viper_2_4

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/w...sales-by-june/

I think that's the final straw...

Which is too bad, because I think it was a better (not from a technological standpoint, but from a cost/benefit perspective) technology...

DumbasSi

Good. I didnt get a PS3 for nothing.

viper_2_4

haha, because it sure wasn't for games!!!... j/k

their are some good games coming out for it...

Gallagher

have ps3 and hd dvd.

Both will be around.

Cynikal.Mindset

porno adopted blu ray...porno sells more dvd than anything...blu ray ftw!!!

raman

Its true porno sells more videos than any other industry.

Microsoft will be releasing a blue ray drive for its xbox 360 consoles in the near future.

Jay

iTrader: (1)

ya with their tails between their legs

Japanese publication Nikkei has it that Toshiba president Atsutoshi Nishida will be announcing the final discontinuation of HD DVD tomorrow, as well as halted sales of hardware and media by March (as in days from now). Apparently Toshiba will pull its units from retail shelves, but has no intention to give burned early adopters any refunds; it sounds like the ceasefire will include the bare PC drives as well, so those hoping to keep using HD DVD as a personal data storage medium probably won't have much luck.

The Bluray Disc Association says Toshiba and Microsoft, along with any other company, is "more than welcome to join the BDA."

hula_balu

This sucks for Toshiba! lol

anyone who wants free help moving pm me?

jdesouz

microsoft to add blu ray to 360 i love how microsoft kept the ability to add a blu ray player to the 360 in case this situation came up, friggin smart bastards

Cynikal.Mindset

its a peripheral...its not rocket science...they could add a printer if they wanted to

jdesouz

^^^ :S ... righhhht

Jay

iTrader: (1)

Yep and i'm sure Toshiba paid them to use HD in the first place.

Cynikal.Mindset

toshiba laptops with hd dvd players are going for mad cheap...I just looked at a couple flyers...ooooh thats gotta hurt

Jay

iTrader: (1)

It's almost worth it to pick up a cheap HDDVD player to be ready for the fire sale on HDDVD's

Jay

iTrader: (1)

It's official, Blu-ray Disc it is the winner in the high definition format war. Here is Toshiba's full press release:

Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has undertaken a thorough review of its overall strategy for HD DVD and has decided it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders. This decision has been made following recent major changes in the market. Toshiba will continue, however, to provide full product support and after-sales service for all owners of Toshiba HD DVD products.

HD DVD was developed to offer consumers access at an affordable price to high-quality, high definition content and prepare them for the digital convergence of tomorrow where the fusion of consumer electronics and IT will continue to progress.

"We carefully assessed the long-term impact of continuing the so-called 'next-generation format war' and concluded that a swift decision will best help the market develop," said Atsutoshi Nishida, President and CEO of Toshiba Corporation. "While we are disappointed for the company and more importantly, for the consumer, the real mass market opportunity for high definition content remains untapped and Toshiba is both able and determined to use our talent, technology and intellectual property to make digital convergence a reality."

Toshiba will continue to lead innovation, in a wide range of technologies that will drive mass market access to high definition content. These include high capacity NAND flash memory, small form factor hard disk drives, next generation CPUs, visual processing, and wireless and encryption technologies. The company expects to make forthcoming announcements around strategic progress in these convergence technologies.

Toshiba will begin to reduce shipments of HD DVD players and recorders to retail channels, aiming for cessation of these businesses by the end of March 2008. Toshiba also plans to end volume production of HD DVD disk drives for such applications as PCs and games in the same timeframe, yet will continue to make efforts to meet customer requirements. The company will continue to assess the position of notebook PCs with integrated HD DVD drives within the overall PC business relative to future market demand.

This decision will not impact on Toshiba's commitment to standard DVD, and the company will continue to market conventional DVD players and recorders. Toshiba intends to continue to contribute to the development of the DVD industry, as a member of the DVD Forum, an international organization with some 200 member companies, committed to the discussion and defining of optimum optical disc formats for the consumer and the related industries.

Toshiba also intends to maintain collaborative relations with the companies who joined with Toshiba in working to build up the HD DVD market, including Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, and DreamWorks Animation and major Japanese and European content providers on the entertainment side, as well as leaders in the IT industry, including Microsoft, Intel, and HP. Toshiba will study possible collaboration with these companies for future business opportunities, utilizing the many assets generated through the development of HD DVD.

shlammed

well i haven't invested in either yet so...dont really care!

viper_2_4

Microsoft is even smarter (with the 360) then that...the digital distribution system they have set up is pretty good..they are ready regardless of what happens...

RDub