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Xbox 360 HD DVD Officially $50, Still Discontinued

Even though the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on is discontinued, you didn't expect Microsoft to just give them away, did you? You did? Well then, this $49.99 liquidation price tag should be extra surprising to you. [Xbox - Thanks Daft Punk!]

1:10 PM on Mon Feb 25 2008
By Jason Chen
5,340 views, 39 comments

format war over

Microsoft Xbox 360 HD DVD Player Officially Discontinued

It was only a matter of time before Microsoft officially discontinued manufacturing the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on, but it took them a few days longer than we expected. Their statement is finally out, and it signals Microsoft's official withdraw from HD DVD on the console front. More »

7:33 PM on Sat Feb 23 2008
By Jason Chen
42,989 views, 59 comments

format war over

A Consumer's Cheat Sheet to HD DVD's Death and Blu-ray's Victory

HD DVD is dead. Officially. That may mean a whole bunch for the early-adopter tech geek crowd that's been wading in the kiddie pool of technological bickering and backhandedness for years, but what does it mean for the average consumer with only a cursory interest in high-def DVDs? Here's our cheat sheet Q&A for you to whip out if you ever have to explain the high-def format wars to your parents.

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2:09 PM on Tue Feb 19 2008
By Jason Chen
61,980 views, 93 comments

Latest by Flamsmark: greenhornetc13 makes an interesting point. Disks aren't just useful for movies - I rarely watch DVDs, but I use them to install software, backup data, and transfer large files. What do I do? When I start needing 15-50gb disks, will I more »

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Blu-ray Domination Pushes Hardware Sales to 93% After CES

If all the talk of HD DVD's demise wasn't enough to actually convince you that it's all but over for HD DVD, take a look at these numbers from the research group NPD. The two formats sold almost neck and neck in the week leading up to CES, but Blu-ray completely knee-to-groined HD DVD in the week of CES's shenanigans with a 92.53% hardware sales rate. Our only question is: what the heck is that 7.47% thinking? [Electronista]

7:00 PM on Tue Jan 22 2008
By Jason Chen
18,733 views, 72 comments

Latest by superchargedgtp: PS3 + Blu Ray = I win! :) more »