Displaying items by tag: HD DVD
Friday, 15 February 2008 21:10
'Reliable sources' say Toshiba to drop HD DVD - soon
Warner, Best Buy and Netflix go Blu-ray exclusive; Blu-ray player and
disc sales still far outstrip HD DVD; those up to 50% price cuts had
little effect and US $2.7m ‘Superbowl’ ad campaign promoting HD DVD
players as great DVD upscalers seems to have flopped: all the world is
waiting for now is an official announcement that HD DVD is dead.
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Friday, 15 February 2008 06:01
Forget HD DVD and Blu-Ray, Netflix plan to stream to PS3 and Xbox 360
It was bound to happen, and unofficial at this point in time, but it looks like content provider Netflix is gearing up and keen to start streaming High Definition video to households equipped with a PS3 or Xbox 360 (amongst other devices).
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Thursday, 07 February 2008 05:53
Xbox 360 HD DVD drive price drop good but underwhelming
Ever since Warner ditched HD DVD, forcing Toshiba to massively drop
prices on their HD DVD players, it was only a matter of time before
Microsoft’s HD DVD add-on drive for the Xbox 360 would also have to
dramatically fall in price. Finally... it has happened.
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Thursday, 07 February 2008 04:58
Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive 48 percent price drop
Microsoft have announced a dramatic drop in the Xbox 360 add on HD DVD drive package.
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Monday, 04 February 2008 09:55
Universal Pictures Australasia to release 'at least' 20 HD DVD titles in 2008
If you thought HD DVD meant ‘high def dead video disc’ and that Blu-ray
had won the war, Universal Australia’s announcement of at least 20 new
titles in 2008 is certainly comforting to local HD DVD player owners –
but is it enough to stem the tide of consumer support for Blu-ray?
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Wednesday, 23 January 2008 15:41
January sales show HD DVD finished
The Blu-ray camp has won the high definition video format war and can start popping the champagne corks. It was a brave fight but based on the latest US sales figures of standalone HD video players, it's time for Toshiba and the rest of the HD DVD camp to throw in the towel and concede defeat.
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Tuesday, 22 January 2008 11:40
Prices slashed as HD DVD nears 'High-Def Dead Video Disc' status
Toshiba Australia’s huge 50% price drop on three HD DVD players with a
stack of free movies either signals the clear out stock at relatively
cheap prices, or a price-led effort to revive HD DVD’s fortunes – which
is it?
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Tuesday, 22 January 2008 11:30
HD DVD: When all else fails practically give them away
Toshiba has slashed the prices of HD DVD players in Australia to the point where the company is practically giving them away in movie bundling deals.
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Monday, 21 January 2008 18:17
Consumers prefer iTunes movies to Blu-ray and HD DVD?
Apple have sold 7 million movies since their introduction on iTunes
back in September 2006, outselling high-def movie sales on Blu-ray or
HD DVD – with more competition still from the Xbox 360’s movie download
service, Amazon’s Unbox and others – but downloading hasn’t won the
race just yet.
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Friday, 18 January 2008 04:35
Is it games or Blu-Ray driving the PS3 resurgence?
Or is it that Sony have found a sweet spot of features and price that gives the total package the attractiveness required to loosen cash from wallets? Either way the PlayStation brand is back in the game.
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Monday, 14 January 2008 12:26
Universal and Paramount - Holding Dearly onto HD DVD, for now
Although the concept of one high-def video format would be appear to be
of universal and paramount importance, especially after the VHS vs Beta
wars, we thankfully live in a world where competition, the markets and
consumers determine the winners. HD DVD has certainly received what
appears to be a knockout blow – but is it truly lights out for this
high-def contender?
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Monday, 14 January 2008 07:41
Will Apple finally launch Blu-ray at Macworld?
A blue Mac? We haven’t seen once since the original ‘Bondi Blue’ iMacs
in the late 90s, but if the rumours that Apple are finally about to
include Blu-ray players (and potentially burners) in the Mac range pans
out during this week’s Macworld, a ‘Blu’ Mac could well be back!
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Friday, 11 January 2008 06:19
HD DVD RIP: Universal, Paramount set to switch to Blu-ray
Confirmation that Universal and Paramount, the last two movie studios that support the HD DVD format, are now free to switch to Blu-ray, joining the other major studios, appears to sound the death knell for HD DVD.
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Thursday, 10 January 2008 06:50
So should I buy a HD DVD player?
The HD DVD cause has taken so many bullets lately that if it were a ship it would be at the bottom of the ocean by now. However, HD DVD players are dirt cheap (at least in the US) so should consumers take a chance on the format?
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Tuesday, 08 January 2008 11:49
Microsoft to bypass High Def disc war with Mediaroom on Xbox 360
This is why Microsoft is not overly worried about Warner Bros jumping ship from the HD DVD that they back, to Blu-Ray high definition disc format. They know that in the long run, the physical media will be bypassed.
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Monday, 07 January 2008 10:15
Warner Blu-ray attack makes HD DVD success 'Highly Doubtful'
Can HD DVD withstand the stunning news that Warner has ditched the
format and has decided to issue movies from May 2008 on Blu-ray only?
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Monday, 07 January 2008 03:15
Epson Dreamio EMP-TW2000 high definition home theatre projector - REVIEW
Epson's second high definition projector, the Dreamio EMP-TW2000 caters to perfectionists and it doesn't disappoint.
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Sunday, 06 January 2008 04:37
Has Warner Bros made Blu-ray the new way for HD?
Warner Bros' decision to go exclusively Blu-ray raises many questions. The overarching one of course is whether this means the end of the much publicised HD format war. Has the bell tolled for HD DVD?
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Tuesday, 11 December 2007 17:51
LG's second-gen Blu-ray/HD DVD player better, still slow
Ever since LG and Samsung started talking about dual format Blu-ray/HD
DVD players, some thought the next-gen format war would soon be over,
but while LG’s newest dual format player is certainly an improvement,
it’s still slow – and far too expensive.
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Wednesday, 05 December 2007 12:20
Blu-ray vs HD DVD: just say no
If you've bought a Blu-ray player or a PS3, you might be feeling smug about the news that the format took a 95 percent market share in October. But don't get too comfortable.
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