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Movie Studio Drops HD DVD Support Because of Forum Posters

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by RC Cola, Jan 21, 2008.

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  1. RC Cola

    RC Cola Member

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    http://formatwarcentral.com/index.php/2008/01/20/rb-films-to-exclude-hd-dvd-for-future-releases/
    I believe this was the thread at AVS that he is mostly talking about:
    http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=924286
    And the thread at Blu-ray.com where he mentions dropping HD DVD (and why):
    http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?p=531890#post531890

    This doesn't really mean much at all for the format war, but I found this all pretty funny. It wouldn't surprise me that some HD DVD fans would "abuse" him, but I didn't think a studio would actually drop support because of that (although the size of this studio may have something to do with that).
     
    #1 RC Cola, Jan 21, 2008
  2. chow_yun_fat

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    not really surprising. what is surprising is how neogaf is slowly turning into a biased site (maybe they always were). i got banned for using M$ once...how petty is that?? they also made che a mod. to me, that's the push that made me think their biased. che is a hardcore ms fanboy, obviously, cuz he works for microsoft. if he had more objective or unbiased opinions, i would think otherwise.
     
    #2 chow_yun_fat, Jan 21, 2008
  3. RC Cola

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    You should have gotten banned for using M$ (unless maybe you also used $ony and um...Nint€ndo?). IMO, it is pretty stupid to do that, and it doesn't really add to any useful discussion regarding a particular topic.

    Where did you see that Che is a mod? He isn't listed as a mod in the forum leaders section, nor is his name colored red (like other mods). I may have missed any threads that talked about this if there was one (haven't really paid attention to Che's latest posts either). His "reputation" is pretty bad there ("should start looking for proxies"), so I don't think you'd be the only one that would disagree with such a move.

    It doesn't really seem any more biased than it used to IMO, at least the staff part of it anyway. They all have differing viewpoints, but they're generally pretty good at being fair and unbiased when it comes to moderating the forums. There is one mod that I don't really like, but that doesn't really have anything to do with bias (at least bias when it comes to video games).
     
    #3 RC Cola, Jan 21, 2008
  4. tinman

    tinman 999999999
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    dude I hope you work for Sony someday. The PS3 Truck was at our office last month, I could have given them your resume or at least bugged them for a free game or something. I still have that Playstation headband for you or Cola. I'm not going to wear it! ;)
     
    #4 tinman, Jan 21, 2008
  5. Kam

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    Maybe we can force someone to be traded off of the Rockets.

    Or Get Riddy of Ricky.
     
    #5 Kam, Jan 21, 2008
  6. tinman

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    you want majority rule? that means steve francis would have been starting this entire time.
     
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    That would have been great.


    Then I can yell Trade Steve Back.
     
    #7 Kam, Jan 21, 2008
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    I've heard that the PS3 might be discontinued entirely due to poor sales.
     
    #8 KingCheetah, Jan 21, 2008
  9. Apollo Creed

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    I heard that all PS3 owners are also going to have to pay 200 bucks out of their own pocket to help cover Sony's massive bankruptcy.
     
    #9 Apollo Creed, Jan 21, 2008
  10. Ziggy

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    Format war has been over for awhile ;)
     
    #10 Ziggy, Jan 21, 2008
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    yes DVD won
     
    #11 hotballa, Jan 21, 2008
  12. chow_yun_fat

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    disagree with the ban, agree with the second part. i coined the term from neogaf and people still use it on that forum w/o getting banned. i probably just touched on a sensitive subject and rubbed them the wrong way (im good at that).
     
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  13. tinman

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    Johnny Gill you are not.
     
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  14. chow_yun_fat

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    sorry, i think my cursor fell on his name and turned it red. surprised me when i saw his name in red. i just double checked a minute ago and it's safe to say he isn't.
     
    #14 chow_yun_fat, Jan 21, 2008
  15. RC Cola

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    I don't know the context of your post, so I can't tell if your ban was fair. I don't even pay attention to see if others that do post "M$" get banned, although even if they aren't, it is certainly frowned about. Personally, I probably would have banned anyone who did that regardless of the context, unless it was a joke or something, like I mentioned earlier. I probably would have made it a 24 hour ban (or less if possible?) though, making it more of a severe warning rather than the usual type of ban.

    You had me scared for a minute. I thought maybe I missed some very entertaining threads.
     
    #15 RC Cola, Jan 21, 2008
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    [obligatory]

    DOOMED!

    [/obligatory]
     
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  17. tinman

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    <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/O2TsW76R6oM&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/O2TsW76R6oM&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>
     
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    nevermind, no reading comprehension this early in the morning for me.
     
    #18 dylan, Jan 22, 2008
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    ok these blu-ray vs. HD DVD threads are getting old.

    Lets face it. Blu-ray has won.

    [​IMG]
     
    #19 UTweezer, Jan 22, 2008
  20. tinman

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    First you get the MONEY
    then you get the POWER


    http://www.hometheatermag.com/news/012208didfox/

    Did Fox Flip Warner?
    By Mark Fleischmann
    January 22, 2008 — Warner's decision to drop HD DVD and concentrate on Blu-ray releases may have been the climax of an epic bout of flipflopping. Or so says the rumor mill.

    Here's what people are saying: Warner wanted a conclusion to the format war because it was "not only slowing the adoption of high-definition discs, but also hurting their regular DVD sales," according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

    Gizmodo takes up the tale: "Warner actually wanted to go HD DVD. They gave Toshiba the chance to bring another studio into the HD DVD camp before they turned Blu. Fox was lined up, and told the HD DVD camp it was going to switch to HD DVD, which would've also turned Warner exclusively HD DVD. At the last possible minute, it nixed the deal."

    Ouch.

    It's also been reported in various places that Fox got $120 million in promo cash from Sony, and Warner somewhere between $400-500 million.

    That might suggest that deeper pockets always win. But if that's the case, why didn't Blu-ray win from the outset? The truth is probably that money and timing both turned the tide. For the moment, though, HD DVD still exists.
     
    #20 tinman, Jan 23, 2008
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