Actually Toshiba is not supporting Blu-Ray because
1- they have huge digital distribution content plans, for digital distribution and storefront/kiosks. http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6599175.html 2- they have a huge digital storage division which manufactures memory chips, cards, hard drives and related other chips 3- They profit from continued dominance of DVD format, they are the largest patent holder as part of the DVD consortium. so more dvd's and players supporting it, they make more $$
As for the quality of upscaled DVD, it's a little better than the original, but it isn't good when compared to real HD. alot of people are being pushed to this as a temporary band aid to prevent the switchover to Blu-Ray, thus marginalizing physical formats and allow for digital distribution and ... Toshiba to profit alot from that part of the business.
Argue as much as you want that other companies are using upscaling technology, but Toshiba is the one pushin it the most, and for very very self interested reasons. nothing wrong with that, but it helps to know the real reasons behind it.
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mitchelljd @ Dec 3rd 2008 1:35PM
Actually Toshiba is not supporting Blu-Ray because
1- they have huge digital distribution content plans, for digital distribution and storefront/kiosks.
http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6599175.html
2- they have a huge digital storage division which manufactures memory chips, cards, hard drives and related other chips
3- They profit from continued dominance of DVD format, they are the largest patent holder as part of the DVD consortium. so more dvd's and players supporting it, they make more $$
As for the quality of upscaled DVD, it's a little better than the original, but it isn't good when compared to real HD. alot of people are being pushed to this as a temporary band aid to prevent the switchover to Blu-Ray, thus marginalizing physical formats and allow for digital distribution and ... Toshiba to profit alot from that part of the business.
Argue as much as you want that other companies are using upscaling technology, but Toshiba is the one pushin it the most, and for very very self interested reasons. nothing wrong with that, but it helps to know the real reasons behind it.
So why don't you acknowledge that? oh please.