HD DVD, and then pledged exclusivity to the latter. Earlier this year, though, it swapped sides to go exclusively to BD despite a reported $50 million in incentives from the HD DVD group it received for supporting that format. HD DVD was essentially declared...

HD Has Higher Growth Rate Than DVD. blu ray dvd. Austin (TX) - In their first year and a half on the market, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc have reached higher adoption rates than DVD did during the same time. According to research firm Displaysearch, DVD took...

Toshiba to Release Uber DVD Player to Fight Blu-ray. Toshiba Blu ray XDE HDDVD. Toshiba today announced its "near HD" DVD player, which effectively succeeds the company's HD DVD players that were removed from the market earlier this year.. Toshiba today announced...

Blu-ray Players Stuck Above $300. Blu ray players prices. <b><i>Pricewatch</i> - HD DVD players are gone for almost half a year and the victorious Blu-ray format is plugging along, but there seems to be few convincing incentives for consumers to actually make...

video box where you actually see the director talking. At the beginning of the year, Warner Bros announced it would stop supporting HD DVD and in so doing began a tidal wave of bad news for the Toshiba-fronted format. HD DVD offered Web-enabled content and...

DVD has always held the price advantage over Blu-ray, it has failed to capture the majority of the high-def video market share. Toshiba’s HD-A2 HD DVD player has already been spotted at Best Buy and Wal-Mart for just under $100. However, the HD-A3 only allows...

LG's New Blu-ray Player Gets Netflixed. LB Blu ray Netflix. New York (NY) - LG today said that it will introduce a new Blu-ray player that will come with Netflix streaming capability out of the box.. New York (NY) - LG today said that it will introduce a new...

Blu-ray Players Taking Aim at $300. blu ray. Patience and luck may get you a $300 Blu-ray player in the not too distant future.. Chicago (IL) - As Microsoft announces a $299 Xbox 360, we are noticing Blu-ray player prices diving as well and distancing themselves...

Hitachi Kicks Out Triple Media Blu-ray Camcorder. Hitachi Blu ray camcorder. Hitachi unveiled a new three format "hybrid" Blu-ray Disc camcorder which will let you record onto BD media.. Hitachi unveiled a new three format "hybrid" Blu-ray Disc camcorder which...

right now. But should Microsoft offer such a drive right now? In my opinion, the half-baked external HD DVD drive is one of the key reasons why HD DVD failed. While Sony was pushing Blu-ray into the enthusiast market with every PS3 sold, Microsoft was hoping...