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Dallinor on 29 January 2008

Blu-ray rebate offered to German HD DVD owners.

"Sony and the Blu-ray disc folk are offering 150 Euros off the purchase of a Sony BDP-S300 in Germany if HD DVD owners hand their used players in exchange."

http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=24703



 

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Aj_habfan on 29 January 2008

Haha, what a burn. They should do that in North America, just offer like $50 - $75 instead because they are a lot cheaper.



DMeisterJ on 29 January 2008

This thread can die now. It met it's goal.



Aj_habfan on 29 January 2008

Go on an HD DVD fansite and post that.



Username2324 on 29 January 2008

The End Is Near.



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akuma587 on 29 January 2008
Aj_habfan said:
Go on an HD DVD fansite and post that.

 Quoted for Truth.



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kingofwale on 29 January 2008

You wonder why people hates Sony and PS3?

I mean, if you spent 500 bucks on a machine that is dying because of PS3, wouldn't you hate it? ;)



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LordTheNightKnight on 30 January 2008

You may have to wait a week or so. 

Toshiba will use Super Bowl to promote HD DVD

It may work, it may not. Since sports are some of the most popular HD shows, any boost would be hoped. This seems to be the first time the HD-DVD forum beat the BDA to the punch in marketing. The HDF stupidly thought it didn't need to make deals for shelf space in stores. The BDA made a lot of those deals, but this time, they waited until too late to get an ad ready.

Again, we will have to wait to see if this helps.

HD DVD gain in market share after huge drop

Back up to 34%. It's in the minority, but if Warner's move only could cause a short-term gain, it seems this may take even longer than some of you want.

However...

Viewed in perspective, HDM growth outpacing DVD

Or course since engadget is owned by Warner, this article ends with the "We think mainstream adoption will require one format to emerge...". Yet this growth is shown in the years of the format war. If the growth of a format is faster than formats that DID reach the mainstream, one ALSO with a format war, it makes it unlikely that one side has to go, at least not right now.

The simple fact is that competition has put prices closer to mainstream far faster than video cassettes and DVD. Plus surveys show it's still mainstream disinterest, not the format war. The format war should stay around to make sure that both sides do everything they can to make their films more compelling to the mainstream than DVD. 

 

 



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Username2324 on 31 January 2008

The End is Near!



makingmusic476 on 31 January 2008

Another blow almost as big as the Warner move, Sonic Solutions has announced that it will discontinue their support of HD DVD. This is very significant, as Sonic Solutions is the supplier of authoring tools for the HD DVD format.

From Emedialive.com:

Sonic's Professional Products Group to Fuel Growth of Blu-ray Disc and Digital Distribution
Posted Jan 30, 2008

Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today announced that its Professional Products Group will focus its research and development resources on the creation of new applications for cutting-edge authoring of Blu-ray Disc titles that encompass the interactive and connected-content capabilities of BD-Live. The group will also increase resource allocation on developing its encoding and title creation applications that streamline the process of preparing video entertainment for digital distribution. In order to address these emerging market opportunities and optimize investment return, the Professional Products Group will conclude sales of its Scenarist® HD DVD authoring product line.

“Extending Sonic’s long history of commitment and support for the professional sector, we are aligning our professional product portfolio to address the evolving needs of our high-end customers,” said Dave Habiger, president and CEO, Sonic Solutions. “Our Professional Products Group plays a significant role in supporting the development of high-definition formats, including the contribution of core IP to HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc joint portfolio licenses. Going forward, the group will direct its considerable format expertise on helping our professional customers fulfill the richly interactive promise of Blu-ray Disc including BD-Live, and aligning with a broader company strategy to enable the secure and efficient digital-distribution of video entertainment.”

Part of Sonic’s industry-leading professional authoring solutions, Scenarist provides the specification-level control required to author BD titles of uncompromising interactivity and compatibility. In 2008, an expanded feature set will simplify the creation of highly interactive BD components, such as enabling BD-Live, which enhances on-disc content in broadband-connected players. To streamline the creation of BD-Live, Sonic will build upon its pioneering InterActual® technologies, which today enable millions of movie enthusiasts to benefit from a similar ‘connected content’ experience when viewing DVDs on a PC.

“Our professional authoring customers are actively engaged with expanding their services in advanced interactive and online content creation. With a focus on Blu-ray Disc, we’re able to meet this demand with new technologies and applications that leverage the growing-capabilities of the robust BD format to deliver dynamic entertainment experiences that consumers not only want, but have also come to expect from today’s connected-content platforms,” said Rolf Hartley, senior vice president and general manager of Sonic's Professional Products Group. “Commensurate with this focus, we’re building our solutions in support of video delivery beyond professional packaged media and assisting in the enhancement of emerging platforms that provide consumers convenient, flexible access to high-quality entertainment.”

To further enable the authoring community, Sonic will offer its Scenarist HD DVD customers a special promotion to exchange their authoring system(s) for a Scenarist BD system. Sonic’s Professional Products Group will maintain its high-end support services as part of its SonicCare™ program for HD DVD customers who elect not to participate in the special promotion program and will provide software update releases where appropriate in keeping with its standard practice.


To understand just how important this is, here's a quote from Toshiba, back during HD DVD's initial launch:

"We are excited about Sonic Solutions' support of HD DVD. Our close cooperation with Sonic is a key component in delivering the next generation of high-definition movies to consumers," said Hisashi Yamada, chief fellow of Toshiba Corporation's Digital Media Network Company. "The availability of Scenarist HD will ensure a successful launch of the new format."