In Reply to: Will HD DVD be the new Betamax ? posted by Ole Lund Christensen on December 15, 2007 at 09:32:25:
"Betamax failed because SONY were doing it alone, and the other big companies in Japan were united around VHS."
Totally different scenario today - Toshiba are alone in making players but it's the software which will decide this battle and the studios, where the split isn't quite so one sided.
DD-DVD players are cheaper than BluRay, the players are multi-region and now that LG have come out with the first dual format player I expect many other dual format players to follow.
How then will people react when they have a dual format machine which will play every video disc available......apart from BluRays from a different region?
Best Regards,
Chris redmond.
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Follow Ups
- RE: Will HD DVD be the new Betamax ? - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 10:33:35 12/15/07 (25)
- RE: Will HD DVD be the new Betamax ? - Peter H-son 11:10:48 12/15/07 (0)
- Hot news on player sales, see above - Ole Lund Christensen 10:45:14 12/15/07 (23)
- Anyone that believes youare not a paid stooge is a fool. - Duilawyer 11:05:53 12/15/07 (22)
- I am just very happy to see the format war ending soon - Ole Lund Christensen 11:38:35 12/15/07 (21)
- Sony's CEO doesn't think it is - Jack G 11:45:52 12/15/07 (20)
- Only a winner can be so cool. - Ole Lund Christensen 12:04:35 12/15/07 (19)
- Only a fanboy can be so deluded (nt) - racerguy 14:14:30 12/15/07 (0)
- P.S did you see how much SONY sales and profits went up in USA? - Ole Lund Christensen 12:09:55 12/15/07 (17)
- RE: P.S did you see how much SONY sales and profits went up in USA? - Jack G 13:27:57 12/15/07 (16)
- I think PS3 is making profits now - Ole Lund Christensen 13:49:44 12/15/07 (15)
- You are wrong - racerguy 14:13:48 12/15/07 (14)
- why? - Ole Lund Christensen 05:20:32 12/16/07 (13)
- What you're looking at is essentially meaningless - racerguy 07:21:32 12/16/07 (12)
- An excellent idea to look at results...let's check it out, shall we? - Jazz Inmate 10:54:48 12/16/07 (8)
- Here ya go! - Jack G 05:01:02 12/18/07 (4)
- Yep, folks like you pointed out similar phenomena during the rollout of PS2 - Jazz Inmate 21:21:17 12/18/07 (3)
- Don't change the subject. - Jack G 05:35:03 12/19/07 (2)
- I am looking beyond today. Sony is very profitable. PS3 will be the dominant console for the next decade NT - Jazz Inmate 16:40:18 12/19/07 (1)
- "...let's stop engaging in what-ifs and talk about what is." - Author: Jazz Inmate - racerguy 20:28:03 12/19/07 (0)
- Once again, you demonstrate... - racerguy 11:02:11 12/16/07 (2)
- you continue to demonstrate you can stare straight at a fact and fail to see it NT - Jazz Inmate 11:13:15 12/16/07 (1)
- LOL! - racerguy 11:27:21 12/16/07 (0)
- thank you for that informative link - Ole Lund Christensen 10:53:14 12/16/07 (2)
- You're welcome - I'm glad you learned something - racerguy 11:09:48 12/16/07 (1)
- RE: You're welcome - I'm glad you learned something - Jazz Inmate 11:17:39 12/16/07 (0)