Tag Archives: Microsoft

Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive MSRP Dropped To $129.99

Posted on Friday, February 8, 2008 by MegaZone

I’ve seen this in so many places I can’t even remember where I spotted it first yesterday. It seems Toshiba isn’t the only brand-name trying the deep-discount approach to move HD DVD products. Microsoft just slashed the MSRP on their … Continue reading →

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Gizmodo’s Take On the Format War & HD DVD’s Demise

Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 by MegaZone

Gizmodo has an interesting post on the Blu-ray / HD DVD format war, and, in their words, the ‘demise of HD DVD’. They repeat a rumor I’ve seen reported elsewhere, that Fox has been considering switching to HD DVD, and … Continue reading →

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More Studio Woes For HD DVD While Microsoft Hedges

Posted on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 by MegaZone

The Warner announcement seems to have started the snowball rolling down the mountain, and it is picking up more studios as it goes. New Line has not only announced that they’re going Blu-ray exclusive, but it is effective immediately. All … Continue reading →

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DirectTV Vista Media Center PCs May Yet Appear

Posted on Friday, December 21, 2007 by MegaZone

Remember when Microsoft and DirecTV announced that they were developing tuner modules and the associated software that would allow vendors to sell Vista-based Media Center PCs with built-in DirecTV support? No? Well, I can’t blame you, since it was at … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases Xbox 360 HD DVD Emulator

Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 by MegaZone

OK, I’m in the Blu-ray camp myself, but I have to give the HD DVD guys credit for this one. This seems like a very good idea. Microsoft has released an emulator for the Xbox 360 that allows content developers … Continue reading →

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