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In Reply to: I was just going to post that :-( posted by Jack G on January 4, 2008 at 13:10:49:
Now that Warners is officially kicking sand in the face of HD-DVD support it remains to be seen whether either format will be able to survive. There are two factors to consider: 1) A lot of folks purchased HD-DVD players during the holidays, and 2) with Paramount and Universal locked into an exclusivity commitment for the next year plus I'm not sure how Warner's decision will eliminate the format confusion. In the interim both formats could collapse from public apathy.
Regardless of whether Warner succumbed to some under the table deal with SONY or they were just concerned about dual inventory releases confusing/alienating the public, their move to Blue support while emphasizing continued support to standard DVD doesn't give any indication of absolute commitment to high definition. If their Blu-ray sales don't show a marked improvement throughout the year then it wouldn't surprise me if Warners support for high definition on any disc format falters.
Personally, I think that this was a poor business decision for Warners that will alienate some of their studio's movie fans, but who knows. I'm still looking for a reasonably priced dual format or Blu-ray player (not a game-boy or whatever) that has all the A/V bugs worked out. We'll see.
At least Obama came out a winner in Iowa. :o)
Cheers,
AuPh
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Follow Ups
- Where JI is concerned I think that the spelling is "Rooters", but for better or worse Warners has taken sides. - Audiophilander 15:21:40 01/04/08 (8)
- "Personally, I think that this was a poor business decision....." - oscar 19:20:55 01/04/08 (5)
- A fair assessment for sure, but he misses one important fact: - Audiophilander 01:44:59 01/05/08 (4)
- I believe the CE manufacturers understand the pricing issues. - oscar 06:01:56 01/05/08 (3)
- "There are quite a few PS3 owners who use it strictly for movie watching." - I'd like to see actual figures. - Audiophilander 12:21:58 01/05/08 (2)
- About 80% use PS3 for movies - Ole Lund Christensen 15:04:22 01/05/08 (1)
- Well I'll take the article at face value, but that number seems conspicuously high. - Audiophilander 22:48:04 01/05/08 (0)
- happy blu year, auph NT - Jazz Inmate 15:36:15 01/04/08 (1)
- LOL (nt) - Jack G 15:37:52 01/04/08 (0)
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