Tag Archives: HD DVD

HD DVD Has A Good Week

Posted on Friday, March 14, 2008 by MegaZone

It may not be long for this world, but HD DVD had a good week. For the week ending 3/9 it took 35% of the market, to Blu-ray’s 65%. That puts them at 75:25 year-to-date, and 66:34 since inception. Beowulf … Continue reading →

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How Much Does A Failed Format War Cost?

Posted on Thursday, March 13, 2008 by MegaZone

The Blu-ray vs. HD DVD format war is over, but the fallout and consequences aren’t. And the big loser in the war, Toshiba, is facing the music for their failed campaign. Toshiba started the war in an attempt to increase … Continue reading →

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The Twilight Of HD DVD, And Blu-Ray Coming To Xbox 360?

Posted on Friday, March 7, 2008 by MegaZone

It is a bit ironic that, after the ‘death’ of the format’, the HD DVD studios have released some of the formats strongest titles ever. This has boosted HD DVD’s market share in its final weeks. For the week ended … Continue reading →

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Circuit City Accepting HD DVD Trade-ins For Blu-Ray Players

Posted on Friday, March 7, 2008 by MegaZone

It seems that if you’ve purchased an HD DVD player from Circuit City in the 90 days leading up to Toshiba’s announcement of the end of the format on February 19th, you can return it for a credit towards the … Continue reading →

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Toshiba Picks Up The Pieces After HD DVD Failure

Posted on Monday, March 3, 2008 by MegaZone

The Wall Street Journal talked to Toshiba’s CEO, Atsutoshi Nishida, focusing mainly on the HD DVD decision. While I still blame Toshiba for starting the format war in the first place (I really should get around to writing up my … Continue reading →

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