Toshiba To Halt HD-DVD Production 494
Multiple users have written to tell us that Toshiba is planning to halt production of devices related to HD-DVD. According to Japanese broadcasting network NHK, Toshiba will lose "hundreds of millions of dollars" as the format war finally draws to a close. Regardless, investors are pleased that Toshiba has made the decision to cut its losses. This comes after a last-ditch price cut was unable to prevent Wal-mart from throwing their lot in with Blu-ray, although some sources suggest that Wal-mart was already aware of Toshiba's plans to withdraw from fight.
whew, fewer syllables (Score:5, Funny)
Better luck next time (Score:2, Funny)
Now if we can convince England to use the euro and drive on the right side of the road we can at least pretend to be a modern civilization
Re:whew, fewer syllables (Score:5, Funny)
I always think the funniest acronym is PXE UNDI - it sounds like fairy knicker to me.
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Re:Better luck next time (Score:3, Funny)
Heavy Goods Vehicles / Trucks for the first month on the right side
then cars / bikes later on
Rest In Peace, HD-DVD (Score:4, Funny)
Sony won a format war... (Score:5, Funny)
So... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Better luck next time (Score:5, Funny)
The only thing that I find unfamthomable is the use of some of the colors on the road.
For example they only use white paint for the lines. In the States they use white and yellow. You can tell the difference real quick which lanes are for your direction of traffic (white) and which is the divider line (yellow). I've had more than a few moments of panic where I could not tell for the life of me which lanes were which.
I take that back there are two things about driving in the UK, the second is do you people believe in F'ing street/road signs? Considering that the names of the streets change every 3 blocks and they don't run in a straight line more than 25 yards at a go, it would be simply amazing to have both the street and the cross street names on a sign, you are lucky just to even have a cross street that you can see from the road you are travelling on.
I foresee a GPS in my immediate future.
Re:whew, fewer syllables (Score:2, Funny)
Hot Damn!
Re:Better luck next time (Score:5, Funny)
I bet you post comments on YouTube.
Re:Refund? (Score:2, Funny)
For Sale (Score:5, Funny)
(Please...)
Re:whew, fewer syllables (Score:4, Funny)
Err. (Score:5, Funny)
PCMCIA (Score:5, Funny)
Re:whew, fewer syllables (Score:5, Funny)
I'm not sure something that can be (and frequently is) pronounced 'Blurry' is a great name for an HD format either...
Re:Sony won a format war... (Score:3, Funny)
http://www.nhl.com/players/8459534.html [nhl.com]
Re:PCMCIA (Score:2, Funny)
W.e w.ould h.ave g.otten i.t e.ven w.ithout t.he a.nnoying p.eriods.
Re:and ISDN (Score:3, Funny)
Re:whew, fewer syllables (Score:2, Funny)
Not to be a troll but... Sony actually won a format war?! This is big news! After all those years of trying to push Betamax, Digital Audio Tape (DAT), and Minidisc down our throats Sony actually won a format war!
I don't know if I should congratulated Sony or ask if hell froze over.
Re:whew, fewer syllables (Score:5, Funny)
3.5" Floppy Disc - today's format is based on Sony design
Compact Disc - developed by Sony and Philips
DVD - developed by Sony and Philips
Digital Audio Tape - de-facto standard in the music and professional audio industry
Beta - the standard tape format in the video industry for the past 20 years