haha.. fanboy.. i would support hd dvd if it won, regardless of my lust for the ps3.. i'd buy both players.. the writing is on the wall mate, whether you like it or not

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Originally posted by sunrise3500 (along with vc1 - a ms codec! :O)

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Originally posted by batemanscott We just got the hd-xe1 about 2 weeks ago to so i hate having to write this but sadly me thinks this is the end for HD DVD.

and the HD-A3 is now $129 in the US! :O (with 7 free movies!)

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Last edited by sunrise3500 on Jan-13-2008 at 23:01

http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/1...-ray-10-owners/

i'm guessing ps3 owners will be okay though, and anyone stupid to buy any other br player, well stiff shit for being an idiot in the first place. lol

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=friS4OOcdgQ&

This scene has been used before, but its still funny


and also,

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer electronics maker Toshiba Corp (6502.T: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it is slashing prices of its HD DVD format players by between 40 to 50 percent as major Hollywood studios move to embrace Sony Corp's (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) Blu-ray format high definition DVDs. Toshiba America Consumer Products said it cut prices of its HD DVD players effective January 13 to boost market adoption of its next-generation DVD players by mainstream consumers after what it said was a successful fourth quarter in unit sales. "While price is one of the consideration elements for the early adopter, it is a deal-breaker for the mainstream consumer," said Toshiba executive Yoshi Uchiyama in a statement. Toshiba's players will now start as low as $149 going up to $399 for the top-of-range player. The company said it is also stepping up its marketing drive with major initiatives including joint advertising campaigns with studios and extended pricing strategies. Toshiba said it will continue with on-going promotions including five HD DVD titles for free with any of its HD DVD player. The battle to dominate the next generation of DVD players appeared to have tipped in Sony's favor earlier this month when the biggest Hollywood studio Warner Bros, a unit of Time Warner Inc (TWX.N: Quote, Profile, Research), said it would exclusively support Blu-ray disc. It had previously supported both next-generation formats. Analysts saw Warner Bros's move as an end to the next generation DVD war that they say has confused consumers and delayed the development of a multibillion-dollar market. So far Toshiba has secured agreements with studios including Universal Home Video, Viacom Inc's (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG. But Blu-ray has support from News Corp's (NWSa.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Co (DIS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp (LGF.N: Quote, Profile, Research). In addition Sony's PlayStation 3 video game system can play Blu-ray movies while Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) Xbox 360 works with HD DVD. But Microsoft said at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month that it could consider supporting Blu-ray technology should consumers want it.

So if you care about HD DVD winning, go buy a cheap player NOW. Otherwise just wait like normal people until hi-def becomes primary media and theres only one format, its cheap and it works.

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Originally posted by gumble So if you care about HD DVD winning, go buy a cheap player NOW.

except you'll have to order it from the states.
Cheapest player I've seen here is a 2nd generation player, $600. lol, and they go up to $1300.
It's the sony tax.

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Originally posted by Philby well not really in this case. you said ps3 is moving ahead of xbox 360 and wii in sales. you then posted an article which had a number of sales for ps3 over holidays, but that number is not compared to anything, sales numbers of xbox 360 and wii aren't mentioned, and the article also says that xbox 360 and wii have still sold more than ps3 overall. if the article had numbers for the other consoles and the ps3 had more in the same period then fine. i think i get away with not being stupid this time

i think again, you have missed the point entirely. I was merely stating that sales for the PS3 were the highest over the xmas 07 period in the states. hence why the reality of BR becoming the standard is again reinforced.

lol, academics.

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Originally posted by christos i think again, you have missed the point entirely. I was merely stating that sales for the PS3 were the highest over the xmas 07 period in the states. hence why the reality of BR becoming the standard is again reinforced. lol, academics.

i didnt miss the point at all. i don't really care about blu-ray vs hd-dvd but i thought it was interesting that you said ps3 sales are moving ahead of the other consoles, when i thought they were being consistently outsold by the others. then you posted the article that didn't compare anything and said ps3 is still behind.

lol, people with tiesto number plates.

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lol, ps3 have sold over 4 million consoles, therefore 4 million bluray players....read between the lines, you've read enough paragraphs at school i assumed you would have clicked. That was the main point.

lol, tiesto plates are maaaad! esp when you can't own them..

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Originally posted by christos lol, ps3 have sold over 4 million consoles, therefore 4 million bluray players....

not everyone that buys a ps3 uses it as a bluray video player.
everyone that buys a xbox 360 hd dvd is using it to play hd dvds.

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lol case in point bird brain is that it is a player IN the home regardless. take less pills, smoke less choof and listen to more psy.

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*Apparently* in the last week in the US, 85% of HD sales were bluray...
now that is ownage

not sure if that's a change in ratio, or just a lot of new people settled to bluray, but I suppose regardless 85% speaks for itself..

(assuming it's true..)

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http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles...new_DVD_dynasty

there you go sunrise, hd-dvd is dead. good luck with your player.

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