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Death of HD-DVD: Porn goes Blu-ray! *Updated*
Update: seems some sources aren't always as accurate as they should be.
Dailytech received word from Digital Playground that the studio still supports both formats and also that other studio, Vivid, still intends to stay with HD-DVD
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The end of the HD-battle? Guess it sure looks like it!
TGDaily is reporting that porn studio Digital Playground has decided to completely drop HD-DVD support and go exclusively with Sony's Blu-ray format.
Game over?
Dailytech received word from Digital Playground that the studio still supports both formats and also that other studio, Vivid, still intends to stay with HD-DVD
“Currently Blu-ray is very expensive to encode and replicate. It probably won't be embraced by the adult industry until the price is lowered,” Steven Hirsch, co-chairman of Vivid Entertainment, told DailyTech. “We will continue to consider [Blu-ray Disc] for some of our blockbuster titles and also continue to produce in HD DVD."
Thanks Anonymous for pointing out the Dailytech article :)Original Post:
The end of the HD-battle? Guess it sure looks like it!
TGDaily is reporting that porn studio Digital Playground has decided to completely drop HD-DVD support and go exclusively with Sony's Blu-ray format.
Digital Playground joins Warner Bros, New Line, and HBO as recent converts to Blu-ray exclusivity. HD DVD is left with just Universal, a founding member of the format, and Paramount, which reportedly received huge monetary incentives to move away from Blu-ray.
There you have it. Since porn always bring in tons of money, I wouldn't be surprised that this is just about the end of Toshiba's HD-DVD format.Game over?
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Anonymous
I'm unbiased too, but I'm surprised so many people are buying into Blu Ray when Blu Ray haven't sorted out their system Profiles, their restrictive DRM and added ports for easier firmware updates. Most early machines don't seem to support BD Java. Seems like a lot of people are being used as guinea pigs, so until these are fixed I'm staying with DVD.
agree... I'm wondering too....
Speed
Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if most Blu-ray owners just have a PS3 and not an actual standalone player.
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