Archive for the “Blu-Ray” category
Did Sony Pay Off Toshiba To Scuttle HD-DVD Format? (Does It Matter?)
by Tony Hung on February 23, 2008
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? (…)
High Definition Format War Over — Blu-Ray The Winner
by Tony Hung on February 16, 2008
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. (…)
$100 HD-DVD Players Mean One *Other* Thing …
by Tony Hung on November 1, 2007
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 (…)