"Toshiba's HD-DVD going the way of Betamax" - Page 3

argatoga · February 16th, 2008, 08:04 PM

Ah, yea I just checked, you are right. I stand corrected.

vRS · February 16th, 2008, 09:30 PM

So now there 2 reason to buy a PS3 this and GT5.

essentialatom · February 16th, 2008, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by the Interceptor

Nothing against Quad-Cores (I'm currently building one as well), but the overclockability surely is better with single and dual cores, because the chance of a core failing to accept the higher speed rises with multiple cores. images/smilies/smile.gif

Good point - I maybe shouldn't have emphasised the overclocking as much as that, although I still want to ramp it up a bit.

the Interceptor · February 16th, 2008, 09:38 PM

So do I! I'm looking to at least get 3.6 GHz from the watercooled Q6600 G0 SLACR. images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

essentialatom · February 16th, 2008, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by the Interceptor

So do I! I'm looking to at least get 3.6 GHz from the watercooled Q6600 G0 SLACR. images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

I'm looking at the Q9450 or Q9550 - when it comes out, of course images/smilies/tongue.gif

And I'm looking for at least 3GHz from it. I'm not intending to max it out, or use watercooling (call me old-fashioned, I'm sure watercooling is quite safe, but to me, water + electricity = around 700 quid down the tubes).

But I'm looking at a case with ultra-tons of space and excellent airflow, and space for a watercooling system if I take the plunge.

roaming · February 17th, 2008, 04:45 AM

DVI has a higher resolution limit than HDMI but it doesn't have copy protection or audio.

hansvonaxion · February 17th, 2008, 05:30 AM

Looks like Toshiba have made the announcement, saw it on the news this morning.

chilicoke · February 17th, 2008, 11:02 AM

HD sites/blogs are also reporting the same story

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...on_HD_DVD/1473
http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/16...d-dvd-already/

Shawn · February 17th, 2008, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by roaming

DVI has a higher resolution limit than HDMI but it doesn't have copy protection or audio.

Interesting. Why would I care if DVI doesn't have copy protection?

I went to Future Shop and everything HD-DVD was on sale, quite sad really. Some really cool HD-DVD box sets were dirt cheap too.

cvrefugee · February 17th, 2008, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawn

Interesting. Why would I care if DVI doesn't have copy protection?

I went to Future Shop and everything HD-DVD was on sale, quite sad really. Some really cool HD-DVD box sets were dirt cheap too.

We don't care, but the MPAA does. You won't be able to output 720p or 1080p for Blu-Ray unless you're using HDMI and both devices support HDCP.

Shawn · February 17th, 2008, 07:23 PM

^ I thought HDCP-capable DVI could also do Bluray?

cvrefugee · February 17th, 2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawn

^ I thought HDCP-capable DVI could also do Bluray?

Yes, you're right. Mainly computers have this advantage but for home theater equipment not many devices with DVI output/input support HDCP.

jeffy777 · February 17th, 2008, 11:26 PM

I'm so glad I didn't buy either yet images/smilies/smile.gif

argatoga · February 18th, 2008, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffy777

I'm so glad I didn't buy either yet images/smilies/smile.gif

ditto

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But than I am too poor to even buy a proper tv images/smilies/sad.gif

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jeffy777 · February 18th, 2008, 02:56 AM

The quesiton was asked on Digg:

So, what are you HD DVD early adopters going to do?

One person answered:

Step 1: Tell your friends that HD-DVD won the war
Step 2: Sell them your disks
Step 3: Profit

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Hidden_Hunter · February 18th, 2008, 05:08 AM

Shame the real loser is us, the consumer

Lupin_IV · February 18th, 2008, 05:21 AM

The winner is the smart consumer who waited - i.e. me. images/smilies/tongue.gif

fbc · February 18th, 2008, 05:26 AM

Ad placement FTL - the story is about Toshiba's HD-DVD pullout..

http://pic.phyrefile.com/2008/02/18/tosh.JPG

MadCow809 · February 19th, 2008, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by vRS

So now there 2 reason to buy a PS3 this and GT5.

does PS3 / GT5 support Logitech G25 racing wheel? Cos if so... then im gonna invest on a HDTV, PS3 and GT5. Got nothing else to do, might as well as sit and play games.

essentialatom · February 19th, 2008, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by MadCow809

does PS3 / GT5 support Logitech G25 racing wheel? Cos if so... then im gonna invest on a HDTV, PS3 and GT5. Got nothing else to do, might as well as sit and play games.

Yes, and it's an awesome combination.

Why don't you have anything else to do?

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jeffy777 Joined: Feb 8th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: US Age: 27 Posts: 5,662 Car: '04 Toyota Sienna, crippled people like vans.... Rep Power: 53	The quesiton was asked on Digg: So, what are you HD DVD early adopters going to do? One person answered: Step 1: Tell your friends that HD-DVD won the war Step 2: Sell them your disks Step 3: Profit __________________ A man named Jeffy once said, "If laziness is craziness, then I've lost my marbles...and I don't feel like trying to find them."

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February 17th, 2008, 04:45 AM	#46
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February 17th, 2008, 07:23 PM	#51
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