Toshiba Makes It Official - Rip Hd Dvd

bootyman81 · 19-02-2008, 11:04 AM

Well it's been made official the format war is over.

Toshiba gave a press conference in Tokyo Just hours ago stating that they where no longer going to continue manufacturing HD-DVD players. here's a link to the press release.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080219005651/en

THE WAR IS OVER!! THE WAR IS OVER!!

breadmaker6 · 19-02-2008, 11:16 AM

....until the next one!

Transformers on Bluray anyone

KeanosMagicHat · 19-02-2008, 11:20 AM

Here's the official press release from Toshiba.

Not sure where else to post it as threads seem to get deleted / closed on this subject as fast as they are created.

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

shaithis · 19-02-2008, 11:28 AM

Whether it was meant as spin or not, the press statement is correct that the customers just lost out.

Especially those of us who like to import foreign films, we have just be stuffed good and proper

RIP region-free, sony are here for good which means region-free is gone for good

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shaithis Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The Last Aerie Thanks: Gave 5, Got 27 Posts: 1,524	Re: Toshiba Makes It Official - Rip Hd Dvd Whether it was meant as spin or not, the press statement is correct that the customers just lost out. Especially those of us who like to import foreign films, we have just be stuffed good and proper RIP region-free, sony are here for good which means region-free is gone for good