Comments on: Toshiba Still Backing HD DVD – For Now

By: musicmovietube

musicmovietube — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:55:49 +0000

HD DVD is down, blu ray is up )

By: sohbet

sohbet — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:41:13 +0000

feel sorry for all those who purchased an HD DVD player during the Christmas shopping season only to find out a few weeks later that Warner was backing Blu-Ray… literally putting the nail in the coffin for Toshiba.

By: erp

erp — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:13:58 +0000

i think hd dvd is not the next gen for movie and games..i think blu ray is the answer

By: Jenna

Jenna — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:03:21 +0000

I also wanted to comment that I think it would be fantastic if there were dual formatted players. I believe that would help solve a lot of issues for consumers.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:35:41 +0000

It looks like I am going to have to invest in a blue ray player! I am glad you brought this topic up and I found this post to be very informational! Thanks!

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:31:43 +0000

Forget HD-DVD, I’m way more pumped abou the Toshiba game machine supposedly going into development soon. An open source console would mean that third parties could easily integrate HD DVD or BluRay and leave it up to the consumer to decide which they prefer for movies, while still using the same machine for their living room gaming.

By: Ian Lee

Ian Lee — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:28:36 +0000

Ceremonial Shovel, you really don’t need to retire your HD DVD player. It still plays all the HD DVD’s in yoru collection and regular DVD’s. In fact, it will upscale normal DVD’s to your HDTDV at 720p, 1080i or 1080p.

By: Ceremonial Shovel

Ceremonial Shovel — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:37:22 +0000

Dang.
Now, I’ll have to store my HD-DVD player on top of my betamax player in the basement.

By: Shantanu Bala

Shantanu Bala — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:26:32 +0000

As of now, I believe HD-DVD is done. Toshiba announced it, and the production of those DVD’s will probably cease.

The long battle for format is finally over.

By: Ian Lee

Ian Lee — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:46:26 +0000

You are right. The only way Toshiba’s HD DVD can stay in the market place now is if it was part of a dual format player alongside the Blu-Ray format. That is not going to be a likely scenario. I think Toshiba has already thrown in the towel.

I feel sorry for all those who purchased an HD DVD player during the Christmas shopping season only to find out a few weeks later that Warner was backing Blu-Ray… literally putting the nail in the coffin for Toshiba.

This HD format war will surely exist in a few case studies proving that when consumers in the marketplace cannot decide, corporate can and will make the decision for them.

By: Pets For Sale

Pets For Sale — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:08:44 +0000

How can they still back a format which is not getting the support of Hollywood or retail stores? It seems like a losing proposition to me. There had to be a loser and the losing company would lose a lot in the money already spent on their format. But why make your loses worse?