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Microsoft settles HD-DVD vs Blu-ray debate

By Chris Scott Barr on Thursday, Jun 14th 2007 10 Comments

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.

Bill Gates HD war

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Toshiba announces first HD-DVD burner for notebooks

By Chris Scott Barr on Monday, Jun 4th 2007 No Comments

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.

Toshiba SD-L912A HD-DVD burner

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Toshiba announces in-car HD DVD player

By Chris Scott Barr on Tuesday, May 29th 2007 1 Comment

There’s definitely still no clear victor in the battle for the high-def disk formats, but HD-DVD has made an advancement into an area that Blu-ray has yet to touch. Your car.

HD DVD player for your car
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Microsoft says “Hell no” to Blu-ray

By Chris Scott Barr on Thursday, May 17th 2007 2 Comments

There has been talk recently about Microsoft possibly supporting Blu-ray in the future. It’s an understandable speculation. What if HD-DVD doesn’t really take off? Would Microsoft jump ship and support the other team? Microsoft has decided to settle the matter.

HD-DVD vs Blu-ray

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Toshiba HD DVD player breaks sub-$300 mark

By Chris Scott Barr on Thursday, May 17th 2007 No Comments

When it comes to the next-gen formats, some people say that the movie releases will be the deciding factor, other people are inclined to think that the price will win the war. I’m inclined to agree with the latter. Once the prices hit the point where the average Joe can pick one up without considering it a “major investment” then things will be decided.

Toshiba HD DVD player

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Microsoft to release update for HD DVD player

By Chris Scott Barr on Tuesday, May 15th 2007 No Comments

Microsoft is going to be releasing an update to their HD DVD-player add-on for the Xbox 360. This should hopefully take care of some of the concerns that users have voiced over the accessory.

Xbox 360 HD DVD

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Get the best of both formats with the new HP HD DVD/Blu-ray drive

By Chris Scott Barr on Monday, May 7th 2007 No Comments

If you’re still on the fence about which HD format to back, you might think about purchasing an HP as your next media center PC.

HP combo drive

HP will be shipping two new PCs that will offer a hybrid HD DVD/Blu-ray drive. No more cramming two separate drives into the housing just to get the best of both worlds.

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Update – Wal-mart did not place order for 2 million HD DVD players

By Chris Scott Barr on Thursday, Apr 26th 2007 No Comments

Wal-mart logo Here’s a brief update on the story we covered recently on Wal-mart ordering 2 million HD DVD players. Apparently it resides in the realm of fiction.

The company that Wal-mart was supposedly ordered the players from has come forth and corrected the story and said that Wal-mart hadn’t actually ordered them yet. In fact, all Wal-mart did was ask for a cost analysis and asked how soon they could get them. As it turns out, the company never actually said that Wal-mart had placed the order, it was simply a rumor that got out of hand.

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Blu-ray vs HD DVD update: HD sells almost a million – Blue laser diodes drop to $8

By Chris Scott Barr on Thursday, Apr 26th 2007 5 Comments

Blu-ray HD So we know that over 1 million Blu-ray disks have been sold, but how many HD DVDs have been sold? Turns out they’re not far behind.

According to the official numbers there have been 998,059 HD DVDs sold thus far. Combine that with the fact that some HD DVD players are being sold for close to $300, I’d say Blu-ray still has a long way to go before they can declare victory.

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Cheap HD DVD player on the way?

By Chris Scott Barr on Monday, Apr 23rd 2007 No Comments

Wal-Mart Logo It seems like ever week we’re hearing new evidence of either HD DVD or Blu-ray pulling ahead in the format war. This week is no different. Apparently Wal-Mart has teamed up with a Chinese manufacturer to make an inexpensive HD DVD player.

How inexpensive? Try $299. Granted, Wal-Mart isn’t exactly known for carrying products of the highest quality, but for $299, it makes being an early adopter just a little bit easier.

Sadly, the machines aren’t due to actually be released until 2008. That’s still a long way away and many factors can turn the tide.

HD-DVD Wins: $299 Player On The Way [via crunchgear]