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While it's true competition is forcing both formats to improve their products quicker....

Posted by oscar (A) on June 23, 2007 at 18:55:09

In Reply to: Hi-def video war: folly of taking sides? posted by townsend on June 23, 2007 at 18:03:24:

It also means people are sitting on the sidelines waiting for a "winner" (?) to emerge. The format war is actually slowing down the market for HD video adoption. I almost sat on the sidelines waiting for a winner to emerge and I'm pretty sure all the early adopters are a trivial minority compared to those who refuse to invest in HD movies until there is a clear winner.

Toshiba may have done the public a service by putting out a competing format which is doomed to failure without the studio support Blu-Ray enjoys, but now it's time they withdraw from the game. Blu-ray has the edge in almost every respect (HD-DVDs advantages in hardware pricing/interactive crap won't last through the end of the year) with the most important being Studio support. This is reflected in Blu-Rays current sales advantage (however trivial compared to DVD).

Blockbuster made a decision based on comparative rental volumes (at least officially). This decision has gotten an inordinate amount of press which has given much of the public a perception that HD DVD is doomed. This is a body blow HD-DVD can only survive by convincing a number of studios to defect from Blu-ray exclusivity. But why should they ?

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