TDG Opinions

February 2008 - Posts

• The Rapid Demise of HD DVD and the Trail of Embarrassed Analysts Left Behind

  Unless you've been hiding under a rock the past few days, you are aware that Toshiba will "no longer develop, manufacture, and market HD DVD players and recorders," a move which formally brings an end to the high-def DVD format war. The rationale? According to Toshiba President Atsutoshi Nishida, last month's decision by Warner Bros. to support Blu-ray exclusively made the move inevitable.... Posted Feb 21 2008, 10:12 AM by Michael Greeson with no comments Filed under: format wars, DVD, HD-DVD, high definition, video, movie rentals, Blu-ray, Michael Greeson

• The Missing Piece at CES, Redux

  After the 2006 Consumer Electronic Show, I wrote a TDG Opinion out the profusion of connected, multifunction devices which seemed to be bringing more (not less) complexity into our lives; and that consumers will no doubt need some help managing all this "stuff." I also suggested that network operators step up to this challenge and help consumers deal with the growing mire of devices and connections, a move which, while involving some short-term cost, would offer true long-term value to both the consumer and the operator (if not the entire "digital home" industry).... Posted Feb 14 2008, 11:08 AM by The Diffusion Group with no comments