Paramount still behind HD DVD

"It was also unclear yesterday whether the other studios backing HD-DVD would change sides, although it is understood Paramount has reserved the right to switch its backing to Blu-ray."

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/8d56c2a8-bc89-11dc-bcf9-0000779fd2ac.html

TWO THUMBS UP FOR PARAMOUNT!!!!!!!!!

what is the point??? keep teasing, then ultimately switch? i love hd dvd.. but i hate clutter. and if i get a dual player, imma need two, one for the bedroom aswell. too anoying, i want all my library in one format.

i could keep both. just cause i can. but i wont. just cause i can.

Link please, or is it just another HD DVD rumor. They will be out of the HD DVD picture soon.....

Agreed...nothing here is set in stone. Paramount is probably burying their faces in their hands right now wondering what to do. Universal is probably so mad they could just spit nails.

I was looking forward to Toshibas big Superbowl ad campaigns and big marketing push, but even I was shocked at how ineffective it all seemed...take the HD DVD ads with the Shrek characters interacting with the guy in the business suit (say Microsoft) - I mean here it is Superbowl Sunday, millions of beer-guzzling football fans are tuned in, and here's this dork in a suit talking about the look and sound of perfect. OMFG! What the hell were they thinking??? &

Come January first...just a few days ago, none of the ad campaigns stuck! I mean, can you remember any major imact an HD DVD ad had on you? I'm still getting chills over a mutating PS3! I mean, come on...a dork in a business suit...action movies...thrillers...horror and suspense...a dork in a business suit!?!?!?!?

[as I toss a lilly onto the casket]

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Link please, or is it just another HD DVD rumor. They will be out of the HD DVD picture soon.....

It is from an article on the paid subscription part of Wall Street Journal. The article is from today so the writer of it spoke with Paramount during the weekend.

All this said. They could, at anytime, go in another direction without warning.

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[Post edited by Henning on Jan 7, 2008 - CST 7:31 AM]

They say they will back HD DVD...note that they did not say exclusively.

It is only rumor that there is an 18-month deal, and if that's the case it means they put a price on their loyalty rather than making the choice based on what they believe is right...which means if they're stuck in something they wish they weren't then they deserve what they get.

If Paramount starts to release on Blu-ray again before the 18-months is up, then it would be clear they simply "thought" HD DVD was a good idea and for the sake of business they need to support Blu-ray.

It still isn't over for HD DVD. ANYTHING can happen still...we're being toyed with for a reason. Stop buying movies until something happens. Really, this is no time to invest in these technologies. Remember that Ultra-High Definition is still on the horizon as well.

Paramount only has an 18 month exclusive contract with HD DVD (I thought), so of course they are still going to back HD DVD. I’m sure once that contract is over though… Paramount will be coming back to Blu Ray, or they will already be back with Blu Ray, and just cut the ties with HD DVD. Of course this only MY opinion. I expect something big will happen for both sides in May, after WB officially goes exclusive with Blu-Ray.

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[Post edited by Kris on Jan 7, 2008 - CST 12:36 PM]

Enough with the 4k ultra hi def.

Forget it. You know how effin' hard it is to get people wraped around the idea of HDTVs? Even NOW? And then yur gonna try and get them on 4K? Grow up. Really, there's got to be some level of reality here. We're AV geeks, pure and simple. If there was a 4k Tv tomorrow that cost less than 10k, i'd snap it up if there was content. But it ain't happening for the rest of the world.

Speaking of 4K. Check out the 4K Panasonic 150" Plasma.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/live-from-panasonics-ces-keynote-with-gary-shapiro/

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