Paramount states all remaining blu-ray discs will be destroyed!

**PFC5** · 11-30-2007, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Madhatter

Not to get too off topic and derail our bitch fest and cat fight, but seems to me that somewhere in this country, with people here being unemployed, that these "widgets" could be manufactured here and we could rely less on China and their bullshit. Anyone still buying toys made in China should be really concerned. And I saw a report where the majority of medicine and ingredients to manufacture medicines originate in China, where there are no inspections and regulations. US manufacturers are allowed to "inspect" these locations, but only after a time is "scheduled" for inspection by the Chinese authorities. Wonder what else is put in our medicines that we don't know about?

Now back to our bitch fest and cat fight.

Finally a good post from you and I agree with it.

The problem is companies look only to the next quarter's financial reports so that the executives get increased stock value. Once the USA is no longer a economic powerhouse, they will lose most of those sales and are cutting their own throats down the road. By then the execs hope to retire on their stock options though.

Revolv · 11-30-2007, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by daleb

Think we can get an invite to the destruction party?

GET THE MARSHMALLOWS! Let's watch these babies BURN!

So much for BD fans claiming that your can still get Paramount titles for BD.

The BD/HD release counts shifted by almost 60 titles in favour of HD DVD as a result of this switch and the decision to destroy the BD inventory.

It also shows quite clearly that Paramount has no intention of supporting BD again in any short term timeframe.

anythingwt · 11-30-2007, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Revolv

The BD/HD release counts shifted by almost 60 titles in favour of HD DVD as a result of this switch and the decision to destroy the BD inventory.

It doesnt hurt that we can watch their BD movies in the US if we import

PrinceLH · 11-30-2007, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

More of your bullshit Prince?

GO BACK NOW!

Poor Lee....He can't take it anymore. He likes to dish it out, but can't take it. I heard your master Amir endorsed dual format players today. I guess he has an exit strategy, with HD DVD needing palative care, in it's last days on this planet. What exit strategy do you have Lee?

Surrender or falling on your sword?

Lee Stewart · 11-30-2007, 09:49 PM

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What exit strategy do you have Lee?

I am working on it now . . . to get rid of you.

PrinceLH · 11-30-2007, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

I am working on it now . . . to get rid of you.

Ha ha ha....Do you ever sleep?

Lee Stewart · 11-30-2007, 09:56 PM

Hey Prince . . .

Join the party!

Doing some cartoons and need some creative names for Bluuray...

The Official Thread for Fanboys of BR and HD-DVD to go at it...please taunt here only

sam9007 · 11-30-2007, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by PrinceLH

Poor Lee....He can't take it anymore. He likes to dish it out, but can't take it. I heard your master Amir endorsed dual format players today. I guess he has an exit strategy, with HD DVD needing palative care, in it's last days on this planet. What exit strategy do you have Lee?

Surrender or falling on your sword?

Not going to happen for either format.

BobY · 11-30-2007, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Madhatter

Hmmmm. Let's see if we can break down the cost.

Toshiba gets Chinese company to produce their crap.
Chinese company gets thousands of prisoners from Chinese labor camps. Locks them in room, throws big bowl of rice in room for them to eat. Keeps them locked in for 18 hours. Labor costs: probably less than $2 (the cost of the bowl of rice and electric to boil the water for the rice).

Cheap plastic parts for player: Use the same as above, but at a plastics factory owned by some Chinese company who does the same.

Box to pack the crap in: Use the same as above, but at a box company in China doing the same.

Print literature: See above

Transport to USA: Probably their biggest expense, since they won't let the prisoners fly airplanes or leave the country.

Meant to be a joke, but sadly, probably not far from the truth.

From seeing the insides of the A2 and the A3, probably cost to produce is around $8.

Now substitute "Sony" for "Toshiba" and "PS3" for "A3".

Surely you know the PS3 is built in China? If it wasn't, Sony's loss on the PS3 would probably be an additional Billion dollars.

BobY · 11-30-2007, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Gerhard

I am sure the real reason is that they need the warehouse space for all the unsold HD DVD titles, that must be a massive quantity by now.Chris

Uhm, Chris, have you looked at the individual title sales of BD? Now compare that to how many discs they thought they would sell with millions of players in the field. Who do you think needs the bigger warehouse?

Then there's the warehouses to hold the reject 50GB BD discs due to bad yield (Sony says 75%-80%, other replicators are much lower).

Super XP · 12-01-2007, 01:26 AM

Well, from what I've heard Sony is losing their shirt with Blu-Ray, and companies like Panasonic, LG, Samsung, Sharp, and Pioneer etc. are not very happy with BD stand alone player sales. Oh, but wait Sony is selling PS3's right? As BD players right?

Sony is $3 Billion in the hole due to the PS3, Blu-Ray & the exploding batteries, or I think the Batteries are not included in that $3 Billion problem.

Bunter · 12-01-2007, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe_news

What a waste, lame choice IMO.

What...?

So, instead they should have sent them to poor kids in Africa!

Bunter · 12-01-2007, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Madhatter

And something that happens in Canada is important because????

You're a jingoistic turd!

Bunter · 12-01-2007, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by bruceames

Funny, I thought that was Toshiba's game: bleeding Sony dry.

Bunter · 12-01-2007, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by PrinceLH

Hey, the truth is the truth is the truth. !080i, is 1080i. The new standard is 1080p, until something better comes on the scene. Obsolete is obsolete. If it we're not so, then Toshiba would have had no reason to produce newer 1080p models and forced to sell the old stock, with old firmware, at a massive loss. I guess there's no more money in the kitty for any new studio purchases this year. Too bad, Warner can't be bought so cheaply, like Parawhore!

While entertaining, posts like this make less and less sense.

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Super XP Star Trek: The Movie! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, ON. Canada Posts: 5,776	Well, from what I've heard Sony is losing their shirt with Blu-Ray, and companies like Panasonic, LG, Samsung, Sharp, and Pioneer etc. are not very happy with BD stand alone player sales. Oh, but wait Sony is selling PS3's right? As BD players right? Sony is $3 Billion in the hole due to the PS3, Blu-Ray & the exploding batteries, or I think the Batteries are not included in that $3 Billion problem. __________________ Toshiba Regza 46" HDTV (46RF350U) LCD 1080p/24p Toshiba HD-A35 / HD-A3 / XD-E500 LG GGC-H20L Super Multi / PC Drive Onkyo TX-SR605 7.1 TrueHD/DTS HD MA Precision Acoustics™ 8Ch. Hi Def Loudspeaker Series DVD's = 200 = 130 = 10

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Lee Stewart Behold - the future! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albuquerque, NM Age: 58 Posts: 25,193	Hey Prince . . . Join the party! Doing some cartoons and need some creative names for Bluuray... The Official Thread for Fanboys of BR and HD-DVD to go at it...please taunt here only