- Will the last HD DVD be a collector's item?
- CNET News - June 23, 2008
- The last HD DVDs for the U.S. market hit stores on June 24th.
- After Format War, Blu-ray Sales Still Weak
- Digital Trends News - May 2, 2008
- Sony's Blu-ray high-definition optical disc format way have won the so-called high-def format war when Toshiba threw in the towel on its competing HD DVD format back in February—but, so far, Blu-ray sales don't show it. New sales figures from m...
- Blu-ray player sales down despite end of format war
- CNET News - April 30, 2008
- Standalone player sales not benefiting from HD DVD's exit from the market.
- Universal (Finally) Goes Blu-ray
- Digital Trends News - April 17, 2008
- Universal Studios used to be the staunchest backer of Toshiba's HD DVD high-definition disc technology, being the only movie studio that didn't either sit on the fence and support both HD DVD and Blu-ray, or just skip HD DVD altogether and go for Blu...
- Toshiba Qosmio G45 Review
- Digital Trends News - April 11, 2008
- Snip:"If you’re in the market for a desktop replacement notebook, but don’t want a glitzy gaming machine, you could do a lot worse than Toshiba’s loaded Qosmio G45-AV690. Designed to be the central hub of a digital home, it spo...
- Latest Shuttle XPC Boasts Blu-ray, HD DVD
- Digital Trends News - April 11, 2008
- As further proof that HD DVD is dead but not forgotten, Shuttle launched a new home-theater PC this week that handles both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. The XPC G5 3101M includes a single combo drive to play discs in both high-def formats, plus conventio...
- Amazon Doles out $50 to HD DVD Buyers
- Digital Trends News - April 10, 2008
- It’s not all that bad to own an HD DVD player these days. Even though the last nails have been pounded into the format’s coffin, retailers have seemingly taken pity on those who picked up the ill-fated machines. Wal-Mart and Circuit City ...
- Amazon.com feels bad you bought an HD DVD player, so here's $50
- CNET News - April 9, 2008
- The online retailer offers a store credit for every HD DVD player bought before February 23.
- HD DVD ceases to exist
- CNET News - March 28, 2008
- The group charged with promoting the HD DVD fomat closes up shop.
- Toshiba cuts its forecast by a third
- CNET News - March 19, 2008
- Its yearly profits will be lower than initially expected due to falling flash memory prices, and the shut down of its HD DVD business, the company says.
- Best Buy $50 gift cards for HD DVD suckers
- CNET News - March 19, 2008
- In a gesture of good will, Best Buy is doling out $50 gift cards to anyone who ever bought an HD DVD player at one of their stores.
- Best Buy Offers Gift Cards to HD DVD Buyers
- Digital Trends News - March 19, 2008
- Sure, the format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD might be over, but the walking wounded are still among us: early adopters who chose the losing format. In a move to soften the blow—and shore up customer loyalty—electronics retailer Best Bu...
- Blu-ray For Xbox? No.
- Digital Trends News - March 18, 2008
- You might recall that Microsoft had thrown in its lot with Toshiba and the HD DVD revolution, selling add-on boxes for its Xbox 360 console. That revolution ended far short of the palace gates, with HD DVD vanishing like snow in the sun, and the...
- WinDVD 9 adds support for Blu-ray, AVCHD--and even HD DVD
- CNET News - March 18, 2008
- The newest version of Corel's DVD playback software also plays all manner of HD video formats.
- HD DVD Dies, Blu-ray Prices Rise
- Digital Trends News - March 14, 2008
- It’s an interesting phenomenon. Just last month Toshiba gave up the good fight on behalf of HD DVD. Since then the average price of Blu-ray high definition DVD players – now the only game in town – have risen between $20-50. In...
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