The news comes just a day after giant US rental firm Netflix declared that it is to phase out HD-DVD by the end of the year.
The BBC reports that Best Buy’s decision was based in its belief that a single hi-def format would be beneficial to the consumer, and that whilst it will continue to stock HD-DVD its in-store displays will give prominence to Blu-Ray.
"Best Buy has always believed that the customer will benefit from a widely accepted single format that would offer advantages such as product compatibility and expanded content choices,” COO Brian Dunn stated.
"Because we believe that Blu-Ray is fast emerging as that single format, we have decided to focus on Blu-Ray products."
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