Toshiba may end HD DVD format - Correction it is now Official - HD-DVD is Dead

[kortick]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23204819/ Dont look good for all of you who bought HD Players and DVD Wal Mart, Target, Blockbuster and Netflix already announced they will only carry blu ray Looks like Sony won

[DjfunkmasterG]

Toshiba issued another report saying there is no plans to stop anything right this second. They have to have a board meeting to discuss the future of HD-DVD. For some reason I see them going dual format because of the HD-DVD's a lot of people own. I own 70 HD-DVD and 21 Blu-Ray titles. I will not give up my HD-DVD collection anytime soon simply because the discs will continue to work until my player dies and I have 3 spare players.

[acealive1]

all they gotta do is price match with regular dvds and they'll be back in business

[bassman]

Although not "official", I think it's pretty damn safe to say that HD is going the way of the Tucker.

[Kaos]

Toshiba Official Drops HD-DVD: http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/news/...ps_HD_DVD/1477 Too bad.

[capncnut]

Yup, it's officially dead. My cousin is gonna go ballistic 'cos she's got two players and like a hundred films.

[Danny]

*sits at his desk surrounded by his hundreds of dvds and laughs maniacally*

[DjfunkmasterG]

No reasons for him to go bonkers. The movies still work and as long as he has the two players he is covered. if one goes he has a back-up. I have a back-up and will continue to use my HD-DVD's until my players die or the discs no longer play. I expect my Toshiba players to function well for the next 4-5 years and I feel they will keep up until the next format comes around. However, the format war is far from over... Blu still has to defeat DVD, and unless they drop player prices and disc prices... this is going to take a very long time.

[MikePizzoff]

Well I guess this means that pretty soon the HD-DVD drive for 360 will be substantially cheaper. Perhaps then I'll purchase one.

[capncnut]

Blu still has to defeat DVD... I think we all know that ain't gonna happen.

[bassman]

Well....it's being dwindled down. Now the wait for Blu Ray to drop it's prices so I can move on up. "Movin on uuup. To the Eastside. To a deeeluxe apartment in the skyyyy" But for now I'm staying with my trusty ol standard DVDs that still look great.

[Danny]

But for now I'm staying with my trusty ol standard DVDs that still look great. *nods in agreement*

[DjfunkmasterG]

A-Ha.... HD_DVD still has life in it yet. LG will stick with HD-DVD. http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/ne...-players.phtml

[acealive1]

I think we all know that ain't gonna happen. damn right

[bassman]

I think we all know that ain't gonna happen. So you're saying theres a chance that Blu Ray may get scrapped as well? That would be nice....no pointless upgrades for me.