Sony's in a 'bag of hurt' because of Blu-ray

[Zappykins]

jacks81x said:

Zappykins said:

Well, what if they had agree to the standard that everyone else had already agreed too?  Thus no HD DVD/BR war? They single handily refused to allow the adopted standard, and thus cause the format war.  (Much like it was in VHS/Betamax.)  They would have significantly benefited from no format war.  I think much more so than having most of the BR format monopoly.

With the new H.256 standard 4K resolution will be pretty common for anyone with a big TV and a high speed internet connection.  If not now, then easily in a couple years.  Even Netflix is broadcasting shows now in 4K.  There is no reason to go back to physical media.  At least not yet, nor do I think there will be in the foreseeable future.

Who is everyone though?  There were more proponents for BR than there were for HD-DVD.  Companies like Panasonic, Samsung, Dolby, Disney, and WB are all members of the BDA.

Way before that.  When they were in the talks for one standard, everyone involved - was in agreement except Sony.  Sony refused to agree.