More Conjecture - Tosh. Pres. to announce end oF format tomorrow

ilovehddvd · 02-18-2008, 12:43 PM

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Despite Red's inability to make any real public statement, Japanese publication Nikkei has it that Toshiba president Atsutoshi Nishida will be announcing the final discontinuation of HD DVD tomorrow, as well as halted sales of hardware and media by March (as in days from now). Apparently Toshiba will pull its units from retail shelves, but has no intention to give burned early adopters any refunds (no kidding?); it sounds like the ceasefire will include the bare PC drives as well, so those hoping to keep using HD DVD as a personal data storage medium probably won't have much luck. Apparently the announcement will come alongside Toshiba's plans to build new semiconductor fabs, which we're sure they'll try to spin as an advancement that far overshadows the hill of beans (read: hundreds of millions) they've lost in the format war. [Warning: subscription required.]

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Cannot wait for those bargain bin deals! Time to grab another player fo sho!

HD Goofnut · 02-18-2008, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ilovehddvd

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Cannot wait for those bargain bin deals! Time to grab another player fo sho!

I am so relieved that I already have a backup A2.

ilovehddvd · 02-18-2008, 01:58 PM

I have my post HD DVD front page up.

I'll focus on finding HD DVD deals. I will keep reviewing HD DVDs ... for whatever purpose. But if the Pres. of Tosh comes out tomorrow, this will be up pretty quick:

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