Toshiba Corp. on Monday announced an aggressive campaign to bolster its HD DVD movie disc format against Sony-backed Blu-ray technology, cutting prices on players to as low as $149.99 US.
The HD DVD camp suffered a serious blow on Jan. 4, when Warner Bros. Entertainment said it would stop publishing movies on HD DVD in May, to focus on Blu-ray and regular DVD.
That leaves only two major studios, Paramount and Universal, still supporting HD DVD, while five support Blu-ray.
The availability of two competing formats — and the confusion and uncertainty it's sowed among buyers — has been widely blamed for the slow adoption of high-definition players in general.
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The HD DVD camp suffered a serious blow on Jan. 4, when Warner Bros. Entertainment said it would stop publishing movies on HD DVD in May, to focus on Blu-ray and regular DVD.
That leaves only two major studios, Paramount and Universal, still supporting HD DVD, while five support Blu-ray.
The availability of two competing formats — and the confusion and uncertainty it's sowed among buyers — has been widely blamed for the slow adoption of high-definition players in general.
Full story
If you were buying and HD player which format would you go with or will you continue to wait?
More...