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Ring the bells!!! The HD Format war is OVER!!! Toshiba forfeits
Josh:
Thats right folks, Toshiba has officially announced that HD-DVD is now dead. It will cease production and marketting of its format due to several large studios and retailers switching to blu-ray. Will Toshiba switch to the Blu-Ray Alliance (BRA)? According to them, no, but we would hope so so that we can help spur the development of this superior format.
On that note, a moment of silence for all the unfortunate consumers who ended up with a now antiquated HD-DVD Player.....
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Ring the bells!!! The HD Format war is OVER!!! Toshiba forfeits
Eóin:
That war didn't last long.
The URL doesn't seem to click for me so here it is also.
Lashiec:
On that note, a moment of silence for all the unfortunate consumers who ended up with a now antiquated HD-DVD Player.....
-Josh (February 19, 2008, 06:35 AM)
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It makes a good upscaling DVD player, anyway. And those who bite have the money to buy a Blu Ray player.
Well, now let's take a seat and wait for the outcome of the DVD vs. Blu Ray war (minimum: two years before a Blu Ray reader is affordable)
Josh:
2 years? I think in under 6 months we will see afforable blu ray players in the standalone model.
Heck, just look at this $150 US PC model. Others are sure to follow.
$150 US Blu-ray drive
jgpaiva:
This is really good news!
I'm glad it's over. Too bad i'm about to buy a laptop, this looks like the worst time ever to buy a toshibe laptop (since they still are all packed with hd-dvd!)
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