Category Archives: Blu-Ray

Did Sony Pay Off Toshiba To Scuttle HD-DVD Format? (Does It Matter?)

So with news that Japan is shelving the HD-DVD format from stores entirely, an interesting bit of news in the post portem of the high def wars, around the question — did Sony pay off Toshiba to end the war?  Well, CmdrTaco is posing that question over at Slashdot, anyway, thanks to a small piece [...]

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High Definition Format War Over — Blu-Ray The Winner

Looks like Wal-Mart dropping the HD-DVD format in favour of Blu-Ray was eerily prescient of what was to come only hours later.  In fact, the New York Times reported that Wal-Mart’s support for the Blu-Ray format *was* HD-DVD’s demise yesterday.
Well, its confirmed now.  Reuters is reporting that Toshiba is, in fact, dropping the HD-DVD format [...]

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$100 HD-DVD Players Mean One *Other* Thing …

Shattering through the $100 barrier means a lot of things to the consumer technology, as there is at least one HD-DVD which is now being offered at Best Buy for this price.  Quality issues aside and competition issues with blu-ray aside, greater penetration into the high definition loving public will *also* mean greater penetration into [...]

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