi the drm ur against hd-dvd provided u to make copies of what u purchased legally so decide what ur against at this time may i remind u that drm was sony's brain child
o but drm is not what ur against- its MS
sir iv told u not to talk about business desicions coz u know squat abt them
and fyi the drm ur against hd-dvd provided u to make copies of what u purchased legally
so decide what ur against at this time may i remind u that drm was sony's brain child o but drm is not what ur against- its MS
iMav
The Devil's Advocate
Re: Toshiba Quits HD DVD Business
aapke muu mein ghee shakar if that ever happens i will employ all the hindi speaking north indians in south india and setup the biggest MS facility there ... only hindi speaking north indians hell i will even import them from north india
aapke muu mein ghee shakar if that ever happens i will employ all the hindi speaking north indians in south india and setup the biggest MS facility there ... only hindi speaking north indians
hell i will even import them from north india
The_Devil_Himself
die blizzard die! D3?
Re: Toshiba Quits HD DVD Business
yes sir yes,you just dont see the bigger picture.The wal-mart was just a minor blow,I,from the first day knew blu-ray is going to win cos 1.Its superior,2.ps3 has blu-ray!
Isn't M$ the biggest of them all and isn't gates uncle the richest man on earth?
queen sang 'another one bites the dust'.
Finally The king(sony) will regain its throne.
so can't two different consoles have the same drive?xbox and ps2 both had dvd-drive iirc.Thats stupid to say and you know that.
agreed,these new media are more drm friendly and that sux.cracking and legally allowing something are 2 different things
yes sir yes,you just dont see the bigger picture.The wal-mart was just a minor blow,I,from the first day knew blu-ray is going to win cos 1.Its superior,2.ps3 has blu-ray!
Isn't M$ the biggest of them all and isn't gates uncle the richest man on earth?
queen sang 'another one bites the dust'.
We bash M$ for everything unethical thing they do,and isn't criticism a good thing?
Finally The king(sony) will regain its throne.
iMav
The Devil's Advocate
Re: Toshiba Quits HD DVD Business
heres another addition to the previous equation & ur comparing dvd to blu-ray/hd-dvd 
cmon man dont make lame comments like praka and arya
and ps3 the reason for hd-dvd loosing
dude u know ur talking sh1t right, fyi again, toshiba makes the zunes for MS
heres another addition to the previous equation & ur comparing dvd to blu-ray/hd-dvd cmon man dont make lame comments like praka and aryaand ps3 the reason for hd-dvd loosing
goobimama
Macboy
Re: Toshiba Quits HD DVD Business
@praka: Please try and post long articles in a more readable format. All that bolding, no proper paragraphs, and some more, makes it a little bit difficult to read.
Personally I think the whole HD DVD vs Blu ray thing ended up being who got the most studio backing. It certainly wasn't the case of Microsoft backing the evil technology HD DVD and Sony being the Angel. Both were future technologies, though both could not survive together. The studios realised that they were losing money with the format war and decided to back Blu ray so as to put an end to it.
@praka: Please try and post long articles in a more readable format. All that bolding, no proper paragraphs, and some more, makes it a little bit difficult to read.
Personally I think the whole HD DVD vs Blu ray thing ended up being who got the most studio backing. It certainly wasn't the case of Microsoft backing the evil technology HD DVD and Sony being the Angel. Both were future technologies, though both could not survive together. The studios realised that they were losing money with the format war and decided to back Blu ray so as to put an end to it.
slugger
Banned
Re: Toshiba Quits HD DVD Business
Agreed the HD-DVD group had more than 100 Cos on board
but if you ask a person on the street to assoicate HD-DVD with a co, the first Cos that they wud talk about is M.S and Toshiba [Toshiba even less than M.S]
how many people would have known that Oerlikon Japan or Sonopress were also backin HD-DVD
Agreed the HD-DVD group had more than 100 Cos on board
but if you ask a person on the street to assoicate HD-DVD with a co, the first Cos that they wud talk about is M.S and Toshiba [Toshiba even less than M.S]
how many people would have known that Oerlikon Japan or Sonopress were also backin HD-DVD
OP
naveen_reloaded
!! RecuZant By Birth !!
It's official: HD DVD is dead, the format war over
*www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/02/holygrailknight-440-hd-dvd-blu.jpg
*www.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/
*www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/02/holygrailknight-440-hd-dvd-blu.jpg
*www.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/
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