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format war

HD DVD's Animatronic Secret Weapon Not Enough to Defeat Blu-ray

As if 1080p video, full-resolution audio, net connectivity and multi-tuner signal decoding wasn't enough, Toshiba's HD DVD team had even cooked up a system of embedded animatronic control before the format was put out of its misery. In this video left over from CES 2008, this little mechanical jazz band playing the Duke Ellington classic "Take the A Train" is controlled by, that's right, an HD DVD disc. Here's how:
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5:40 PM on Mon Feb 25 2008
By Benny Goldman
6,335 views, 16 comments

hd dvd

Irony.

This HD DVD ad was unveiled at CES. [thanks Rye!]
hd dvd

Are Black Friday HD DVD Adopters Returning Players? [Updated: Toshiba Responds]

We've heard from reputable sources at CES 2008 that people are returning HD DVD players they bought at low prices over the holidays because of all the crap that's gone down in the HD DVD camp this past week. UPDATE: We've got a response back from Jodi Sally, Toshiba's VP of Digital A/V Marketing regarding the rumors.
I have not heard of one single report from any of [Toshiba's retailers] indicating returns, in fact our meetings went well and retailers will continue to offer our HD DVD players as a choice for high definition.
[CES 2008]

11:59 AM on Thu Jan 10 2008
By matt buchanan
21,686 views, 141 comments

Latest by n/a: I bought the first Toshiba hd dvd player and it plays regular dvd's fantastic! Hd dvd's are another thing! They have a tendency to snag and won't play all the way through even when the HD dvd is NEW! But more »

rumor smashed

Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support

With the HD DVD ship sinking fast in the fickle minds of press and public, the assumption is that everyone left on board is lining up to jump. Reuters had a story that played like Microsoft—one of HD DVD's biggest backers—is on the verge of doing so, based on a quote from Albert Pennello, marketing manager for Xbox hardware. Let us count the ways he told us in a sitdown that the story was wrong, and when HD DVD really is buried in Microsoft's mind.

1. The "headline misconstrued the context of what I said."
2. Microsoft is "not thinking about it."
3. It is "fairly definitive" Microsoft is not doing it.
4. Microsoft has "no plans" to build anything Blu-ray.
5. Microsoft is "totally committed to HD DVD." More »

1:43 AM on Thu Jan 10 2008
By matt buchanan
11,442 views, 73 comments

Latest by n/a: @computer_chef. Your point that DVD outsells the major HD formats is correct. At one time, there were more 8-track tapes sold than cassettes too, when cassettes were first introduced. And, at one time, there were more laser more »

rumor

HD DVD Really Dead Now: Paramount Following Warner to Blu-ray-Only Party

Financial Times is reporting that Paramount has a clause in its HD DVD exclusivity contract allowing them to bail from the sinking HD DVD ship if Warner defected to Blu-ray, and they are "poised" to do so. More »

11:10 PM on Mon Jan 7 2008
By matt buchanan
79,581 views, 148 comments

format war

Cute Irony: Blu-ray and HD DVD Are Neighbors at CES

We wonder who came up with this inspired floor plan: The HD DVD booth is in loogie-hawkin' distance of the Blu-ray booth. But the Blu-ray guys are too busy celebrating to bother.

8:58 PM on Mon Jan 7 2008
By matt buchanan
6,684 views, 29 comments

Latest by n/a: In Las Vegas after the CES show on Monday when I was in a Hotel elevator by myself leaning on the wall after a long day on the show floor. The elevator stopped on the second level of the casino more »

interview

Interview: Samsung Says There's Life After Hollywood for HD DVD

We scored a sitdown with DongSoo Jun, Executive VP and General Manager of Samsung's Digital AV Division. Translation: He's Samsung's main man on Blu-ray and HD DVD. We asked him the big question: "Is HD DVD dead ?" His answer might surprise you. More »

Feature

8:18 PM on Mon Jan 7 2008
By matt buchanan
55,685 views, 60 comments

hd dvd

Prediction: HD DVD Not Dead, Toshiba Will Produce Dual Format HD Players

We snagged a second with Wolfgang Schlichting, IDC's research director for removable storage, to ask what the picture looks like for HD DVD. His thoughts? HD DVD isn't dead yet. Toshiba will probably produce dual format players (Blu-ray and HD DVD) and differentiate with HD DVD-only on the low-end. The key is for them to stay strong through the next year. One of the most insightful predictions we've heard about the format war since the Warner defection.

9:54 PM on Sun Jan 6 2008
By matt buchanan
8,280 views, 41 comments

Latest by n/a: I think it is a good thing that Bluray is winning the war. I don't own either player, but the Bluray is simply a superior technology. One of the problems of the HD-DVD format is that there is just not enough more »

hybrid hd player

Samsung BP-U5500: $599 Hybrid Blu and HD DVD Dual Player

The Bottom Line: The Samsung BP-U5500 follows up their BP-U5000 which just started to roll to stores recently. The fuctionality remains similar: Blu-ray and HD DVD playback along with CD and DVD support in a single box. The news is the $599 MSRP which might even break the $500 barrier once discounted.
The Catch: The BP-5000 is having some issues with audio format support, that Sammy hopes to fix by software soon. Hope this set ships cleaner.

