IT'S OVER! The release just hit the wires even before Toshiba started talking. "Toshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD DVD Businesses."

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/19/live-fr...rence-in-tokyo/

Official press release from Toshiba.

Toshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD DVD Businesses

19 February, 2008

Company Remains Focused on Championing Consumer Access to High Definition Content

TOKYO--Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has undertaken a thorough review of its overall strategy for HD DVD and has decided it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders. This decision has been made following recent major changes in the market. Toshiba will continue, however, to provide full product support and after-sales service for all owners of Toshiba HD DVD products.

HD DVD was developed to offer consumers access at an affordable price to high-quality, high definition content and prepare them for the digital convergence of tomorrow where the fusion of consumer electronics and IT will continue to progress.

"We carefully assessed the long-term impact of continuing the so-called 'next-generation format war' and concluded that a swift decision will best help the market develop," said Atsutoshi Nishida, President and CEO of Toshiba Corporation. "While we are disappointed for the company and more importantly, for the consumer, the real mass market opportunity for high definition content remains untapped and Toshiba is both able and determined to use our talent, technology and intellectual property to make digital convergence a reality."

Toshiba will continue to lead innovation, in a wide range of technologies that will drive mass market access to high definition content. These include high capacity NAND flash memory, small form factor hard disk drives, next generation CPUs, visual processing, and wireless and encryption technologies. The company expects to make forthcoming announcements around strategic progress in these convergence technologies.

Toshiba will begin to reduce shipments of HD DVD players and recorders to retail channels, aiming for cessation of these businesses by the end of March 2008. Toshiba also plans to end volume production of HD DVD disk drives for such applications as PCs and games in the same timeframe, yet will continue to make efforts to meet customer requirements. The company will continue to assess the position of notebook PCs with integrated HD DVD drives within the overall PC business relative to future market demand.

This decision will not impact on Toshiba's commitment to standard DVD, and the company will continue to market conventional DVD players and recorders. Toshiba intends to continue to contribute to the development of the DVD industry, as a member of the DVD Forum, an international organization with some 200 member companies, committed to the discussion and defining of optimum optical disc formats for the consumer and the related industries.

Toshiba also intends to maintain collaborative relations with the companies who joined with Toshiba in working to build up the HD DVD market, including Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, and DreamWorks Animation and major Japanese and European content providers on the entertainment side, as well as leaders in the IT industry, including Microsoft, Intel, and HP. Toshiba will study possible collaboration with these companies for future business opportunities, utilizing the many assets generated through the development of HD DVD.

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

Wrong color lah bro..

NEXT STOP: Announcement from Universal and Paramount.

Let's order these as well.

This post has been edited by Ninja: Feb 19 2008, 05:11 PM

er... u guyz havent watched 30 days of Night?

This post has been edited by Ninja: Feb 20 2008, 03:31 PM

Weheeeeeeeeee.... Got this today.. The Batu..



This post has been edited by Ninja: Feb 20 2008, 07:26 PM

Yeah, bought The Batu for 20 bucks.

Paramount Finally Biru

All six major Hollywood studios are now in the Blu-ray Disc camp, a day after Toshiba has pulled the plug on HD DVD and Blu-ray became effectively the only next-gen game in town.

Paramount Home Entertainment quietly came onboard via a statement sent exclusively to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday: "We are pleased that the industry is moving to a single high-definition format, as we believe it is in the best interest of the consumer," the statement reads. "As we look to (begin) releasing our titles on Blu-ray, we will monitor consumer adoption and determine our release plans accordingly."

No further details were given.

Source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/conten...c969933f25fc601

OT: wahh.. still got it? i wan to buy my TV first this month.. maybe next month..? MGS4 coming this June, so, still have time to replay all.

Got.. can pre-order already..

Link: http://www.amazon.com/Sembilu_Usop_Selam/d...03582956&sr=8-1

LoL.. ko betul-betul klik kat link aku tu ke.. khahaha..

This post has been edited by Ninja: Feb 21 2008, 04:40 PM

HoH? Eba Mendes????

Aik... cartoon ke?

This is my favorite.



Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0010AEPH...ASIN=B0010AEPHS

Leh pinjam...

Triple I, eh?

List of Blu-Ray titles available at Sony Style KLCC is getting bigger. The latest one I saw just now was Good Luck Chuck, 30 Days of Night, Across the Universe. But, still no ID4.

May 27th is Blu-ray Rambo Day



Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that they will release 'Rambo' on Blu-ray May 27th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Additionally, they will release 'Rambo: First Blood Part II' and 'Rambo III' on Blu-ray the same day. They will join the previously released 'First Blood' Blu-ray disc to complete the saga. Specs include 1080p video accompanied by a 7.1 PCM soundtrack.

No extras have been announced at this time, but they are be billed as "special editions", so look for Lionsgate to pack the releases with everything available.

Source: http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1088

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