Wal-Mart move may doom HD DVDs

Wal-Mart move may doom HD DVDs

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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- HD DVDs may soon be history after Wal-Mart decided to only stock Blu-ray high-definition DVDs at the giant retail chain's U.S. stores.
The move by Wal-Mart was paired with its decision to only sell DVD players using a Blu-ray format, pioneered by Sony. Industry analysts see it as a strong indicator that HD DVDs are essentially doomed, The New York Times said Saturday.

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Wal-mart. This article is a great example of how Wal-mart conspires to control consumers. They are, as stated in the article, "The fat lady" when it comes to consumerism in America. Notice how they are teaming up with SONY. What does that tell you?
Wal-mart is part of the elite agenda. They control what goes on. You know it is troubling when other companies such as Best Buy and Target follow suit with Wal-Mart. Don't be surprised if you can only shop at Wal-Mart in the near future. You won't be able to shop anywhere else as suppliers will only stay with the perverbial "fat lady".

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Sorry, I see this as good news. It's about darn time the format wars come to an end so I can go out and buy a HD DVD player. I'm not going to buy one till the format war is over.

Remember the Beta Vs. VHS wars way back in the day. Everyone who had bought a beta player had to toss it in the trash when that one was over.

I hope this settles it.

You can can always go to Circuit City, Best Buy or Radio Shack. How about ordering online?

Can't 'Ya?

You don't have to bash WM, it's a free country and they can sell what they want.

Roper

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Didn't you read the article? Best Buy is following suit with walmart. This article was intended for ATS so we could get conspiracy discussion, but new rules have put an end to that it seems.:bnghd::bnghd::bnghd::bnghd::bnghd::bnghd::bnghd::bnghd::bnghd::bnghd::bnghd::bnghd::bnghd::bnghd::bnghd::bnghd:

Yup, I had a 8-track.

Hoss, don't strangle on your oats, I was just saying. :bnghd:

Glad I bought a cheap DVD player.

Roper

A few months ago I picked up an HD-DVD player. While the format may be obsolete in the not too distant future, I still like it. It up converts the regular format DVD's and displays them at a higher quality, so I'll take solace in the fact that it's still going to be of some use.

As soon as I bought it I kind of realized I should of snagged a Blu-Ray, but it won't hurt to have both.

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Sorry Roper. the wall banging was not intended for you. when I posted that reply I was in not too good of a mood. So if you took it personally, it wasn't intentional. Oh yeah, I would prefer to be called yank over hoss and I don't eat oats. LOL

This is good news, I saw this ending like two years ago.

I knew HD-DVD was worthless form the beginning.

Originally posted by palehorse23
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Oh yeah, I would prefer to be called yank over hoss and I don't eat oats. LOL

Your handle is palehorse, that's where I got the Hoss, hoss= horse. Well anyway lets go do this or :w: and call it a night.

Roper

PS you buy.

[edit on 16-2-2008 by Roper]

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LOL Gotcha..although my name has nothing to do literally with the animal. I don't know the first thing about horses. I would love to buy only this recession has really put the damper on my partying.

Who here shops at WalMart?

:shk:

Everybody shops at Wal-Mart.

To the OP: I would take the "may" out of the thread title.

Trust me, this is the final nail in the coffin.

Are you kidding? I live in Wallyworld. My bank is owned by Wal-Mart, I live two blocks from the Walton arts center. Two blocks in the other direction is the Bud Walton arena. This area is exploding because Wal-mart is demanding that their suppliers have an office local.

I shop at Wal-Mart. I have no choice.

wow how sad.

I am so glad we don't have WalMart where I am from and I'll be the first to organize the protests if they dare try it.

That being said, there will be devices out soon enough to burn Boo-Ray discs too, I don't see this really bothering most people who know how to not be suckered in.

Boo-Ray is quite expensive, I only have the 1 movie that came for free with the PS3. Do I look stupid ?

I just don't see the point really. What's wrong with a normal DVD ?

Originally posted by ImJaded


I am so glad we don't have WalMart where I am from and I'll be the first to organize the protests if they dare try it.

It's only a matter of time.

That being said, there will be devices out soon enough to burn Boo-Ray discs too, I don't see this really bothering most people who know how to not be suckered in.

