Toshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD DVD Businesses

Link from their site.

http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2008_02/pr1903.htm

Enjoy the ebay HD DVD's and non 1080P/24 downloads BD haters.

Yeah, no more details than what was already leaked.

> DIRECT LINK here.

Hopefully, more info/insight will be forthcoming, especially specific info about HD-DVD titles currently in production for release over the short-term.

-JIMI (the Voodoo Child)

Pretty much what everyone expected. Like Jimi says, hopefully we get more specific info about which titles will get released and which won't. I hope Into the Wild and Beowulf makes it out myself.

FYI...

> EngadgetHD News (with reader comments)

> HighDefDigest News (with reader comments)

-JIMI (the Voodoo Child)

[Post edited by Love Hendrix! on Feb 19, 2008]

Link(s) to Reuters Japan VIDEO report (71 seconds) etc...

> Investors Cheer DVD War End
(brief clip after upfront adv.)

> CNBC Video clip (from Sunday, after adv)

-JIMI (the Voodoo Child)

[Post edited by Love Hendrix! on Feb 19, 2008]

FYI...

> DVDTOWN Report on Toshiba

-JIMI (the Voodoo Child)

BEST NEWS EVER
CANT GET ANY BETTER

QUOTE(from most hd-dud-ded-adopters)"it aint over till toshiba says its over"

WELL GUESS WHAT?----TOSHITBA SAYS ITS OVER
looks like they made the decision when warner chose the BETTER blu-ray format,but decided to milk as much cash as possible from consumers and early adopters,before people started wondering why they were bothering(something blu-ray owners have been doing since the warner bros announcment)

hey where are all the adverts for hd-ded players?

they usually taint this site with their horrid red colours

now all i see is gorgeous hues of blu

As a long time supporter for the HD DVD side I must say that it is a shame that it turned out this way. But let's be fair here, they gave it their best but the market choose for Blu-Ray. I'm really pleased that this format war is finally over.

Personally I've never hated Blu unlike a lot of fanboys but was more attracted to what HD offered it's consumers. As soon as I read the announcement from Warner to go Blu I already saw this moment coming. It all went down hill from there.

What will I do with my standalone HD player? I will keep it to play my 70+ titles and for it's great upconverting properties with standerd def dvd's. And as for me supporting Blu-Ray, hell yeah. I recently purchased the Playstation 3 just to play these discs and fanboys from both sides must admit that at first HD had the upperhand when it came to quality and features but that Blu is gaining a lot of ground. With the release of profile 1.1 Blu actually can offer everything that HD could except for the online features.

Good luck to both sides and let's just hope that the BDA will help lower the prices for movies and players to the affordable stage so that mass adoption can finally take place in the HD market.

NEO DID IT THE WAR IS OVER!!!!!