Comments on: Toshiba Introduces the Next Phase http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/ Useful news and information about HD DVD and related technologies and products Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:38:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Pravin http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-685 Pravin Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:25:13 +0000 http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/#comment-685 I learned a ton from "Tom" back when I first got involved with building my own PCs. That article at Tom's is an optimistic piece, and my only caution is to say that comparing this to Nintendo's Wii does not work so well because the Wii is a totally different format than the one they made just before it. I learned a ton from “Tom” back when I first got involved with building my own PCs. That article at Tom’s is an optimistic piece, and my only caution is to say that comparing this to Nintendo’s Wii does not work so well because the Wii is a totally different format than the one they made just before it.

]]> By: Joe http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-684 Joe Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:08:04 +0000 http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/#comment-684 Here's a great article about HD DVD from tomshardware.com (a very respected pc hardware website). http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/01/17/don_t_say_goodbye_to_hd_dvd_yet/ Here’s a great article about HD DVD from tomshardware.com (a very respected pc hardware website).

http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/01/17/don_t_say_goodbye_to_hd_dvd_yet/

]]> By: Pravin http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-683 Pravin Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:13:30 +0000 http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/#comment-683 Adding a Blu-ray or HD DVD drive to any computer makes that machine around $200 more expensive, and it's smart to be a little cautious about exactly what you're going to include in a product. We expect Apple's products to innovate in a way that's less obvious than simply adding an expensive optical drive. In fact, their hot new laptop has no optical drive in it at all (not that one would fit), and AppleTV doesn't either. It remains to be seen whether 720p rentals are going to be more popular than 1080p disc ownership. Adding a Blu-ray or HD DVD drive to any computer makes that machine around $200 more expensive, and it’s smart to be a little cautious about exactly what you’re going to include in a product.

We expect Apple’s products to innovate in a way that’s less obvious than simply adding an expensive optical drive. In fact, their hot new laptop has no optical drive in it at all (not that one would fit), and AppleTV doesn’t either.

It remains to be seen whether 720p rentals are going to be more popular than 1080p disc ownership.

]]> By: Jonsson http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-682 Jonsson Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:26:14 +0000 http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/#comment-682 It's not smart, it's stupid :-) He also said that he/they was better with their download service was better (than either formats) and yet, as far as I know, he's just offering 720p resolution. Yet, the confusion should end and all facts speak for Blu-ray, like it or not. I for one hope that Universal and Paramount accepts reality soon because the reality is that Blu-rau outsells HD-DVD on every single market and has the support of 70+ percent of the studios. Last time the market went wih the cheap low quaity solution (VHS), this time the choice seems to be wiser :-). It's just a matter of the remaining players in the wrong camp to accept this. It’s not smart, it’s stupid :-)

He also said that he/they was better with their download service was better (than either formats) and yet, as far as I know, he’s just offering 720p resolution.

Yet, the confusion should end and all facts speak for Blu-ray, like it or not. I for one hope that Universal and Paramount accepts reality soon because the reality is that Blu-rau outsells HD-DVD on every single market and has the support of 70+ percent of the studios.

Last time the market went wih the cheap low quaity solution (VHS), this time the choice seems to be wiser :-) . It’s just a matter of the remaining players in the wrong camp to accept this.

]]> By: Pravin http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-680 Pravin Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:56:27 +0000 http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/#comment-680 All without Steve putting a single Blu-ray drive in a Mac. Boy, that man is smart! All without Steve putting a single Blu-ray drive in a Mac. Boy, that man is smart!

]]> By: Jonsson http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-679 Jonsson Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:45:30 +0000 http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/#comment-679 As rwarner174 said, there is some real denail going on in this forum. It's time for Paramount and Universal accept reality and stop huring everyone. As Steve Jobs said, Blu-ray won. Just accept facts and get on with it. As rwarner174 said, there is some real denail going on in this forum. It’s time for Paramount and Universal accept reality and stop huring everyone. As Steve Jobs said, Blu-ray won.

