08-05-2009, 06:26 PM
Algo que acabo de leer en The Digital Bits que basicamente apoya y puntualiza lo que dije anteriormente:
It seems that ZDNet's ever-amusing Robin Harris (alias The Monarch - "I'll get you yet, Blu-ray!") has written yet another anti-Blu-ray diatribe, thrilling to the news that Toshiba has licensed its dead HD-DVD technology to Chinese manufacturers for consumption in the Chinese market only as a new "CBHD" format. Man, I love this guy. Seriously, he's always good for a laugh. Naturally, Harris ignores the fact that Blu-ray dominates HD disc delivery everywhere else in the world. Toshiba's move is smart in that it will help recoup their massive HD-DVD financial losses, but the company isn't going to be funding world domination anytime soon with the profits. You see, Chinese consumers, long accustomed to dirt-cheap pirated VCD and DVD media, aren't exactly rushing to adopt HD discs. Not to mention, CBHD is heavily subsidized by the Chinese government... and we all know how well that government's last two attempts at a China-only disc format, SVCD and EVD, went over. DVD's done just fine regardless. Harris also forgets that Hollywood isn't going to allow their titles to be released on the Chinese CBHD format ANYWHERE outside of China. Meanwhile, Toshiba is planning its own Blu-ray player for release everywhere else - you know, THE ENTIRE REST OF THE WORLD. Once again, in the whole history of the format war, from start to finish, Harris wasn't right about ANYTHING. He's a data storage guy (as he admits in his bio on ZDNet) with no experience in the home video industry. By the way, check out his own website, where he says he can help your company... wait for it... Harness the Blogosphere!
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents
It seems that ZDNet's ever-amusing Robin Harris (alias The Monarch - "I'll get you yet, Blu-ray!") has written yet another anti-Blu-ray diatribe, thrilling to the news that Toshiba has licensed its dead HD-DVD technology to Chinese manufacturers for consumption in the Chinese market only as a new "CBHD" format. Man, I love this guy. Seriously, he's always good for a laugh. Naturally, Harris ignores the fact that Blu-ray dominates HD disc delivery everywhere else in the world. Toshiba's move is smart in that it will help recoup their massive HD-DVD financial losses, but the company isn't going to be funding world domination anytime soon with the profits. You see, Chinese consumers, long accustomed to dirt-cheap pirated VCD and DVD media, aren't exactly rushing to adopt HD discs. Not to mention, CBHD is heavily subsidized by the Chinese government... and we all know how well that government's last two attempts at a China-only disc format, SVCD and EVD, went over. DVD's done just fine regardless. Harris also forgets that Hollywood isn't going to allow their titles to be released on the Chinese CBHD format ANYWHERE outside of China. Meanwhile, Toshiba is planning its own Blu-ray player for release everywhere else - you know, THE ENTIRE REST OF THE WORLD. Once again, in the whole history of the format war, from start to finish, Harris wasn't right about ANYTHING. He's a data storage guy (as he admits in his bio on ZDNet) with no experience in the home video industry. By the way, check out his own website, where he says he can help your company... wait for it... Harness the Blogosphere!
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents