Re: [OT] To****ba climbs on 'HD DVD exit'

Sentinel wrote:
> "StainlessSteelRat" <usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> schreef in bericht 
> news:61u38kF20hsc2U1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7250068.stm
>>
>> "Shares in To****ba have gained more than 5% as speculation intensified 
>> that the electronics giant is set to scrap its high definition DVD
format, 
>> HD DVD.
>>
>> The firm said it was reviewing its business strategies, but added it
had 
>> made no decision over HD DVD's future.
>>
>> The format has suffered from the defection of major US film studios to 
>> Sony-backed rival Blu-ray.
>>
>> Analysts said that an end to the war meant To****ba could refocus on
other 
>> areas and the industry would gain too.
>>
>> The comments come as UK department store John Lewis told the BBC that
it 
>> did not expect to order more supplies of HD DVD players when current 
>> stocks run out..."
> 
> I guess the Format War (tm) is just about over. I must say I didn't
expect 
> it would go this fast! 

Paramount and Universal are HD DVD only.  Warner dropped HD DVD for 
Blu-Ray only, and the rest of the studios are Blu-Ray exclusive.

WalMart is dropping HD DVD (the uber-big-box store) and NetFlix will no 
longer rent HD DVD.

My biggest grumble is still with Blu-Ray.  My HD DVD player plays (and 
upconverts) SD DVDs beautifully -- to the point where the HD content 
just isn't that much better.  I've read that all of the Blu-Ray players 
are inferior.

Then there is the whole platform confusion.

So at this point, I'm probably going to wait until I can get a player 
that does 4K resolution (that's as good as what I saw at the Landmark in 
L.A.)

-- Ned