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      Blu Ray winning the next-gen High Def Disc war

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      Blu Ray winning the next-gen High Def Disc war
      Jan 08, 2008 09:06:34 pm
      Blu-ray supporters scent victory

      The backers of the Blu-ray high definition DVD system are predicting victory in the format wars with HD DVD.

      The two rival camps have divided consumers since the two incompatible systems were launched.

      But Blu-ray supporters are touting the decision by Warner Bros to shift allegiance as a tipping point.

      Andy Parsons, of the Blu-ray Disc Association, said: "It's much clearer to consumers now which of the formats is going to prevail."

      Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas, he added: "We still have a little bit more work to do before we can say the format war is over."

      Howard Stringer, chief executive of Sony, the creators of Blu-ray, was also unwilling to declare outright victory.

      "I never put up banners that say 'Mission Accomplished'," he said.

      In North America, films on Blu-ray disc are outselling those on HD DVD by more than two to one.

      HD DVD, which is backed by Microsoft and Toshiba, now has support from only Universal and Paramount among the big film studios.

      No-one from the HD DVD promotion group was available for comment after the organisation cancelled all press interviews at the show.

      "Nobody likes a format war - it's not fun, it's very time consuming and it confuses consumers," said Mr Parsons.

      The battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray has echoes of the rivalry between Betamax and VHS in the 1980s.

      The cheaper format, VHS, prevailed while 20 years on it seems as though Blu-ray, the more expensive system, is winning the race.

      David Bishop, president of Sony Pictures Entertainment, said the Warners' decision was "a great message for consumers".

      Mr Bishop said the Blu-ray camp would welcome any move by Universal and Paramount to shift formats.

      "We'd love to have them over and hopefully they will in the short term so we can act as a single industry."

      Sony has been talking to retailers about the possibility of helping HD DVD owners who now wanted to move to Blu-ray.

      "We haven't had any meaningful dialogue as yet. But it is something we have considered."

      Kevin Tsujihara, president of Warner Bros Home Entertainment Group, said the decision to back Blu-ray exclusively had been driven by consumers.

      He said sales of the studio's movies on Blu-ray were outselling the same title on HD DVD by three to one.

      He said that a disc unveiled by Warner last year at CES which could hold both formats had been dropped because none of the other studios would support it.

      "As a result retailers would not stock it," he said.


      http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7176185.stm
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      Re: Blu Ray winning the next-gen High Def Disc war
      Reply #1: Jan 08, 2008 11:47:16 pm
      I have genuinely only seen one HD film on the shelves while I've been in the shops! ???

      See loads of Blu Rays!

      UMD's where a waste of time though! ::) Got Spiderman 2 on PSP but only 'cos it was free! ;)
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      Reply #2: Jan 09, 2008 12:52:20 am
      I have genuinely only seen one HD film on the shelves while I've been in the shops! ???

      See loads of Blu Rays!

      UMD's where a waste of time though! ::) Got Spiderman 2 on PSP but only 'cos it was free! ;)

      For those of us with a PSP and PS3.

      Newer Blu-Rays will also include a PSP version on the disc which you can transfer to your PSP.  The end of the UMD. But two films for the price of one.

      Bonza.
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      Re: Blu Ray winning the next-gen High Def Disc war
      Reply #3: Jan 09, 2008 02:13:49 pm
      where did you here that JD??
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      Reply #4: Jan 09, 2008 06:19:14 pm
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      Reply #5: Jan 10, 2008 09:59:07 pm
      For those of us with a PSP and PS3.

      Newer Blu-Rays will also include a PSP version on the disc which you can transfer to your PSP.  The end of the UMD. But two films for the price of one.

      Bonza.

      Sweet!

      Have to update me Memory stick though, only got a 1Gb upto now!

      Can't you recieve whatever film you're watching on the PS3 wirelessly through you're PSP on the wi-fi? I've heard that somewhere, but it may have been bollocks! Hope not :(
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      Re: Blu Ray winning the next-gen High Def Disc war
      Reply #6: Feb 20, 2008 01:15:52 am
      Toshiba to stop making HD-DVD's - Blu Ray wins!

      Over the past few months a number of retailers have been announcing plans to remove HD-DVD’s from their shelves as they announced Sony’s Blu-Ray as the next-generation winner. One of the UK’s biggest annoucements in recent weeks was that of Woolworths but now US giants such as Wal-Mart have also decided to ditch HD-DVD.

      Today, Toshiba announced that HD-DVD’s would cease manufacture

          “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.

          “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.”

      The impact on Sony has been massive.

      Experts believe that due to this next-gen format victory, the PS3 will shift an extra 1 million units in the next 9 months.

      In the UK alone an estimated 5 million more homes are expected to have High Definition TV’s by the end of the year and retailers will be using Blu-Ray to push these sales. The cheapest Blu-Ray player on the market? That’s right - the PlayStation 3.

      Microsoft’s XBox 360 and the Nintendo Wii are now both clearly games machines. The PS3 is the next generation entertainment system.

      Despite their late entry in to this war - Sony looks set to have pulled off another masterstroke.

      http://www.ps3pad.com/ps3-news/2008/02/19/end-of-hd-dvd-could-see-ps3-sales-soar/
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      Re: Blu Ray winning the next-gen High Def Disc war
      Reply #7: Feb 20, 2008 01:21:32 am
      Not being funny, but don't they just do the same thing? Or am I not being geeky enough.
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      Re: Blu Ray winning the next-gen High Def Disc war
      Reply #8: Feb 20, 2008 09:49:07 am
      Pretty much Ken.
       
      It's basically like the old Betamax/VHS format war, two products that essentially do the same thing but are non-compatible.
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      Re: Blu Ray winning the next-gen High Def Disc war
      Reply #9: Feb 20, 2008 04:14:08 pm
      So is there anyone that bought a HD DVD system?

      I know the 'exspensive' version of the Xbox 360 had HD DVD on.

      Anyone fall in to either of these 'scams'?

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