DISQUS

Alex (FirstShowing.net) · 1 year ago

Although I'm a huge HD-DVD supporter, I'll admit that I think the war is over. I think this was the final blow. We'll see what else CES holds, including new players and lower costs and that sort of thing, but this has just changed everything. The fact that they cancelled even shows the HD-DVD group is concerned.

The real result will be if people continue to adapt and get cheaper Blu-Ray players and better ones and so on. If that continues to go in the "right" direction for Blu-Ray, then it's 100% over. And you know what, I'm not too concerned. I've always preferred supporting the step to HD rather than just one side or the other. And now I'll be buying Blu-Ray and it'll be fine anyway.

I really think this is the end though. It's the first final big step and everything that comes after this will just start pushing it further towards Blu-Ray.

black man jew · 1 year ago

i dont want to wait until my life is over to get a blu-ray player. this is the breaking point though. rough rounds are paved for people really to make the cross. bring your saddle and a gun..

Microbefox · 1 year ago

Personally, I'm sticking with DVD releases until there is a clear winner between HDDVD and Blu-ray. I'll spoil myself with all the cool features with the absolute winner. In the meantime, I'll continue to live amongst the laggards and watch everything from the fence.

Tara · 1 year ago

um no comment from me, I'm obviously a supporter of HD DVD, but wanted to say nice job on the logo for this article. Way better than gizmodo's ugly blue warner one.

david · 1 year ago

ive been reading this on other websites and each time it hurts more and more . im still holding out hope for hd dvd, but it seems like the only thing it has going is the 360 and porn industry. but hey thats enough for me lol.

jay · 1 year ago

good, blu-ray is better anyways. hd-dvd=beta.

Steven Robinson · 1 year ago

I think this is the begginning of the end for Hi-Def in general. I can only see Hi-Def now becomming a niche market since Blue-Ray is more costly for the consumer and manufacturer, lacks most of the ineractive and online interactivity standard to HD-DVD and the fact that it's simply not a finished format, and only supports upgrades of it's firmware through the home based units and not through the PS3. This will only strengthen DVD remaining the dominent format. What Warner doesn't realize is that the small percentage spike in Blue-Ray sales were simply distractions or substitutes due to lack of games on the PS3. Once games start comming out this year, the kids won't be able to afford both a movie and a game. Higher manufacturing costs, hardware cost and higher priced Blue-Ray movies will make alot of people revert back to original DVD format. This may also help the lagging digital download market this year with the new set-top boxes by Comcast, Netflix and Apple TV which will have to use the original DVD format or HD windows media format 720p due to bandwith.