Entries in 'hd-dvd' (35)
US: Warner launches HD-DVD for Blu-ray trade deal
Disgruntled HD-DVD customers in the US are being offered the chance to modernise their film collection thanks to Warner and a new scheme entitled Red2Blu, Home Cinema Choice reports.
Report: Blu-Ray too reliant on PS3
Blu-Ray may have consigned HD-DVD to history’s rubbish bin, but it may still struggle to replace the traditional DVD format – not least because the format’s market is too ...
Microsoft: Forget HD-DVD – the future is digital distribution
Speaking to UK newspaper The Guardian, UK Xbox boss Neil Thompson has insisted that his company did not back the wrong horse when it supported Toshiba and its HD-DVD ...
Blu-Ray prices hit new high
Samsung, Sony and Sharp are selling Blu-ray players for the highest prices all year, following what is generally considered the demise of rival format HD-DVD, according to a price comparison ...Advertisement
Xbox 360 HD-DVD player discontinued
Following Toshiba’s decision to cease development and production of HD-DVD equipment, Microsoft has now confirmed that manufacturing of its HD-DVD add-on for Xbox 360 is also to end.
Unanimous studio backing for Blu-Ray
With HD-DVD now officially dead and buried, the final former backer’s of Toshiba’s disc technology have now officially pitched their flags in the Blu-Ray camp.Reuters reports that Paramount, the ...
Xbox 360 sells 18m worldwide
Microsoft’s GDC keynote speaker, John Schappert, has claimed that the 360 has sold more than 18 million units worldwide.
Struggles will continue for Blu-Ray, analyst claims
Analyst firm Strategy Analytics has stated that although the battle has been won, the war is far from over for Sony’s hi-def disc format Blu-Ray.
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Microsoft: HD-DVD will have no impact on 360
Following the news that Toshiba has dropped the guillotine on its struggling HD-DVD format, Microsoft has said that it doesn’t believe the decision will have any impact on the next-gen ...
Blu-Ray promotions step up a gear
Though the final official confirmation is not expected to arrive until tomorrow, it seems that the world has accepted that the long-fought hi-def format war is at and end ...
Toshiba refuses to confirm HD-DVD death
Toshiba has refused to officially confirm that its HD-DVD format is dead following reports over the weekend that it is to scrap the technology – though confirmation is still expected ...
Toshiba scraps HD-DVD as hi-def war ends
It’s official – the hi-def format war is over, with news of Toshiba’s decision to cease production of HD-DVD equipment, handing victory to Sony’s Blu-Ray technology.
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European Blu-Ray sales hit 2m
Europe has bought 2.37 million Blu-Ray disks since the format went on sale in 2006, achieving the landmark figure faster than it took standard DVD to when it first appeared ...
Best Buy latest to strike HD-DVD blow
It just gets worse for HD-DVD in North America – leading national retailer Best Buy has now said that it is to encourage the uptake of Sony’s hi-def Blu-Ray disc ...
Now Netflix abandons HD-DVD
In a further blow to Toshiba’s beleaguered HD-DVD hi-def disc format, giant US DVD rental service Netflix has announced that it to phase out the format this year in favour ...
US: 360 HD-DVD price slashed
With many predicting that the hi-def DVD war is fast approaching an end, and an end that will be marked with a Blu-Ray victory, Microsoft has slashed the price of ...
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National Geographic drops HD-DVD
Sky News reports that National Geographic is to drop the HD DVD format in favour of rival hi-def format, Blu-Ray.
Toshiba responds to Woolworths HD-DVD cull
Toshiba has spoken out in response to Woolworths’ announcement that it is to phase out HD-DVD from its stores in March.
Woolworths dumps HD-DVD
Woolworths has announced that it is to drop HD-DVD from its product mix in March – leaving Blu-Ray as the sole ‘next-gen’ DVD format in its stores.
Now HD-DVD is losing the porn war
Though it might seem insignificant compared to the recent decision from Warner, the latest studio to pull out of HD-DVD production could deliver an equally large blow to HD-DVD’s survival ...
Toshiba plans HD-DVD price cut
Following a torrid week that has seen Warner defect to Blu-Ray and other studios, such as Paramount and Universal, waiver in their support, CNN Money claims that Toshiba is ...
Universal next to abandon HD-DVD?
Following Warner’s high-profile defection to Blu-Ray, and the news that Paramount has an escape clause in its HD-DVD contract, Variety reports that studio powerhouse Universal could be the next firm ...
Microsoft would consider 360 Blu-Ray drive
Xbox 360 format holder Microsoft has said that whilst its gaming unit still fully backs Toshiba’s HD-DVD hi-def format, it could still consider supporting Sony’s rival Blu-Ray technology.
Paramount denies Blu-Ray defection
Following the recent news that Warner Bros is to drop its support of Toshiba’s HD-DVD hi-def movie format, fellow movie studio Paramount has denied that it is to do the ...
CES 2008: HD-DVD conference cancelled
Following the news that Warner is to cease production of HD-DVD movies and instead exclusively support Sony’s rival Blu-Ray format, last night’s CES 2008 North American HD-DVD Promotion Group conference ...
