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Home Theater
February 21, 2008
Mark Fleischmann |
Paramount Returns to Blu-ray This week's long round of goodbyes continues with Paramount's announcement that it will resume releasing in Blu-ray after a brief hiatus of HD DVD exclusivity.   |
InternetNews
October 3, 2005
Clint Boulton |
Battle For DVD Format Unfolds Film studio Paramount Home Entertainment said it would embrace the Blu-ray format backed by a group led by Sony. |
Home Theater
January 4, 2008
Mark Fleischmann |
Warner Goes Blu Warner Bros., which until now has released titles on both Blu-ray and HD DVD, will release Blu-ray-only from now on. |
Home Theater
February 19, 2008 |
HD DVD Officially Passes Away The format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD has ended with an official statement admitting HD DVD's defeat. |
InternetNews
September 28, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
Intel, Microsoft Back HD DVD Intel and Microsoft opt for the HD DVD format over Sony's Blu-Ray. |
Home Theater
August 2, 2007 |
Who's Going Blu? Is the end near for HD DVD? A recent spate of bad news suggests that the format is running out of retail friends. But the situation may not be as bad as it first appears. |
InternetNews
February 20, 2008 |
Amazon, Universal to Support Blu-ray Format Retailers, film studios switch allegiances following demise of HD DVD. |
Home Theater
March 24, 2006
Darryl Wilkinson |
HD DVD Coming - Just Not Yet Toshiba has delayed the release of its HD DVD player until HD DVD titles are released by Warner Home Video. |
InternetNews
January 7, 2008
Andy Patrizio |
HD DVD Down, But Still Not Out The loss of Warner Bros. struck a blow for Blu-ray's supporters, but analysts say the high-definition format battle is far from over. |
Home Theater
January 14, 2008 |
Toshiba Takes an Ax to HD DVD Prices Toshiba has just made its HD DVD players even more attractive with big price cuts - though as a statement on the format's future, the move is ambiguous at best. |
Home Theater
August 20, 2007 |
Paramount, DreamWorks Dump BD for HD DVD Two major studios have announced that they're dumping Sony's Blu-ray format for Toshiba's HD DVD. It looks as though both formats are likely to be around for the foreseeable future. |
Home Theater
January 22, 2008 |
Did Fox Flip Warner? Warner's decision to drop HD DVD and concentrate on Blu-ray releases may have been the climax of an epic bout of flipflopping. Or so says the rumor mill. |
Home Theater
December 13, 2004
Darryl Wilkinson |
O High-Def DVD Format, Where Art Thou? Here are some of the latest developments in the march toward a higher definition DVD. |
InternetNews
February 11, 2008
Andy Patrizio |
Double Dose Of Bad News For HD DVD Best Buy and Netflix have turned their back on HD DVD. |
InternetNews
January 7, 2008 |
Toshiba: HD DVD is no Loser to Blu-ray Toshiba Corp said on Sunday its HD DVD high-definition video format is not dead despite being dealt a big setback by Warner Bros studio's decision to exclusively back Sony Corp's rival Blu-ray technology. |
Home Theater
February 11, 2008 |
Netflix Vows to Be True Blu Netflix will drop HD DVD and stock its virtual shelves exclusively with Blu-ray discs. |
InternetNews
January 14, 2008 |
Toshiba Cuts HD Player Prices in Blu-ray Fight Toshiba is slashing prices of its HD DVD format players by between 40 to 50 percent as major Hollywood studios move to embrace Sony Corp's Blu-ray format high definition DVDs. |
Home Theater
December 9, 2009
Mark Fleischmann |
Universal to Sell BD/DVD Combo Discs Universal Studios Home Entertainment will begin selling double-sided discs, with Blu-ray on one side and DVD on the other. |
Home Theater
May 11, 2005
Darryl Wilkinson |
HD DVD Turns Up the Heat Toshiba announces the development of a triple-layer HD DVD-ROM disc with a data capacity of 45GB. |
Home Theater
March 5, 2008
Mark Fleischmann |
Toshiba Ponders Next Move How does Toshiba plan to move forward in the wake of HD DVD's demise? The company's CEO says improved DVD upconversion is among the strategies to be pursued. |
InternetNews
February 19, 2008 |
Toshiba to Quit HD DVDs, Ends Format War Toshiba surrendered in the high-definition home movie war on Tuesday, giving up on its HD DVD format. |
InternetNews
January 23, 2008
Andy Patrizio |
Thank Warner Bros For Blu-ray Sales Spike? NPD cautions not to start dancing on HD DVD's grave. |
Home Theater
November 13, 2007 |
Stringer: Format War Stalemated The format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD is stalled in a stalemate. |
InternetNews
January 30, 2008
Andy Patrizio |
Toshiba Tosses 'Hail Mary' With Super Bowl Ad Toshiba might be wasting $2.7 million and 30 seconds of everyone's time Sunday afternoon. |
Home Theater
August 23, 2007 |
HD DVD Victory Dissected Tuesday's surprise announcement that Paramount and DreamWorks would drop Blu-ray for HD DVD caused quite a flutter in the home theater community. Following are a few notes in the aftermath of the PR explosion. |
InternetNews
