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HD DVD Taking the Lead?

hdblu — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:31:22 +0000

There have been some positive signs for HD DVD since the high-definition race started heating up this past holiday season. The Toshiba players are out-performing Blu-ray’s Samsung device in both sales and user reviews. And worse, Sony doesn’t seem to be gaining as much traction as expected for Blu-ray by including a Blu-ray player with every PS3.

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HD DVD causes bigger buzz on the net than Blu-Ray

hdblu — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:09:28 +0000

(This is in .pdf format.) Though Blu-ray and HD DVD are getting roughly the same number of mentions online, there are 46 percent more positive discussions about HD DVD than Blu-ray.

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Gamers Love their PS3s but the ‘Hate’ the Blu-Ray Feature

hdblu — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 02:57:20 +0000

Gamers love Sony Corp.’s new PlayStation 3 for its graphic capabilities and firepower, but the advanced Blu-ray DVD drive is annoying some by raising the cost, slowing production and forcing them to buy into a format they’ve not yet aligned with

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Rumors of hybrid HD DVD/Blu-ray players resurfacing

hdblu — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:34:47 +0000

As Christmas draws near, visions of sugar plums and hybrid next-gen optical disc players are dancing in some manufacturers’ heads.

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Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD: Knocking Each Other Out?

hdblu — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 02:12:02 +0000

High definition televisions are expected to be hot sellers this holiday season, but consumers are likely to have a tough time sorting out the newest generation video discs and the players that go with them. The culprit: Two competing high definition DVD formats and no sign of a clear winner.

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Xbox 260 HD-DVD Drives work in PCs and MACs

hdblu — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 20:37:25 +0000

The drive connects to your Xbox360 via USB cable and sends the data from the HD-DVD into the Xbox360 for processing and display. So unlike a HD-DVD deck you would buy for your home video setup that does the decoding and display, the Xbox360 HD-DVD player is basically just a Toshiba HD-DVD Rom reader. Movies can be played in WinDVD 8 or Cyberlink…

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Broadcom claims first universal DVD chip – Blu-ray and HD-DVD

hdblu — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 18:40:29 +0000

Consumer and communications chip supplier Broadcom Corp. Thurs. (Nov. 9) introduced what the company labeled the first single-chip solution to support both Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD standards.

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Mission: Impossible III sets HD DVD / Blu-ray sales record

hdblu — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 18:39:50 +0000

Studio sources have pegged first-week sales at 3.7 million units, more than either of the two previous releases in the franchise. More importantly, however, is the 20,000 units that were sold on HD DVD / Blu-ray formats, which made it the “the biggest-selling next-gen title since the formats launched.”

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In the War of Supporters, Blu-Ray Has a Big Lead

hdblu — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 18:36:39 +0000

HD DVD and Blu-ray have impressive lists of supporters including Toshiba, Intel, Microsoft, Sony, Dell, and Apple. But how do you compare the quality of their supporters? While Blu-ray and HD DVD have a similar number of supporters (172 and 133, respectively), our analysis shows that Blu-ray is way out in front when it comes to supporter quality.

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The porn industry gets cozy with both HD DVD and Blu-ray

hdblu — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:30:58 +0000

Support for the new optical disk formats has been weak in general, but the adult film industry might stimulate support for super HD content. Many studios plan to release both HD DVD and Blu-ray content starting early next year.

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