Jim_S
Timo Boll
Well, in a classic struggle, (often times that reminded me of the beta-max vs VHS format war of the 1980's), it appears that Toshiba has thrown in the towel, and will discontinue the production of HD DVD's and players.
Sony's Blu-Ray format has the backing of more major hollywood film studios, and rather than fight it out any longer, Toshiba is calling it quits.
I think Sony must still be holding a grudge from their Beta-Max loss of the 1980's, and they obviously took some notes
Even though they had the better format, the refusal to license the production of their equipment and media was their ultimate downfall.
So what does this mean? All of you poor people who went out and bought an HD-DVD player for your 1080p TV are now behind the times, and need to buy a Blu-ray player
Toshiba will halt the importing on the players by the end of March, and those hollywood studios that signed contracts to produce only HD-DVD's will now have to switch and move over to Blu-Ray. Can you imagine how much those studios have invested in production equipment?????
This is the biggest problem with technology nowadays. I refuse to be the guinea pig of large corporations, and will NOT buy any highend equipment until Gen-2 or 3 hits the market. Just like the iphone. I'd love to have one, but they're so new, there is too much improvement to be made, and by the end of next year, the $600 gen-1 will be severely dated.
Is anyone else out there a video/audio geek? Digital media was my major in college, and although I did not choose a profession along those lines, I still find myself REALLY into whats going on
... perhaps why I love to talk about aquarium equipment so much!
Anyways, thoughts? Or am I WAAAAYYY OT here?
Sony's Blu-Ray format has the backing of more major hollywood film studios, and rather than fight it out any longer, Toshiba is calling it quits.
I think Sony must still be holding a grudge from their Beta-Max loss of the 1980's, and they obviously took some notes
Even though they had the better format, the refusal to license the production of their equipment and media was their ultimate downfall. So what does this mean? All of you poor people who went out and bought an HD-DVD player for your 1080p TV are now behind the times, and need to buy a Blu-ray player
Toshiba will halt the importing on the players by the end of March, and those hollywood studios that signed contracts to produce only HD-DVD's will now have to switch and move over to Blu-Ray. Can you imagine how much those studios have invested in production equipment?????This is the biggest problem with technology nowadays. I refuse to be the guinea pig of large corporations, and will NOT buy any highend equipment until Gen-2 or 3 hits the market. Just like the iphone. I'd love to have one, but they're so new, there is too much improvement to be made, and by the end of next year, the $600 gen-1 will be severely dated.
Is anyone else out there a video/audio geek? Digital media was my major in college, and although I did not choose a profession along those lines, I still find myself REALLY into whats going on
... perhaps why I love to talk about aquarium equipment so much!Anyways, thoughts? Or am I WAAAAYYY OT here?
