Too many of us here at AVS forum...Warner dealt a death blow to HD DVD....On the other hand, many fell it is merely a set back... I know where I stand but would like to know where other HD DVD owners stand on this... The poll is simple..
Where do you see HD DVD in 2 years:
1. HD DVD disposes of Blu Ray in the movie market...... Or HD DVD simply Supplants Blu Ray. HD DVD will likely have taken root in the USA in 2 years and the cheap players will make for a reversal of fortune for HD DVD to resurrect it from the [apparent] dead. HD DVD has overcome Blu Ray despite Blu Ray's current stronghold on the format war lead. HD DVD will be how we all buy HD content and BLu Ray will be for storage and/or games.
2. HD DVD will coexist with Blu Ray. They may or may not have any exclusive studios in 2 years but Toshiba will continue to make players and the b e it for mass storage or some other use for HD DVD, it will continue to be manufactured and used by consumers in some manner or another.
3. HD DVD will no longer exist. Blu Ray wins. Toshiba will likely sell out all the players they have in stock at fire sale prices (a last gasp of air). Universal and Paramount will ride out their exclusivity contracts (or not) and go to the Blu side so as to sell more software and HD DVD will cease to exist with virtually no movie softeware...no more software and no more players.
4. I'm a conspiracy theorist. HD downloads will end the short reign of HD DVD and Blu Ray. Or DVD will reign supreme as people will get their HD from cable, satellite or just plain forget it and go back to DVD. Certainly this will never happen but I just can't stand this war and hope, in a hail Mary pass, this might...just might....happen and both sides implode..
Where do you see HD DVD in 2 years:
1. HD DVD disposes of Blu Ray in the movie market...... Or HD DVD simply Supplants Blu Ray. HD DVD will likely have taken root in the USA in 2 years and the cheap players will make for a reversal of fortune for HD DVD to resurrect it from the [apparent] dead. HD DVD has overcome Blu Ray despite Blu Ray's current stronghold on the format war lead. HD DVD will be how we all buy HD content and BLu Ray will be for storage and/or games.
2. HD DVD will coexist with Blu Ray. They may or may not have any exclusive studios in 2 years but Toshiba will continue to make players and the b e it for mass storage or some other use for HD DVD, it will continue to be manufactured and used by consumers in some manner or another.
3. HD DVD will no longer exist. Blu Ray wins. Toshiba will likely sell out all the players they have in stock at fire sale prices (a last gasp of air). Universal and Paramount will ride out their exclusivity contracts (or not) and go to the Blu side so as to sell more software and HD DVD will cease to exist with virtually no movie softeware...no more software and no more players.
4. I'm a conspiracy theorist. HD downloads will end the short reign of HD DVD and Blu Ray. Or DVD will reign supreme as people will get their HD from cable, satellite or just plain forget it and go back to DVD. Certainly this will never happen but I just can't stand this war and hope, in a hail Mary pass, this might...just might....happen and both sides implode..