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InternetNews September 1, 2006 Andy Patrizio |
High Definition DVD Format Turns Competitive HD-DVD is hardly ready to concede the formats war to Blu-ray.  |
The Motley Fool November 29, 2004 Seth Jayson |
Hollywood Batters Blu-Ray Can the movie studios kill the most promising new DVD format?  |
The Motley Fool January 24, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Goodbye to DVDs DVDs will be replaced by HD-DVD or Blu-ray discs. While you may find yourself making a decision as a consumer later this year, you probably want to know whether there's anything in it for you as an investor.  |
PC Magazine October 19, 2004 John C. Dvorak |
Suspicious Battle Dept. The Blu-ray disc standard continues to battle with the HD-DVD standards in the back alleys of Asia... Microsoft is in some other dimension when it suggests that users are having trouble finding data among "hundreds" of files...  |
InternetNews November 17, 2005 Clint Boulton |
More Skirmishes in DVD Format Battle The battle between two next-generation DVD formats is creating such a stir that some companies are threatening to support both technologies if they don't get their way.  |
PC Magazine November 2, 2005 John C. Dvorak |
HD DVD, Now What? The final arbiter in the high-definition DVD conflict might be Blockbuster Video or Costco.  |
BusinessWeek October 30, 2006 Andrew Park |
Video Players: HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray The next-generation video formats, Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD, have 5 to 10 times the capacity of old DVDs. Here's the catch: Blu-ray won't work in HD-DVD players and vice versa. Manufacturers have hinted that future players could show both, but for now you'll have to choose sides.  |
InternetNews October 21, 2005 Clint Boulton |
Warner The Latest on Blu-ray Bandwagon Warner becomes the fifth of the six major movies studios to back the Blu-ray DVD format, casting a pall on HD-DVD.  |
The Motley Fool December 10, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hooray for Blu-Ray! Disney validates the next generation DVD technology by promising to support Sony's Blu-Ray platform.  |
The Motley Fool August 21, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Green Ogre Disses Blu-ray Paramount and DreamWorks Animation take a side in the next-generation disc platform war, both choosing to support HD-DVD, and not Blu-ray.  |
The Motley Fool April 5, 2004 Nathan Slaughter |
Blu-Ray on the Horizon Blu-ray technology may one day supplant VHS and DVD.  |
The Motley Fool October 3, 2005 Dan Bloom |
HD-DVD Gets a Boost Microsoft and Intel announce their intention to support HD-DVD over Blu-ray. The situation is looking more and more like an elementary-school playground scuffle.  |
InternetNews October 20, 2005 Clint Boulton |
Can Blu-ray, HD-DVD Meet in The Middle? Blu-ray supporter Hewlett Packard asks the Blu-ray Disc Association to support technologies that underpin competing HD-DVD format.  |
InternetNews August 24, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
High-Def Bribe or Format War For The Ages? Those on one side of the high def DVD format war may not like $150 million for HD DVD exclusivity, but all's fair in business and war.  |
PC Magazine July 13, 2004 Jeremy A. Kaplan |
High-Definition DVD Blu-Ray and HD-DVD go head to head.  |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2011 Tierney Plumb |
I Was Wrong About HD-DVDs Blu-ray won the battle, even as regular old DVDs hang around.  |
InternetNews April 12, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
Who Is Drawing Out The High-Def DVD Stalemate? The split in HD DVD format has irritated many of those involved and resulted in consumer confusion over both formats.  |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2005 Rich Duprey |
A Blu-ray Compromise? Is Sony really ready to give in on the next generation of DVD formats?  |
PC Magazine September 13, 2006 Don Labriola |
Battle of the New DVDs Next-generation DVD technology has finally arrived. But which format will work better for you: Blu-ray or HD DVD?  |
BusinessWeek August 16, 2004 Ronald Grover |
A War That Hollywood Can't Afford As DVD sales slow, any delay of next-generation must-haves will cost the studios. What should Hollywood do about the battle between Sony and Toshiba over high-definition DVD formats?  |
The Motley Fool June 29, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Will Blu-ray Prove Red-Hot? Sony's rival format enters the high-definition home video battle. Investors may want to rethink their priorities before they pay up for a player that will likely drop precipitously in price, the way high-def television sets have in recent years.  |
InternetNews September 28, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner |
Intel, Microsoft Back HD DVD Intel and Microsoft opt for the HD DVD format over Sony's Blu-Ray.  |
InternetNews December 19, 2005 Clint Boulton |
HP Blesses Rival HD-DVD Formats Hewlett Packard goes the route of most of the major film studios, supporting both Blu-ray and HD-DVD.  |
PC World April 2006 Dan Tynan |
High-Def Discs Battle for Your Bucks Should you buy a new HD disc player? Probably, but not anytime soon.  |
