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Hd-Dvd gone by end of 2008...maybe sooner?
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29 January 2008 11:01
Ouch  ...they are taking a kincking from all side now huh....... Gartner, the fat lady of research firms, is singing HD DVD's swan song this morning. Hiroyuki Shimizu, Principal Research Analyst in Japan, says in Gartner's Semiconductor DQ Monday Report that, "Gartner believes that Toshiba's price-cutting may prolong HD DVD's life a little, but the limited line-up of film titles will inflict fatal damage on the format." He goes on to call the recent cuts, "useless resistance" in avoiding the inevitable. What's that, you coyly ask? According to Shimizu, "Gartner expects that, by the end of 2008, Blu-ray will be the winning format in the consumer market, and the war will be over." With 5 of the 7 major studios now backing Blu-ray exclusively, Gartner's certainty on the subject doesn't appear to be much of a stretch.
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RE: Hd-Dvd gone by end of 2008?
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29 January 2008 15:55
Long live blu-ray and it's incomplete spec and it's constant need for firmware updates. Oh and not forgetting, it's incredibly high production costs which get passed onto the consumer.
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RE: Hd-Dvd gone by end of 2008?
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29 January 2008 20:28
Not sore at all are we Dave? lol
Some good news tho, ive been reading they have developed a better Br head that appraently is alot cheaper to manufacture.
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RE: Hd-Dvd gone by end of 2008?
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29 January 2008 22:33
Well lets face it. if HD DVD was a horse it would be shot on the grounds of humanity 
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RE: Hd-Dvd gone by end of 2008?
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29 January 2008 22:46
and probably sold for glue...
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RE: Hd-Dvd gone by end of 2008?
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30 January 2008 00:10
need to flogg awhile after that.......
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RE: Hd-Dvd gone by end of 2008?
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30 January 2008 12:46
Wont sell mine there is over 300 films out on hd-dvd I have about 13 now so Ill just buy them all before 2010
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RE: Hd-Dvd gone by end of 2008?
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30 January 2008 12:47
I imagine Ebay is going to have a field day with them Dave lol
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RE: Hd-Dvd gone by end of 2008?
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31 January 2008 14:46
Lol I reckon they will still make them You cant force people to buy blu-ray can you and anyway My hd-dvd player upscales normal dvd's so Ill just buy what I want on dvd and watch it upscaled no difference to me between blu-ray/hd-dvd and a upscaled dvd well not unless Im fussy but after watching a few dvd's upscaled I dont see the point in paying extra for a disc with a nice menu and pretty colours
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RE: Hd-Dvd gone by end of 2008?
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02 February 2008 22:11
dave...were you one of those unlucky fcukers with a beta max machine years ago LMFAO
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RE: Hd-Dvd gone by end of 2008?
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03 February 2008 00:16
after watching a few dvd's upscaled I dont see the point in paying extra for a disc with a nice menu and pretty colours
You cant compare upscaled standard definition to HD, it's night and day 
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RE: Hd-Dvd gone by end of 2008?
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03 February 2008 21:45
ORIGINAL: Neb
dave...were you one of those unlucky fcukers with a beta max machine years ago LMFAO
Beta max? Sorry bud not as old as you so you have lost me there
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03 February 2008 21:46
ORIGINAL: Venom
after watching a few dvd's upscaled I dont see the point in paying extra for a disc with a nice menu and pretty colours
You cant compare upscaled standard definition to HD, it's night and day
Well its not as good however it makes no difference to me and I wont be forced to buy blu-ray cant stand being forced to buy stuff
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RE: Hd-Dvd gone by end of 2008?
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15 February 2008 09:46
The rumour mill is pressing that Toshiba MAY make an announcement on HD-DVD over the next few weeks, there has even been talk they have tried there hand at making a BR player!
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