Toshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD DVD Businesses

[WarEagleAU]

So effmaster, did you nod your head in silence at this announcement? :lol: sorry, couldnt help myself. I wish Toshibas Consortium and Sonys Consortium just would have reached an agreement a few years back and none of this would ever have happened. Google it if you dont know what Im talking about.

 

[ktr]

One question that I have...Will Toshiba have some sort of HD-DVD buy back?

 

[Ravenas]

One question that I have...Will Toshiba have some sort of HD-DVD buy back?

I think they, or the retailers, should be required to...

 

[Easy Rhino]

I think they, or the retailers, should be required to...

i dont think they should be required to because that would mean a HUGE risk for companies developing new technology. toshiba already took a big risk developing HD-DVD and going head to head with Sony, and they may have been less likely too do that if they risked having to buy back all the players and discs that were sold. not mention it wouldnt be just them, but all the other companies involved and even the movie studios that had contracts. that could be a legal mess. if anything it discourages companies from developing risky new/superior formats and at the same time bolster the already full established companies from assuming risk by them aquiring the products from the smaller companies. so to make this short, that would facilitate the creation of monopolies.

 

[Wile E]

Now that this format war is over, a new one begins...BLU-RAY VS. DIGITAL DOWNLOADS....FIGHT!!!

I don't see it. Yeah, digital downloads are gaining in popularity, but they're never gonna compete on the same level as BR. My prediction is, by the time downloads are mainstream, BR will already be a thing of the past, or at least on it's way out the door for the next format. Most consumers still want a physical copy when they buy something. It gives them a better sense of security. I know I fall into that category.

Now, what I would like to see is movies on flash media.

 

[ktr]

I say sony should buy back the older HD-DVD and give rebates for new blu-ray hardware.

 

[Easy Rhino]

I say sony should buy back the older HD-DVD and give rebates for new blu-ray hardware.

so you are saying that if you bought hd-dvds and an hd-dvd player, then sony should buy back that stuff and in return give you a rebate for blu-ray stuff? why would sony want to eat the cost of hd-dvds loss?

 

[HookeyStreet]

R.I.P HD-DVD.......long live x264

 

[Snake05]

I'm tempted to purchase a Toshiba A3 for $100 for the free movies and the upconversion alone. I remember selling a bunch of regular upconverting players this summer for $100, and in my opinion, the processors in the HD players do a better job.

 

[ktr]

so you are saying that if you bought hd-dvds and an hd-dvd player, then sony should buy back that stuff and in return give you a rebate for blu-ray stuff? why would sony want to eat the cost of hd-dvds loss?

Its gonna be a small rebate. But all in all, sony will get a new Blu-ray customer. Also, I bet blu-ray devices theses days have quite a bit of markup, so knocking $50-100 bucks still will be positive profits.

 

[Easy Rhino]

Its gonna be a small rebate. But all in all, sony will get a new Blu-ray customer. Also, I bet blu-ray devices theses days have quite a bit of markup, so knocking $50-100 bucks still will be positive profits.

if you are saying they should do it because it is good for business i have to disagree. i dont know sony's business model but i do know that 'to the winner goes the spoils.' giving people who bought hd-dvd stuff a rebate would probably hurt sony's bottom line. also, sony is going to get new blu-ray customers eventually since there is no other format choice.

 

[Ravenas]

Sony stocks are soaring, 5% increase already!

http://uk.reuters.com/article/techn...edType=RSS&feedName=technology-media-telco-SP

 

[effmaster]

Sony stocks are soaring, 5% increase already!

http://uk.reuters.com/article/techn...edType=RSS&feedName=technology-media-telco-SP

It will fall again once Metal Gear Solid gets delayed yet again.
I was just kidding Ravenas.

And Wareagle that was a cheap shot. I thought we were freinds and close neighbors?

but I do agree with you about how the two companies should have worked out their differences. Toshiba actually made a statement in early 2006 saying that they really did not want to have a format war with Sony and that they were still willing to come to the table to talk with Sony and Panasonic about it. But then an announcement was made shortly later by Panasonic saying "Bring it on Toshiba" I personally think that Panasonic was behind this and not Sony or Toshiba with the Format war.

 

[Ravenas]

It will fall again once Metal Gear Solid gets delayed yet again.
I was just kidding Ravenas.

And Wareagle that was a cheap shot. I thought we were freinds and close neighbors?

but I do agree with you about how the two companies should have worked out their differences. Toshiba actually made a statement in early 2006 saying that they really did not want to have a format war with Sony and that they were still willing to come to the table to talk with Sony and Panasonic about it. But then an announcement was made shortly later by Panasonic saying "Bring it on Toshiba" I personally think that Panasonic was behind this and not Sony or Toshiba with the Format war.

Lol!! Knowing game developers, it will probably happen and it will just piss me off!