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‘Format Wars’ Stories

Add-on for Xbox 360 outsells standalone HD-DVD players

Chris Scott Barr, Jun 25th 2007 Discuss [4]

We haven't had any good news on the battle for the next great disk format in a while, so here's your fix. The HD-DVD drive for the Xbox 360 has sold more units than standalone players. Read The Full Story

Rumor – Blu-ray titles affected by disk rot

Chris Scott Barr, Jun 17th 2007 Discuss [5]

According to some members over at the AVS forums there may be an issue of disk rot with certain Blu-ray disks. Read The Full Story

Microsoft settles HD-DVD vs Blu-ray debate

Chris Scott Barr, Jun 14th 2007 Discuss [10]

Well, that's it folks, Microsoft has finally stepped up and settled the Hi-Def disk war once and for all. And the winner is: no one. Read The Full Story

Toshiba announces first HD-DVD burner for notebooks

Chris Scott Barr, Jun 4th 2007 Discuss [0]

Toshiba has just announced its first re-writable HD-DVD drive for notebooks. Here I thought it would be a couple of days before we got any new HD-DVD vs Blu-ray stories. Read The Full Story

Sony drops price on new Blu-ray player – Still not as cheap as HD-DVD

Chris Scott Barr, Jun 4th 2007 Discuss [2]

It's been a few days since the scales have been tipped in the next-gen disk format wars, so it's about time for something new to happen. The latest move is by Sony, they will be shipping their BDP-S300 Blu-ray player this week with a lower price tag than expected. Read The Full Story