June 19, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Blockbuster Picks Blu-Ray Over HD DVD Finally, someone picks a side in the format war. Can HD DVD recover? |
InternetNews
January 4, 2008 |
Game Over? Warner Bros To Back Blu-ray Exclusively The latest development in the DVD format war is a big win for Blu-ray over rival HD DVD technology. |
Home Theater
June 29, 2009 |
Will Toshiba Support Blu-ray? Toshiba may be contemplating a move into Blu-ray. If it happens, the move would be quite a turnaround for the company that developed Blu-ray's superb competitor HD DVD. |
InternetNews
August 24, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
High-Def Bribe or Format War For The Ages? Those on one side of the high def DVD format war may not like $150 million for HD DVD exclusivity, but all's fair in business and war. |
Home Theater
October 30, 2007 |
Toshiba HD DVD Breaks Price Barrier HD DVD players have fallen below the $200 barrier. The breakthrough model is the Toshiba HD-A2. |
Home Theater
March 31, 2006
Darryl Wilkinson |
First HD DVD Players Released for Sale HD DVD may be delayed here in North America, but that hasn't stopped Toshiba from rolling out the first commerically available HD DVD player to the Japanese market. |
Home Theater
October 4, 2005
Darryl Wilkinson |
Them's High Definition Fightin' Words Next-generation high-resolution disc formats HD DVD and Blu-ray, along with their affiliated corporate backers, continue the offensive to win the hearts and minds of anyone who'll listen. |
Home Theater
January 31, 2008
Mark Fleischmann |
Blu-ray Prospers It took only a week after Warner defected to the Blu-ray camp for the latter to establish a more commanding position in the market. |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2005
John R. Quain |
The High-Def DVD War In the seesaw battle over which high-definition DVD technology will become the next standard, two companies have finally made a commitment. |
Home Theater
February 20, 2008 |
Universal Holds Breath, Turns Blu Universal, until now an HD DVD stalwart, will waste no time in switching to Blu-ray. |
Home Theater
February 28, 2008 |
HD DVD Throws Spanner in DreamWorks DreamWorks Animation can't release anything on Blu-ray yet, because of an exclusivity agreement signed with Toshiba. |
Home Theater
December 12, 2007
Mark Fleischmann |
Is 3-Layer HD DVD Backward Compatible? The DVD Forum has approved a new triple-layer HD DVD with capacity of 51 gigabytes, but it remains uncertain whether the new disc will play on existing HD DVD hardware. |
InternetNews
January 8, 2008 |
Viacom Makes Videos Available Online Seeking to find Web-savvy watchers, MTV Networks' brands strikes distribution deals with Comcast and Internet video services. |
PC World
April 2006
Dan Tynan |
High-Def Discs Battle for Your Bucks Should you buy a new HD disc player? Probably, but not anytime soon. |
Fast Company
May 2006
Scott Kirsner |
The Logic of Lock-In HD DVD and Blu-ray are set to battle for your bucks. It won't be pretty. |
Home Theater
January 14, 2009
Mark Fleischmann |
Blu Shines A year after the end of the format war with HD DVD, the Blu-ray format is doing well. |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2005
John C. Dvorak |
HD DVD, Now What? The final arbiter in the high-definition DVD conflict might be Blockbuster Video or Costco. |
Home Theater
June 18, 2007 |
Blockbuster Says No to HD DVD Blockbuster Entertainment has picked a winner in the in the struggle of the high-def discs, choosing Blu-ray over HD DVD. Could this be the decisive moment in the format war? |
Home Theater
June 1, 2007 |
Managed Copy on the Way The entertainment industry has always been dead set against home recording. However, in what potentially may be a major departure, the security specs for Blu-ray and HD DVD may soon be altered to allow legal copying under limited circumstances. |
PC World
November 29, 2007
Melissa J. Perenson |
High-Def Player Prices Plunge Both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD players have come down in price this year. |
Home Theater
February 12, 2008 |
Best Buy Says Go Blu, Young Man Blu-ray is Best Buy's "preferred format," the megachain said yesterday in a press release. |
Home Theater
April 30, 2008 |
Paramount Resumes Blu Releases "Bee Movie" will make its high-def debut on Blu-ray on May 20, one of several titles in Paramount's interrupted but now resumed Blu program. |
InternetNews
April 12, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Who Is Drawing Out The High-Def DVD Stalemate? The split in HD DVD format has irritated many of those involved and resulted in consumer confusion over both formats. |
Home Theater
December 14, 2007 |
Bourne to Hit Vudu, DVD, HD DVD Universal Pictures and Vudu made high-definition history with The Bourne Ultimatum on December 11. |
Home Theater
December 13, 2007 |
Warner Won't Do High-Def Hybrid Disc Hopes for a disc that would play in either HD DVD or Blu-ray players died a few weeks ago when Warner suspended plans to market what it had called a Total HD disc. |
