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Did $400 million decide the format HD war?


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25-Feb-2008, 08:27 PM #1
Did $400 million decide the format HD war?
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26-Feb-2008, 10:07 AM #2
There's definitely something happening behind the scenes with Sony and Warner Brothers, but Sony will probably make up for it by winning the HD disc battle.
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26-Feb-2008, 02:12 PM #3
Yep, it did. Paramount and HD DVD took heat for accepting $150M from Toshiba for HD DVD exclusivity but Warner accepted far more than that to go Blu-Ray exclusive and that tipped the scales. I read on another forum where Fox was actually in talks with Toshiba about HD DVD and Warner was basically planning to follow Fox.

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26-Feb-2008, 04:46 PM #4
This is still a rumor, but it probably is true. Sony could easily pay $400 million, far less than Toshiba could offer. I'm just glad it came to a quick, fairly painless end.
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Yeah, but electronic memories are the future.
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04-Apr-2008, 08:25 PM #6
Now it's Blu-ray versus Apple TV, Media Centers and the like, as well as iTunes.
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15-Apr-2008, 06:32 PM #7
y iTunes?
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15-Apr-2008, 10:27 PM #8
iTunes store.
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20-Apr-2008, 03:05 AM #9
I have NO PROBLEMS with standard DVD's!
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You're not alone.
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25-Apr-2008, 11:02 PM #11
Ya they still look fine to me, I have one of the best Blue Ray players (PS3) LOL don't Watch Blu Rays on it only for games but when the time comes i got me a player
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26-Apr-2008, 02:02 PM #12
Movies on Blu-Ray are expensive, too!
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