Paramount: We're Sticking with HD DVD
Tue Jan 8, 2008 11:15PM EST
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Paramount has issued a statement saying that the Financial Times story published earlier today claiming Paramount was set to drop HD DVD in favor of Blu-ray is false.
"Paramount's current plan is to continue to support the HD DVD format,'' according to a spokeswoman for Paramount, as quoted by Bloomberg.
The original Financial Times story, says HD DVD backer Toshiba, was speculative. Now the question arises how the normally rock-solid FT got this one wrong. A malicious plant from an anonymous source? Or simple speculation gone awry?
On the other hand, Paramount's "current plan" could certainly change at any time.
In any case, for now, consider this one a rumor that's debunked.
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2 Posted by jirojas on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:35PM EDT Report Abuse
Great... Well I hope Universal jumps ship, that would make Paramount look foolish.
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3 Posted by slingerff8 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:28PM EDT Report Abuse
Well, so much for that. Blu-Ray is still in the driver's seat however and the news still won't detract me for purchasing a PS3.
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4 Posted by magpagbst on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:03PM EDT Report Abuse
unfortunately . . . this will have no impact on the dreadful fact that my shiny new hp laptop came installed with the mundane windows vista . . . ugh!
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5 Posted by magpagbst on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:03PM EDT Report Abuse
oh no . . . oh g-o-d no . . . i can't take this anymore . . . where's my xanax!?!?!?
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6 Posted by ubt01 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:26PM EDT Report Abuse
how can this be happened? come on. tell us the true story.
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7 Posted by ubt01 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:26PM EDT Report Abuse
I think the creditability of FT is dropping.
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8 Posted by jasaddiego@sbcglobal.net on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:29PM EDT Report Abuse
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahhahahahahahahahascrew em both. I choose Beta, no wait VHS, no...aww the heck with it I'll just spend my money on apple.
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9 Posted by adarkerlight on Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:45PM EDT Report Abuse
If you read the original FT story the only concrete fact it had was that Paramount have a clause giving them the option to drop HD-DVD support if Warner does also. That's it. Paramount have at no point stated they are even considering doing this. The FT story was just sensationalism.
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10 Posted by bondagesm69md on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:11PM EDT Report Abuse
To Skyler... It is not about the cheapest bc the picture is better. There are a lot more things that go into hi-def movies. Sound quality is a major factor that is in favor of Blu-Ray. But since you state that 1080P is the same no matter what, which is true, but ever heard of graphic cards? what is the difference there? why are some so much more expensive. It is called video decoders... The Blu-Ray player can create a better picture because there is more data, there are less issues. Also you view the disc in the native format that it was filmed, therefore leaving any computer modulations out of the equation. But keep thinking that cheap is better, thats what wal-mart does for ya
1 Posted by urhit on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:28PM EDT Report Abuse
Foolish satatement from paramount.Sticking with dead technology.They should support blu ray.