More good news: Report: Toshiba may withdraw HD DVD format USA TODAY reports Front page

Front page, third story
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2008-02-17-toshiba-hddvd_N.htm

How is this good news? Unless you take pleasure from someone else's failures, this is not a good thing for those of us who want a top quality product at an afforable price. Which is supposedly everyone here. Although, I beginning to suspect, more and more "movie fans" here are really just PS3 fan boys who are a still upset that their gaming console of choice has been religated to 3rd out of the 3. Facts are facts, and it is clear the format war has pushed both sides to try to make the product better and cheaper. And since Blu-Ray is NOT better or cheaper yet, why would you want to pay more for less. Unless you just want to be "right". Okay, so here it goes. You are SOOO smart that you bought your PS3 for $600 a years ago, and now you can have more $30 movies to play in your gaming machine. Is that what you wanted to hear. Yeah, I'm the real "loser" (as many of the Blu_Ray fan boys have called those who decided on HD_DVD) here, for buying my $150 HD-DVD player and 20 HD movies which cost me about $300. And guess what, I'll still keep buying as many HD-DVD's as I can and when Blu-Ray finally becomes reasonable I will start to purchase Blu-Ray. I'm not on either side, I'm on the consumers side. I'm betting most of the Blu_ray supports here are younger than 25, as proven in the maturity level of the posts I have read. When you get a little older you'll realize how unimpotant it was for you to be"right" on this message board.

fe toad,

Step away from the ledge!

Seriously though, I am a blu ray supporter not die hard, but I would say avid. I know it sucks to lose out on anything and I can certainly understand your frustration.

That said, this format war needed to end. And yea, maybe the more "complete" format has lost. Everyone involved will be better off once we have one format and competition begins internally for consumers dollars. This will drive the prices down and the quality up. Also, Now that all the studios will back BR you can bet that Sony will have to get it together. And they will.

Oh and I paid 499 for my ps3 )

[Post edited by markleville01 on Feb 17, 2008]

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I'm on the consumers side. I'm betting most of the Blu_ray supports here are younger than 25, as proven in the maturity level of the posts I have read. When you get a little older you'll realize how unimpotant it was for you to be"right" on this message board

Absolutely. This forum has become nothing more than an adolescent "I'm better then you" school yard slug fest. Not much of substance is going on here any more. Most of the older more objective posters have bailed out and, quite frankly, these posts have become very boring and irrelevant. We know what's going on boys you don't have to keep hammering in the nails. Grow up.

Good news= FINALLY AN END to the format war.

I paid $399 for my PS3. I used the $350 i got refunded when I sent my A35 back on Jan 5. The day after the WB Announcement. Some people were in denial and didn't read the writing on the wall on Jan 4. Too bad.

Some people already knew what might happen before they purchased anything, but did it anyway. As I would still do. Hopefully, there will be blow out sales on HD-DVD, and while you Blu-Ray guys are paying $30 a movie I'll pay $5 - $10 for the same thing. HD is HD. So my HD-DVD player will be "obsolete" within the year, but so will your gaming system within the next 2. But at least my players quality will last me, I hope you can say the same thing for your PoS3.

My player already lasted long enough to see that HD-DVD was a loser--- but you enjoy the whine with those sour grapes

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But at least my players quality will last me, I hope you can say the same thing for your PoS3.

My ps3 is just fine thanks. And apparently they are creating a 299 version as well. Due out sometime this spring. May pick up a second if that price break is accurate.

No sour grapes here. Good for all you guys who overpaid for the same (or lesser) quality product and "won". No big deal for me, as I said earlier, I'll just wait for Blu-Ray to become reasonable and in the mean time enjoy my HD-DVD player. Until Lord of the Rings or Star Wars, maybe I Am Legend (scheduled to come out on HD-DVD in April) come out , there are no "must have" movies I want on Blu-Ray. I already have The Matrix on HD-DVD. Hey maybe I can get one of those discounted PS3's ,when they come out.

[Post edited by fe_toad on Feb 17, 2008]

They are right bowfiend. It's one thing to post news, but you really didn't need to be a troll about it with your "good news" dig.