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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

Buffalo’s Blu-ray and HD DVD combo drive – Cheap, but only for Japan

Chris Scott Barr, Aug 27th 2007 Discuss [0]

Still haven't figured out who's going to win the battle to be the official standard for HD discs? Don't worry, no one really knows. If you don't want to make a decision but still have the ability to watch your favorite movies in HD, check out this new drive from Buffalo. 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

Amazon offering 360Elite/HD DVD player bundle

Chris Scott Barr, Aug 13th 2007 Discuss [0]

If you're looking at getting yourself one of those fancy black box Xbox 360s and supporting the HD DVD camp, you might consider taking advantage of a new bundle deal over at Amazon. Amazon has put together a pretty sweet bundle that gives you the Xbox 360 Elite, the HD DVD player accessory and seven HD DVD movies for less than you'd pay for just the Elite and HD DVD player. $30 less to be exact. While some of the movies you get aren't going to be the best, you'll get at least two good ones. Included in the offer are “King Kong” and “300.” 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

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

Best Buy lowers their price on the HD DVD player for the Xbox 360, then raises it again

Chris Scott Barr, Aug 1st 2007 Discuss [2]

Microsoft just lowered the price on the HD DVD player for the Xbox 360 only a few days ago. However, Best Buy doesn't seem too impressed by the $179.99 price tag and has decided to offer it at an even lower price. According to the Best Buy website you can get your own for $149.99. Granted, that's only a $30 savings, but thirty bucks is thirty bucks. So far, Best Buy is the only store listing the HD DVD player for this low price. Read The Full Story

Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on price drop

Satsuki Then, Jul 26th 2007 Discuss [0]

Microsoft announced $20 price drop for Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on and will start selling it for $179 on 1st of August. Buyers will also get five HD DVD titles with purchase of the HD DVD drive add-on. The five titles deal is a mail-in offer similar to the one Sony offers for its Blu-ray player. Xbox 360 HD DVD drops to $179, tempts with 5 free movies [via destructoid]

Samsung BD-UP5000 – Tackles both Blu-ray and HD DVD

Chris Scott Barr, Jul 25th 2007 Discuss [0]

Still not sure which HD format is going to come out on top? Don't worry, I don't think any of us know for sure. If you want to play it safe and get something that's going to play both, check out the new BD-UP5000 from Samsung. Read The Full Story

Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV680 sets to impress with HD-DVD drive and 1080p playback

Chris Scott Barr, Jul 24th 2007 Discuss [0]

Today Toshiba announced their latest addition to the Qosmio line with the new G45-AV680. This marks their first US model to include an HD-DVD drive and full 1080p playback resolution. 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