Tech | January 08, 2008 | 5 comments

HD-DVD Dead?

source: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/dc409afa-bd75-11dc-b7e6-0000779fd2ac,Authorised=false.html?_i_locati...

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The departure of Warner Bros. from the HD-DVD camp last week left only Paramount/Dreamworks and Universal standing by the format. The Financial Times are reporting that part of Paramount Studio's deal with the HD-DVD camp included a get-out clause. Said clause would be triggered when and if Warner turned coat and signed with Blu-Ray. Oops. Paramount are now "poised" to do just that, leaving the vast majority of studios aligned with team Blu-Ray and HD-DVD dead in the water.
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5 comments // HD-DVD Dead?

  • jmathew
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      jmathew  

    • I was fine with the format-war going on because it lowered the price of blu-ray and hd-dvd drives by hundreds of dollars. (in order for them to try to beat the competition)

      Either way, I still think blu-ray won't have as long of a lifespan as VHS or DVD. I feel this is more of a transitional medium until we fully go to digital downloads of our movies/tv shows.

    • 4 years ago
  • Scott_Bromley
  • Mr_Costello
  • yonie
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      yonie  
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    • Luckily most of the consumers still were waiting with making a switch to either HD-DVD or Blu-Ray.

      Probably they have learnt from the past.

    • 4 years ago
  • phillyphil
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      phillyphil  

    • it was stupid to have two formats for this tech. classic american corporation move... too bad they didn't just work together to create and even better version.

      some day there will be cooperation over competition and we will see that things can still progress...

    • 4 years ago
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