Will the last HD DVD be a collector’s item?
Tomorrow, the HD DVD version of the Irish flick Disco Pigs goes on sale along with the Japanese anime collection, Freedom: 6. According to Wikipedia’s entry on HD DVD, these will be the last HD DVD titles to be released in the United States (though Bandai Visual says it wants to release the remaining episodes of the Freedom Project series on HD
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60 ba-jillion dollars later, HD DVD ceases to exist. Our last post ever on Toshiba’s failed format. Sob… Now, on to the next format war with digital downloads.
Last one out, turn off the lights. That was essentially the tone of the note that the HD DVD Promotional Group sent to its members Friday. The obituary for the format was short and to the point: HD DVD Managing Members March 28, 2008 The HD DVD Promotion Group was dissolved as of March 28, 2008, and
Toshiba Speaks!
“Blaming the loss of support from a key movie studio, Toshiba Corp. said it is pulling out of the HD DVD business, handing victory to Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray technology in the fierce format war over high-definition DVDs. Toshiba said Tuesday that it would cease production of its HD DVD players
Are we still talking about HD-DVD? Wal-Mart picks Blu-ray. Format War officially over.
“By June Wal-Mart will only be carrying BluRay movies and hardware machines, and of course standard def movies, DVD players, and up convert players. Not sure of the short term pricing plans, but history tells us that as more people move to a new technology prices typically go down. ” Via
Toshiba to drop HD DVD, sources say
“Toshiba is widely expected to pull the plug on its HD DVD format sometime in the coming weeks, reliable industry sources say, after a rash of retail defections that followed Warner Home Video’s announcement in early January that it would support only the rival Blu-ray Disc format after May.
Boo-hoo, HD-DVD’s sad little reply…
“We have long held the belief that HD DVD is the best format for consumers based on quality and value, and with more than 1 million HD DVD players on the market, it’s unfortunate to see Netflix make the decision to only stock Blu-ray titles going forward. While the Best Buy announcement says