Normally I hate threads like this but.......check out this line of thought. Now I'm not saying these ideas are going to win the format war but it will sure keep things stirred up and after some time has elapsed, well, who knows.....
I think Toshiba continues with it's current campaign to blur the dividing line between HDM and standard DVD and continues to produce HD-DVD players at low cost which should not be to difficult. Low cost remains the strongest selling point that Toshiba has over Blu-ray so why not continue to exploit this HUGE advantage.
Now, it is absolutely essential that Toshiba keeps at least one studio exclusive to HD-DVD for several years. Now it's imperative that the exclusive studio WORK with Toshiba in producing high profile releases i.e. Braveheart, Gladiator, Jurassic Park, exclusive releases of this nature. Now I know it flies against conventional wisdom to release films of this caliber with a low base of support, but partnership is essential between the exclusive studio and Toshiba.
As time goes by, through outlets such as Walmart, Toshiba builds a large base, consisting of people replacing their broken S-DVD players with an HD player as well as HD "purple" people, to the point where Blu-ray exclusive studios can't ignore the swelling HD-DVD numbers and at this point, anything can happen!!! Lets face it folks, "CHEAP" sells as long as Toshiba can maintain their low cost lead over Blu-ray.
What do you guys think??? No one liners please!
I think Toshiba continues with it's current campaign to blur the dividing line between HDM and standard DVD and continues to produce HD-DVD players at low cost which should not be to difficult. Low cost remains the strongest selling point that Toshiba has over Blu-ray so why not continue to exploit this HUGE advantage.
Now, it is absolutely essential that Toshiba keeps at least one studio exclusive to HD-DVD for several years. Now it's imperative that the exclusive studio WORK with Toshiba in producing high profile releases i.e. Braveheart, Gladiator, Jurassic Park, exclusive releases of this nature. Now I know it flies against conventional wisdom to release films of this caliber with a low base of support, but partnership is essential between the exclusive studio and Toshiba.
As time goes by, through outlets such as Walmart, Toshiba builds a large base, consisting of people replacing their broken S-DVD players with an HD player as well as HD "purple" people, to the point where Blu-ray exclusive studios can't ignore the swelling HD-DVD numbers and at this point, anything can happen!!! Lets face it folks, "CHEAP" sells as long as Toshiba can maintain their low cost lead over Blu-ray.
What do you guys think??? No one liners please!