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The Motley Fool
March 15, 2007
Dan Bloom |
Blu-ray Takes the Lead Things may be changing for the better for Sony on at least one front this year: Sales of Blu-ray movies are now outpacing HD-DVD. Investors, take note.   |
The Motley Fool
January 7, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Time Warner Is Happy to Be Blu In a blow to the HD-DVD fan base, Time Warner announces it will be releasing its high-def DVDs exclusively on the Blu-ray format. |
The Motley Fool
August 21, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Green Ogre Disses Blu-ray Paramount and DreamWorks Animation take a side in the next-generation disc platform war, both choosing to support HD-DVD, and not Blu-ray. |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Blockbuster: Hooray for Blu-ray The video rental chain gives one high-def platform a needed boost. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Will Blu-ray Prove Red-Hot? Sony's rival format enters the high-definition home video battle. Investors may want to rethink their priorities before they pay up for a player that will likely drop precipitously in price, the way high-def television sets have in recent years. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Goodbye to DVDs DVDs will be replaced by HD-DVD or Blu-ray discs. While you may find yourself making a decision as a consumer later this year, you probably want to know whether there's anything in it for you as an investor. |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Netflix Follows Blockbuster's Blu-ray Lead Netflix decides that it will no longer buy HD-DVD discs for its DVD rental service. |
BusinessWeek
October 30, 2006
Andrew Park |
Video Players: HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray The next-generation video formats, Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD, have 5 to 10 times the capacity of old DVDs. Here's the catch: Blu-ray won't work in HD-DVD players and vice versa. Manufacturers have hinted that future players could show both, but for now you'll have to choose sides. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2011
Tierney Plumb |
I Was Wrong About HD-DVDs Blu-ray won the battle, even as regular old DVDs hang around. |
InternetNews
February 20, 2008 |
Amazon, Universal to Support Blu-ray Format Retailers, film studios switch allegiances following demise of HD DVD. |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2006
Seth Jayson |
More Delay for Blu-ray Blu-ray discs are due out soon. Will there be any hardware that runs them? Investors, tread carefully. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
So Much for High-Def DVD Blu-ray and HD-DVD have a long way to go. Investors can't write off the platforms just yet. The 2007 holiday shopping season will be critical. |
InternetNews
September 1, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
High Definition DVD Format Turns Competitive HD-DVD is hardly ready to concede the formats war to Blu-ray. |
InternetNews
October 21, 2005
Clint Boulton |
Warner The Latest on Blu-ray Bandwagon Warner becomes the fifth of the six major movies studios to back the Blu-ray DVD format, casting a pall on HD-DVD. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2006
Seth Jayson |
DVD Wars: The Waiting Game Delays and confusion in the DVD wars may snag both consumers and investors. |
Popular Mechanics
July 15, 2008
Erik Sofge |
Trailing Wii, Sony Banks on PS3 Blu-ray Against Cheaper Xbox 360 The game console war continues. If Sony's "shrink-and-see" approach gains momentum, the death of one format war might just lead to the conclusion of another -- and the death knell for Microsoft's gaming empire. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Hybrids Are Where It's At In the battle between Blu-ray and HD-DVD, increasing moves towards hybrid technologies should help consumers become adopters. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hooray for Blu-Ray! Disney validates the next generation DVD technology by promising to support Sony's Blu-Ray platform. |
The Motley Fool
October 3, 2005
Dan Bloom |
HD-DVD Gets a Boost Microsoft and Intel announce their intention to support HD-DVD over Blu-ray. The situation is looking more and more like an elementary-school playground scuffle. |
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. |
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. |
InternetNews
January 4, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Blu-ray Building Arsenal Major film companies brace for the release of Blu-ray devices, announcing movies based on the format. |
PC Magazine
October 17, 2007
Lance Ulanoff |
The Blu-ray HD DVD Stalemate With no end in sight to this high-def battle, Sony and Toshiba prepare to sabotage yet another holiday buying season. |
The Motley Fool
September 24, 2010
Kurt Bakke |
Xbox 360: Who Needs Blu-ray? Is Blu-ray already on the way out? |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2005
Rich Duprey |
A Blu-ray Compromise? Is Sony really ready to give in on the next generation of DVD formats? |
InternetNews
November 17, 2005
Clint Boulton |
More Skirmishes in DVD Format Battle The battle between two next-generation DVD formats is creating such a stir that some companies are threatening to support both technologies if they don't get their way. |
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 27, 2007
Darryl Wilkinson |
Cheaper, Faster, Blu-rayer If you've been waiting for the prices of stand-alone Blu-ray Disc players to reach a more reasonable level, Sony says that day is almost here. |
InternetNews
December 13, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
Videogame Consoles Get Ambitious As hardware gets more powerful, videogame console developers try to take the devices beyond just basic gaming. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Hollywood Batters Blu-Ray Can the movie studios kill the most promising new DVD format? |
The Motley Fool
June 4, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Seeing Red, White, and Blu-ray In a move that is great for videophiles but humbling to Sony, the consumer electronics giant is once again lowering the price of its entry-level Blu-ray disc player. |
InternetNews
July 27, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Target, BJ's Wholesale Go Blu-ray After staying neutral, retailers start picking sides in the HD DVD/Blu-ray format war. |
InternetNews
December 13, 2006
Erin Joyce |
Now Playing: Dell's Blu-ray Support Dell launches a high end system with Blu-ray DVD support. |
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. |
InternetNews
May 13, 2005
Tim Gray |
Toshiba's Triple HD-DVD Play No one is ready to yield in the HD-DVD storage battle. |
Entrepreneur
June 2008
Mike Hogan |
Blu Skies Ahead Now that Blu-ray's won the high-definition battle, is it time to buy? |
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. |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2007
Erik Sofge |
Hi-Def DVD Format War Report: Blu-Ray Takes the Lead Chances are, the only thing you want to hear about the Blu-ray/HD-DVD format war is that it's over. No such luck. |
PC Magazine
May 3, 2006
Chris Kohler |
The Holy Trinity The faithful eagerly await the second coming of the next-generation gaming systems. |
InternetNews
July 26, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
Boom or Bust For Sony? Sony Electronics has developed an unfortunate reputation for developing amazing technologies and then dropping the ball when it came time to actually sell it. Now it seems like Sony could drop the ball on several big initiatives. |
InternetNews
December 27, 2005
David Needle |
Pioneer Set for Blu-ray Delivery Pioneer Electronics announced today it expects to ship one of the first Blu-ray drives in the first quarter of 2006. |
Home Theater
January 25, 2008 |
Petitioners Beg for HD DVD's Life In a surprising show of support for HD DVD, 20,000 people have signed an online petition begging for the underdog high-def disc format's life. |
BusinessWeek
October 17, 2005
Edwards & Burrows |
Daggers Drawn Over DVDs How Sony gained an edge in its fierce battle with Microsoft over video formats. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Blu-Ray on the Horizon Blu-ray technology may one day supplant VHS and DVD. |
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. |
PC Magazine
June 2, 2004
Mark Hachman |
Paper Discs Sony and Toppan Printing have developed an optical, 25GB Blu-Ray disc, 51 percent of which is made from paper. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2007
Steven Mallas |
You Know the PS3 Plays Blu-ray, Right? Sony's PlayStation 3 unit is struggling as Nintendo's Wii console, and the Microsoft Xbox 360, are stealing the glory from the once-dominant brand in video game hardware. But Sony thinks it has a solution. |
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. |
