Tag Archives: format war

Wal*Mart Goes Blu-ray Exclusive, HD DVD Finally Dead?

Posted on Friday, February 15, 2008 by MegaZone

Toshiba, and the rest of the HD DVD camp, have done a wonderful job of completely ignoring the piles of bad news heaped on HD DVD over the past couple of months. They’ve continued to issue basically the same statement … Continue reading →

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Is Toshiba Finally Ready To Admit Defeat?

Posted on Friday, February 15, 2008 by MegaZone

The Hollywood Reporter claims that ‘reliable industry sources’ tell them Toshiba is finally ready to give up on HD DVD and will pull the plug ‘in the coming weeks’. Toshiba, of course, maintains that no decision has been made: Officially, … Continue reading →

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HD DVD Promotional Group Issues Form Letter Response

Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 by MegaZone

After yesterday’s announcement that Netflix is dropping HD DVD and Best Buy will promote Blu-ray, the HD DVD Promotional Group issued what seems to be their form letter response: We have long held the belief that HD DVD is the … Continue reading →

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HD DVD Takes More Hits

Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 by MegaZone

Spanish distributor Tripictures has sided with Blu-ray. They’re the official Spanish distributor for New Line, and they’ll start their Blu-ray releases on February 20th with Hairspray, to be followed by Rush Hour 3 in March. From ZonaDVD via Blu-ray.com. In … Continue reading →

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Despite Toshiba Price Cuts, Blu-ray Players Continue To Dominate

Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 by MegaZone

TWICE magazine reports that leaked NPD figures show Blu-ray is still dominating player sales. For the week ending January 26th Blu-ray claimed 65% of standalone player sales to HD DVD’s 28%. And 6% went to the combo players. (The other … Continue reading →

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