Microsoft cut the price of the HD DVD player add-on for the Xbox 360 last month here in the US. Unfortunately, our friends across the pond haven’t been quite so lucky. Fortunately, if rumors are to be believed, Microsoft has finally decided to give them a well-deserved price break.
It wasn’t too long ago that Toshiba announced the first HD DVD burner for notebooks. It’s only natural that if a drive is small enough to fit in a notebook, it’s going to make its way into an external enclosure.
Remember that dual-format player that Samsung announced last month? They were showing it off at IFA 2007 and Vincent managed to snag a shot of it. Unfortunately there’s no new info on the BD-UP5000, it’s still slated for a holiday season release for around $1,050.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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