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Ginzburgh wrote:As soon as they can cram that much information into a download that takes only a few minutes, sure.

Harrison wrote:

Ginzburgh wrote:As soon as they can cram that much information into a download that takes only a few minutes, sure.

Asshole telecoms won't fucking upgrade their networks to that capacity because it costs them money. The technology is there but, they're too fucking greedy to implement it widespread.

Tossica wrote:Here is a good article on the current state of the high def "WAR"
WAR

Paramount reps said that the determining factor in their decision was the lower price of the HD DVD players. But it was subsequently revealed that Toshiba paid Paramount and DreamWorks $150 million for the company's support.

lyion wrote:

Tossica wrote:Here is a good article on the current state of the high def "WAR"
WAR

It nicely hides this little gem, which is the real reason for Paramounts decision.

Paramount reps said that the determining factor in their decision was the lower price of the HD DVD players. But it was subsequently revealed that Toshiba paid Paramount and DreamWorks $150 million for the company's support.

This is also solely an 18 month agreement. Afterwards, Paramount will go back to doing both, I'd guess. They previously supported Blu Ray before Toshiba handed them a check.

The Bluray supporters have never been on HD, and won't ever.

It's interesting to see Toshiba and MS writing checks to try and compete. Deja Vous!

Blu-Ray continues to outsell HD DVD movies during the month of August.

Sales of Sony Corporation's Blu-Ray movies outsold Toshiba's HD DVD format. Of the top 10 HD movies sold as of August 5th, all ten relied on the Blu-Ray format, including titles that were considered cross-platform launches, such as the chart's first-place movie 300.

While the figures counted sales of the multi-format movies towards the overall figure, some titles would have been excluded from the list altogether without their Blu-Ray statistics, such as Babel. Most instances in which viewers had the choice of either format gave Blu-Ray the greater share of sales.

The study was conducted just weeks before Paramount declared that it would support HD DVD alone for future releases. The company's alterior motivations were later exposed as it was discovered that an HD DVD promotional group had paid $150 million to the studio to prevent the majority of its titles from releasing via Blu-Ray.

HD DVD's supporters have tried to counter already disappointing sales through bundling free movies and reducing the costs of playback devices, particularly Toshiba's $300 HD-A3 series of dedicated movie players.

Paramount, part of Viacom, and the publicly held DreamWorks Animation said they would exclusively back the HD DVD format for the release of high-definition movies on disc. Among the movies the studios plan to release in the format are “Transformers” and “Shrek the Third.”

Until now, Paramount has released titles in both HD DVD and a competing format, Blu-ray. DreamWorks Animation has not released a movie in either.

The battle over the competing high-definition DVD technologies has sputtered in recent months as Blu-ray discs have emerged as the front-runner. Blu-ray titles are sharply outselling HD offerings, major retailers like Target are stocking only Blu-ray players, and Blockbuster recently said it would carry Blu-ray exclusively.

Last week, the Walt Disney Company said it would release one of its best-known animated movies, “Sleeping Beauty,” on Blu-ray. “There is no longer any doubt that Blu-ray is the clear successor to standard DVDs,” said Bob Chapek, president of Disney’s home entertainment unit.

But money talks: Paramount and DreamWorks Animation together will receive about $150 million in financial incentives for their commitment to HD DVD, according to two Viacom executives with knowledge of the deal but who asked not to be identified.

The incentives will come in a combination of cash and promotional guarantees. Toshiba, for instance, will use the release of “Shrek the Third” as part of an HD DVD marketing campaign.

Tossica wrote:None of the sales figures mean shit when you are selling less than 1% of your market goal.

Zanchief wrote:The biggest blunder MS did was not bundle the HD player with the standard XBOX.

Zanchief wrote:The biggest blunder MS did was not bundle the HD player with the standard XBOX.

You'd see the sales neck and neck I bet if everyone who had an X-Box had an HD player.

Zanchief wrote:How do they expect to out sell Sony when Sony's giving the player away. People aren't paying for the external player.

Tossica wrote:If they had included the HD player with the 360, the console would have hit the market at the same price the PS3 is and have been doomed. Also, there were no movies available when the 360 was released so who would have bought it? MS won't use the HD drive for games because like 5% of 360 owners have the HD drive so what's the point? Like I've said several times before, consoles are not going to decide who wins the "war", stand alone players will. Whoever hits the $99 mark with a mass produced, readily available stand alone player will win the war and Toshiba is on mark to do that within a year.

Tossica wrote:Whoever hits the $99 mark with a mass produced, readily available stand alone player will win the war and Toshiba is on mark to do that within a year.