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War Ends In 18 Months, Possibly with HD DVD Upset Victory Over Blu-ray

Sales of next-gen high-def disc players won't kick into high gear for another 18 months, says a fresh report from Forrester Research, not until they reach the $200 price point. The study didn't say whose players, though. What was once an easy call—Blu-ray by Christmas 2007—has gotten murkier, and in the most recent rounds, HD DVD has been bitchslapping Blu-ray up and down the ring. More »

9:40 AM on Tue Sep 25 2007
By Wilson Rothman
14,803 views, 74 comments

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HD DVD Paid $150 million to Studios for "Promotional Consideration"

Paramount and Dreamworks went HD DVD exclusive today. Then, a Hollywood news blog reported that the HD DVD camp paid Paramount $50 million and DreamWorks Animation $100 million for "promotional consideration." We asked Paramount and the HD DVD camp about this, and received a quick albeit vague reply: "Whenever we conduct co-marketing, production deals or other agreements, we never discuss business terms." More »

5:39 PM on Mon Aug 20 2007
By Wilson Rothman
12,844 views, 40 comments

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Coolness Roundup on Sirius: HD DVD vs. Blu-ray Showdown

coolness_sirius.jpgCheck out Coolness Roundup on Sirius Stars 102 tonight at 12:30 Pacific, where Gizmodo's Charlie White, along with Stephen Schleicher of Sci Fi Tech present a heated discussion about HD DVD vs. Blu-ray, spouting statistics and opinions that might just sway you one way or the other. More »

1:00 PM on Thu Mar 8 2007
By Charlie White
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