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Venturer SHD7000 – The first sub-$200 HD DVD player

Chris Scott Barr, Aug 30th 2007 Discuss [0]

I've always said that the war between Blu-ray and HD DVD will be decided by the cost related to each disc. When one of them reaches the point where any average Joe can afford them, then we'll start to see a winner. That said, the first sub-$200 HD DVD player has been released. Read The Full Story

Paramount and Dreamworks paid $150 million for HD DVD support

Chris Scott Barr, Aug 21st 2007 Discuss [3]

Earlier today we brought you the news that Paramount and DreamWorks had both decided to back only the HD DVD format. According to a piece in the New York Times the decision comes down to a simple fact of money. Read The Full Story

Paramount and DreamWorks drop Blu-ray support

Chris Scott Barr, Aug 21st 2007 Discuss [1]

Lately Blu-ray has seemed as though it might be taking a little bit of a lead in the format wars. A new development looks to put big titles like Transformers and Shrek the Third exclusively on HD DVD. Read The Full Story

Blu-ray sales of 300 outsell HD DVD 2:1

Chris Scott Barr, Aug 13th 2007 Discuss [4]

So last week Warner proudly announced that the movie "300" was the best-selling high-definition movie ever. But the question that remained in everyone's mind was who sold more Blu-ray or HD DVD. Finall, thanks to the Nielson VideoScan First Alert, we have an idea. Read The Full Story

Do you know what’s in your console?

Chris Scott Barr, Aug 10th 2007 Discuss [1]

Here's a question for those of you that have either a PS3 or an Xbox 360. Do you actually watch HD movies or download additional content? I'm guessing that if you're tech-savvy enough to be reading a tech blog you probably do. However, a recent study showed that a majority of consumers don't. Read The Full Story

300 becomes best-selling HD movie to date

Chris Scott Barr, Aug 8th 2007 Discuss [0]

I'm currently impartial in the HD disc format wars. Until one is declared a winner, or close to it, I'm likely not going to jump on the bandwagon. For me it's a matter of cost, I don't want to drop a grand or more on equipment and movies that could be potentially rendered useless in the coming years. Perhaps that's just a little influence from my uncle that was a huge Betamax supporter. Regardless of which side you choose, there's no denying that HD discs are steadily becoming more popular. Read The Full Story

Third-gen HD DVD players unveiled by Toshiba

Chris Scott Barr, Aug 6th 2007 Discuss [1]

If you're a supporter of the HD DVD camp and you're thinking about purchasing a new player to show your devotion, you might want to hold off another month or two. Toshiba has just unveiled their new third-gen line of HD DVD players. Read The Full Story

Target to carry Blu-ray for holiday season, no mention of HD DVD

Chris Scott Barr, Jul 26th 2007 Discuss [0]

It looks like Target is going to try and put a nail in HD DVDs coffin by carrying a Blu-ray player and Blu-ray discs for the holiday season. Target will begin carrying the Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray player sometime in October for $499. At that price, I can't really see a point in buying it. If you're thinking about buying someone a Blu-ray player for Christmas would you rather spend 500 bucks on something that just plays Blu-ray and DVDs, or something that does the same thing, and just happens to be a powerful gaming console for the same price? Though for all we know the 60GB PS3s could be gone by then and the Blu-ray player could drop in price. Read The Full Story

Who is winning the format war in Europe? No one really knows

Chris Scott Barr, Jul 16th 2007 Discuss [0]

I really love numbers, they are so great to use when persuading people to believe something that may or may not actually be true. Remember when we told you that HD DVD was kicking ass and taking names over in Europe? According to that study, HD DVD players were outselling their Blu-ray competition 3:1. Now the Blu-ray Disc Association has their say on the matter. Read The Full Story