| Author |
Message |
WanMan
Joined: 19 Mar 2006
Posts: 10270
|
| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:26 pm Post subject: Say No to the Ho, aka Toshiba |
|
|
Toshiba wants admission to the Blu-ray Disk Association.
Personally, I'd let them eat their HD DVD cake and deny them BDA access. Like Cartman taking his ball and going home. 
_________________
Trust no one. Absolutely no one. Advice of the board.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Curt Palme
CRT Tech
Joined: 08 Mar 2006
Posts: 24396
Location: Langley, BC
TV/Projector: All of them!
|
| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:29 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I wonder if anyone out there is ripping BR to HD DVD? My two Toshiba players are still working fine..
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ecrabb
Forum Moderator
Joined: 13 Mar 2006
Posts: 15909
Location: Utah
TV/Projector: JVC RS40, Epson 5010
|
| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:07 pm Post subject: Re: Say No to the Ho, aka Toshiba |
|
|
| WanMan wrote: | | Personally, I'd let them eat their HD DVD cake and deny them BDA access. Like Cartman taking his ball and going home. |
You're joking, right? It was just business. There were two competing CE alliances. One won and the other lost. If the roles had been reversed, Sony would now be talking about building HD DVD players... Just like they built VHS VCRs after Beta was no longer viable.
Personally (and I'm sure the BDA will agree), I say the more, the merrier. The Toshiba HD DVD players were pretty good pieces. I still really like my XA1... It was slower than hell, but the build quality was excellent. If Toshiba builds a BD player of similar quality to the XA1 or XA2, then that's a good thing. Should be yet another good player from which to choose.
SC
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
WTS
Joined: 08 Mar 2006
Posts: 1276
Location: Calgary
|
| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:19 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Really, why shouldn't Toshiba get into the BR player market. I had the XA2 and I thought it was a great player. Just because they lost out doesn't mean they should be denied access to the BR market. What does Sony care it just means more money in their pockets.
_________________
Thanks
Walter
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ecrabb
Forum Moderator
Joined: 13 Mar 2006
Posts: 15909
Location: Utah
TV/Projector: JVC RS40, Epson 5010
|
| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:24 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| WTS wrote: | | What does Sony care it just means more money in their pockets. |
Exactly. If anything, it's a day of celebration for Sony... You'd shake hands and say, "Welcome to our side!", not throw them out! Denying them membership would be just plain dumb.
SC
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Person99
Joined: 09 Mar 2006
Posts: 4899
Location: Flower Mound, TX
|
| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: Say No to the Ho, aka Toshiba |
|
|
| ecrabb wrote: | | Sony would now be talking about building HD DVD players... Just like they built VHS VCRs after Beta was no longer viable. |
You didn't read Wan's post from back then, go look it up, it was called "Boycott Sony VHS players". 
_________________
Dave
A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station....
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Spanky Ham
Joined: 22 Mar 2006
Posts: 5643
Location: Comedy Central
|
| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| ecrabb wrote: | | WTS wrote: | | What does Sony care it just means more money in their pockets. |
Exactly. If anything, it's a day of celebration for Sony... You'd shake hands and say, "Welcome to our side!", not throw them out! Denying them membership would be just plain dumb.
SC |
Yeah, no sh$t. It isn't like Toshiba and Sony have never hooked up before. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_(microprocessor)
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
WanMan
Joined: 19 Mar 2006
Posts: 10270
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:38 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Curt, mine is still working (I think), but then again I haven't used it in several months. SC, of course I am joking. Dave, not funny. 
_________________
Trust no one. Absolutely no one. Advice of the board.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