The Motley Fool February 19, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
HD-DVD Meets Betamax Blu-ray triumphs in the hi-def war. Did you choose wisely?  |
The Motley Fool March 27, 2006 Seth Jayson |
DVD Wars: The Waiting Game Delays and confusion in the DVD wars may snag both consumers and investors.  |
InternetNews January 14, 2008 |
Toshiba Cuts HD Player Prices in Blu-ray Fight Toshiba is slashing prices of its HD DVD format players by between 40 to 50 percent as major Hollywood studios move to embrace Sony Corp's Blu-ray format high definition DVDs.  |
InternetNews October 3, 2005 Clint Boulton |
Battle For DVD Format Unfolds Film studio Paramount Home Entertainment said it would embrace the Blu-ray format backed by a group led by Sony.  |
The Motley Fool March 15, 2007 Dan Bloom |
Blu-ray Takes the Lead Things may be changing for the better for Sony on at least one front this year: Sales of Blu-ray movies are now outpacing HD-DVD. Investors, take note.  |
PC World July 2004 Jon L. Jacobi |
DVD's Next Big Leaps DVD is picking up speed and storage capacity--but format wars and high prices may mean a wait for the most advanced new technologies.  |
InternetNews December 27, 2005 David Needle |
Pioneer Set for Blu-ray Delivery Pioneer Electronics announced today it expects to ship one of the first Blu-ray drives in the first quarter of 2006.  |
The Motley Fool January 5, 2007 Alyce Lomax |
Hybrids Are Where It's At In the battle between Blu-ray and HD-DVD, increasing moves towards hybrid technologies should help consumers become adopters.  |
InternetNews June 19, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
Blockbuster Picks Blu-Ray Over HD DVD Finally, someone picks a side in the format war. Can HD DVD recover?  |
PC Magazine May 18, 2005 Don Labriola |
Discs After DVD: Blue-Light Specials Early adopters of blue-laser drives will likely use them as storage peripherals. A variety of other optical-disc formats and streaming content-delivery services will soon be vying for the same consumer dollars, and DVDs themselves may continue to be the leading video storage and distribution medium through the end of the decade.  |
InternetNews January 4, 2006 Clint Boulton |
Blu-ray Building Arsenal Major film companies brace for the release of Blu-ray devices, announcing movies based on the format.  |
The Motley Fool June 4, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Seeing Red, White, and Blu-ray In a move that is great for videophiles but humbling to Sony, the consumer electronics giant is once again lowering the price of its entry-level Blu-ray disc player.  |
Home Theater October 4, 2005 Darryl Wilkinson |
Them's High Definition Fightin' Words Next-generation high-resolution disc formats HD DVD and Blu-ray, along with their affiliated corporate backers, continue the offensive to win the hearts and minds of anyone who'll listen.  |
Home Theater June 2007 Geoffrey Morrison |
Blu-ray and HD DVD Face Off A comparison of Blu-ray and HD DVD players includes a look at models from Toshiba, Panasonic and LG.  |
InternetNews February 19, 2008 |
Toshiba to Quit HD DVDs, Ends Format War Toshiba surrendered in the high-definition home movie war on Tuesday, giving up on its HD DVD format.  |
Home Theater January 25, 2008 |
Petitioners Beg for HD DVD's Life In a surprising show of support for HD DVD, 20,000 people have signed an online petition begging for the underdog high-def disc format's life.  |
Home Theater June 29, 2009 |
Will Toshiba Support Blu-ray? Toshiba may be contemplating a move into Blu-ray. If it happens, the move would be quite a turnaround for the company that developed Blu-ray's superb competitor HD DVD.  |
PC Magazine October 17, 2007 Lance Ulanoff |
The Blu-ray HD DVD Stalemate With no end in sight to this high-def battle, Sony and Toshiba prepare to sabotage yet another holiday buying season.  |
InternetNews February 11, 2008 Andy Patrizio |
Double Dose Of Bad News For HD DVD Best Buy and Netflix have turned their back on HD DVD.  |
InternetNews May 13, 2005 Tim Gray |
Toshiba's Triple HD-DVD Play No one is ready to yield in the HD-DVD storage battle.  |
The Motley Fool February 11, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Netflix Follows Blockbuster's Blu-ray Lead Netflix decides that it will no longer buy HD-DVD discs for its DVD rental service.  |
The Motley Fool June 13, 2006 Seth Jayson |
More Delay for Blu-ray Blu-ray discs are due out soon. Will there be any hardware that runs them? Investors, tread carefully.  |
BusinessWeek October 17, 2005 Edwards & Burrows |
Daggers Drawn Over DVDs How Sony gained an edge in its fierce battle with Microsoft over video formats.  |
InternetNews August 21, 2007 Gene Hirschel |
Flash 9 a Multi-Codec 'Moviestar' Adobe Systems is rolling out a new version of Flash 9 player software, and it's loaded up with codecs to make movies, audio and other forms of Web content even smoother.  |
PC World July 2006 Melissa J. Perenson |
DVD Goes High-Def High-definition DVD products are here, but consumers still face a thorny dilemma as two incompatible formats battle for their dollars.  |
PC Magazine February 14, 2007 Robert Heron |
HD Inequality The efficiency of modern video compression enables multiple channels of digital programming where, previously, only one analog channel was possible.  |