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5:32 PM on Sun Jan 6 2008
By Brian Lam
9,290 views, 11 comments

Latest by confab: The PS3 and to a much greater extent the Xbox 360 both make far too much noise for a home theater component. The 5500 will be a welcome addition at this price point. more »

motivational mojo

Hey Toshiba, Keep Your Chin Up

Hey Toshiba, how's it going? It's been rough, these last couple days, with Warner bailing and HD DVD looking like it's on the Bataan Death March. We were pretty impressed with the way you mostly kept your shit together onstage instead of like, slaughtering the press corps with smashed HD DVD players or weeping tears of blood, which you looked like you were on the verge of doing. More »

3:25 PM on Sun Jan 6 2008
By matt buchanan
4,930 views, 16 comments

ces 2008

CES 2008: What You Missed So Far

We arrived at CES yesterday, and despite being separated into bloggers and press, and watching the game in standard def, we've had a great time so far. If you've missed the coverage, let's catch you up to speed: More »

2:00 PM on Sun Jan 6 2008
By Benny Goldman
4,472 views, 2 comments

liveblog

Toshiba Press Conference Liveblog

We're outside Toshiba's press conference, waiting to get in as they screen registered press from the unwashed and unregistered. (We showered.) Will Toshiba get up on stage and cry about the sad state of HD DVD? UPDATE: Yep, they cry salty, salty tears onstage! And show some new TVs—ultra-thin bezel and a 32-inch 1080p set. The fireworks start at 10am PST NOW!. More »

12:30 PM on Sun Jan 6 2008
By matt buchanan
7,471 views, 39 comments

meta

Saddest Sight in the World: HD DVD Sponsored Bags at CES

Oh, poor HD DVD. Toshiba pays big bucks to stamp its name and the HD DVD logo on every journo bag they hand out at CES. But Warner's bitchslap has sent them home to cut their wrists and cry in the corner, so they're not even here! Yep, the HD DVD Group has shitcanned their conference. Just how did we get to this sad state of affairs? Let's review. More »

9:20 PM on Sat Jan 5 2008
By matt buchanan
24,391 views, 76 comments

format war

HD DVD Press Conferences Cancelled After Warner Defects to Blu-ray

No one's going to make a Hunt for Blue October movie out of Warner's defection from HD DVD to Blu-ray—even if Toshiba is quite peeved at them—but what they can do is cancel press conferences. The HD DVD group, who's naturally in charge of the HD DVD press conferences here at CES, has just decided to "postpone" their presser at the luxurious Wynn hotel until they can get their wits about them and rewrite the script to account for Warner's absence. See what they said after the jump. More »

1:04 PM on Sat Jan 5 2008
By Jason Chen
11,206 views, 68 comments

Latest by n/a: Oh, and I really do think that the PS3 had something to do with this, in part... If Warner included PS3 sales as "Blu-Ray" sales, then the holiday season would have seen a huge number of people purchasing PS3's, more »

ces2007

Format War Over, Says Mechanical Bull Riding Nymph


Still deciding whether to make the jump for Blu-ray or HD DVD? We asked this bull-riding nymph for her advice on which format to support. – Louis Ramirez with Video By Richard Blakeley

12:35 PM on Sat Jan 13 2007
By Louis Ramirez
3,402 views, 29 comments

lg bh100

LG Hybrid HD DVD/Blu-ray Player Getting Canned?

Anyone who was planning on buying LG's hybrid high-def player may wanna sit down for this one. As we reported from CES, the BH100 fully supports Blu-ray discs, but since it lacks support for HD DVD's iHD, you can't access an HD DVD's interactive menus, you can only see the movie straight through. More »

6:41 PM on Fri Jan 12 2007
By Louis Ramirez
6,006 views, 20 comments

home entertainment

RCA's Stance on Next-Gen Media: We Quit

If you remember, RCA unveiled the HDV5000 HD DVD Player, last year at CES. According to RCA's Dwight Sakuma, they will not produce HD DVD (or Blu-ray for that matter) players in 2007 until a clear victor emerges in the current next gen media war. In other words RCA is saying "We're scared as shit of losing a ton of money, so we'll just wuss out for a while." Nice move, RCA. Real ballsy. – Travis Hudson

5:40 PM on Sun Jan 7 2007
By Travis Hudson
263 views, 12 comments

Latest by vf34wrx: Um, I'm assuming NOBODY here except biscuitcleaver knows that RCA is a brand owned by Thomson, and that Thomson also owns Technicolor - world's largest manufacturer and distributor videos (DVD/VHS). So whatever format Thomson decides to pick will have to more »

home entertainment

Toshiba's Story: HD DVD, and They're Sticking With It

CENTERPIECE: HD DVD Player, three 1080p LCDs in sizes of 37", 52" and 57" More »
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