Just accept facts and get on with it.

]]> By: bill hennigan http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-678 bill hennigan Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:53:43 +0000 http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/#comment-678 HD dvd is going to survive!!!!! thanks to a great reduction in pricing, i just bought 3 entry level hda3's for all my high def tv's.. hell , i still have my whole collection of betamax!!!!!thanks SONY!!!!!!!!both formats can and will survive if the studios will just release all titles... thanks bill HD dvd is going to survive!!!!! thanks to a great reduction in pricing, i just bought 3 entry level hda3’s for all my high def tv’s.. hell , i still have my whole collection of betamax!!!!!thanks SONY!!!!!!!!both formats can and will survive if the studios will just release all titles… thanks bill

]]> By: Rick http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-677 Rick Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:43:37 +0000 http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/#comment-677 Amen. Amen.

]]> By: Pravin http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-675 Pravin Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:00:20 +0000 http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/#comment-675 AppleTV will have competition from Microsoft's already announced 360 movie downloading, and Sony will join the fray with the same stuff on the PS3 later. Netflix already opened up their all-you-can-eat movie downloads and announced a box with LG, and I'm sure Blockbuster isn't going to sit this out. We also heard about HDTVs at CES this year that directly connected themselves to the internet. On top of all this, the cable and satellite providers are already working on adding more capacity. In the end, consumers will have a lot of choices for HD movie rentals. But HD ownership is still going to come from discs for many more years. AppleTV will have competition from Microsoft’s already announced 360 movie downloading, and Sony will join the fray with the same stuff on the PS3 later. Netflix already opened up their all-you-can-eat movie downloads and announced a box with LG, and I’m sure Blockbuster isn’t going to sit this out. We also heard about HDTVs at CES this year that directly connected themselves to the internet. On top of all this, the cable and satellite providers are already working on adding more capacity.

In the end, consumers will have a lot of choices for HD movie rentals. But HD ownership is still going to come from discs for many more years.

]]> By: Tony Bave http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-674 Tony Bave Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:31:54 +0000 http://www.hddvd.com/go.php/toshiba-introduces-the-next-phase/#comment-674 Hi. I am a recent HD-DVD adopter (Christmas in fact) and was somewhat dismayed originally to read of the Warner move. But hey, I've got HD-DVD at a great price, a great selection of movies at reasonable prices. I'm not too worried. In fact given the confusion in the Blu-ray camp over their 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0 profiles I'd have been just as worried if I'd bought one of them. My thought (and I'm wondering what you all think) is this... does it really matter? With the increase in movie download sites (I mean the legit ones) including HD, will any media format really "win" or will it all become downloads, like the music industry is becoming? Maybe in 2-3 years time it won't matter whether you use HD-DVD or Blu-ray as you'll be downloading movies on demand in full HD. So maybe the winner will be the one that can offer the better (i.e. cheaper!) PC rewritable media solution, and pre-recorded DVDs, whatever format, will become a thing of the past. Hi. I am a recent HD-DVD adopter (Christmas in fact) and was somewhat dismayed originally to read of the Warner move. But hey, I’ve got HD-DVD at a great price, a great selection of movies at reasonable prices. I’m not too worried. In fact given the confusion in the Blu-ray camp over their 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0 profiles I’d have been just as worried if I’d bought one of them. My thought (and I’m wondering what you all think) is this… does it really matter? With the increase in movie download sites (I mean the legit ones) including HD, will any media format really “win” or will it all become downloads, like the music industry is becoming? Maybe in 2-3 years time it won’t matter whether you use HD-DVD or Blu-ray as you’ll be downloading movies on demand in full HD. So maybe the winner will be the one that can offer the better (i.e. cheaper!) PC rewritable media solution, and pre-recorded DVDs, whatever format, will become a thing of the past.

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