Actually this means a lot for Toshiba who will lose millions on this. Not to mention the poor souls who bought HD-DVD.

I just don't see the point really. What's wrong with a normal DVD ?

That's like asking what's wrong with Black & White TV.

I'll put money on it that a Toshiba boo-ray (that's funny) will be in the shops in the not to distant future.

There is not a lot of difference between the actual machines, but somewhere a inside they couldn't be made compatible. With a little bit of work, a touch of re-branding. Toshiba will be alright. And they probably got some kind of a kick back from the mighty sony!

I'm waiting for the company that made my tv to make a boo-ray player so I can use the same remote...

MonKey



[edit on 17/2/08 by ChiKeyMonKey]

Originally posted by ImJaded
Who here shops at WalMart?

I shop at WalMart.

The allegation that it is WalMart who has been conspiring among themselves to kill HD-DVD is not only wrong it's sounds to me like just another hysterical charge against WalMart by the left's continued conspiracy againt WalMart.

Toshiba's decision to drop HD DVD has more impact on the death of the format than WalMart's decision ever could. Even Toshiba's tactic of cutting the prices of its machines couldn't stop the adoption of Blu-Ray by the big players, especially the porn industry, whom analysts for months have been predicting would hold the key to which format would ultimately win.

This series of articles provides an accurate history of the corporations that have made the choice to go with Blu-Ray long before WalMart got into the act.

The statement that the article in the original post "is a great example of how Wal-mart conspires to control consumers" is just a lie.

It is over! The format war between Blu-ray and HD-DVD has come to an end! On NHK, Japanese TV, a reporter for the channel has made the announcement that Toshiba will halt production of HD-DVD players and conceding a loss to the Blu-ray group. He said that Toshiba will be making the formal announcement within a few days.

With Blu-ray featuring a commanding lead over HD-DVD worldwide, the choice was beyond obvious. It's estimated that Blu-ray commands 90% of the high-definition market, and with 10 million PlayStation 3s out there, it's certainly a big boost for the format. Additionally, with retailers and studio support dropping left and right, HD-DVD had no ground to stand on anymore. Toshiba will continue to liquidate HD-DVD stock, but production has been officially ended.

This loss could cost Toshiba an unspecified figure of hundreds of millions US dollars. Hopefully, Toshiba will be able to recooperate much of that loss with their Blu-ray products. As we reported earlier, it looks like Toshiba is planning Blu-ray players of their own to go on sale this Summer.

www.psxextreme.com...

Recently the Blu-ray disc format has been gaining market share, while Toshiba has been forced to slash prices to sell its HD DVD machines. A Toshiba pullout would signal the almost certain defeat of HD DVD to Blu-ray.

On Friday, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the largest U.S. retailer, said it will sell only Blu-ray DVDs and hardware and no longer carry HD DVD offerings.

The announcement came five days after Netflix Inc. said it will cease carrying rentals in HD DVD. Several major U.S. retailers have made similar decisions, including Target Corp. and Blockbuster Inc.

Last month, Warner Bros. Entertainment decided to release movie discs only in the Blu-ray format, becoming the latest studio to reject HD DVD.

ap.google.com...

HD DVD SALES REBOUND
Apparently reassured by statements from Universal and Paramount/DreamWorks that they have no plans to follow the lead of Warner Bros. in abandoning Toshiba's HD DVD high-definition video system, sales of HD DVD players rebounded during the week ended Jan. 19. As reported by the Video Business website, HD DVD players accounted for 33 percent of all high-definition units sold during the week, up from just 7 percent a week earlier. However, the same week saw price cuts of $100-$200 dollars for the HD DVD players, which may have contributed to the rise in sales. Nevertheless, tech research firm Gartner predicted that Toshiba's price cutting "may prolong HD DVD's life a little, but the limited line-up of film titles will inflict fatal damage on the format." Paramount and Universal account for only 30 percent of all HD movies sold. [emphasis mine]

www.movieweb.com...

The porn industry is set to move to Blu-ray despite higher authoring costs. The industry that is reeling from a 50% down turn in DVD sales is also banking on improved quality to "stimulate" their industry.

www.smarthouse.com.au...

[edit on 2008/2/17 by GradyPhilpott]

riiiiight ...

*backs away from this thread and leaves quietly*