Sony Only Just Got Round to Killing Betamax
You’ve got to give Sony full marks for effort: despite the fact that Betamax has been a running joke for about two…
Microsoft: "Blu-ray is Going To Be Passed By As a Format"
Need further proof Microsoft will never adopt Blu-ray, as you clutch your HD DVD drive to your chest and sob for…
Oh Gee, Blu-ray and DVD Flipper Discs Seems Like Fantabulous Idea
Blu-ray's latest bit of brilliance is the Flipper: a disc that's plain ol' DVD on one side, and Blu-ray on the other,…
Giz Explains: Microsoft, Standards and Damned Standards
The other week, we explained how Apple influences a ton of what goes on in tech by shaping industry-wide standards.…
Toshiba Shacks Up With BDX2000 Blu-ray Following HD DVD's Death
We all knew this day would come. Following the death of his beloved HD DVD, Toshiba couldn't stand the cold bed, the…
Toshiba Even More Officially Gives Up the War, Will Launch Blu-Ray Player
Toshiba, the former leader of Blu-Ray's enemy HD-DVD camp, is admitting defeat in the most final way they can: By…
Warner Offering Up Blu-rays in Exchange for HD-DVDs with Red2Blu Program
Still sitting on a pile of HD-DVDs that grow more and more embarassing by the day? Warner Bros. has just started up a…
Blockbuster's $8 HD DVD Firesale Is On Now
Even though HD DVD died long ago, Blockbuster is just getting around to ditching the leftovers (over 300 titles) at $8…
Make a Blue Laser Gun Out of the Corpse of an HD-DVD Drive
Instructables has posted a guide for how to yank the blue diode out of a dusty Xbox 360 HD-DVD player and attach it to…
Giz Explains: Every Video Format You Need to Know
Once upon time, video codecs and formats were really only the concern of AV nerds, anime freaks and hardcore…
Toshiba HD DVD Players Get Firmware Update
There is nothing wrong with your computer. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. You have not awaken in a crazy,…
Sony Just Can't Stop Kicking a Dead, Dead Horse
A banner year for Blu-ray, to be sure, with a 100% drop in the most important stat of all, there in yellow. All this…
Giz Explains: Dolby, DTS and Home Theater Audio Codec Confusion
You actually know what some of the crazy doodles on the side of an HDTV means when it comes to video-720p, 1080i,…
Cillian Murphy Will Be The Last Thing HD DVD Sees Before It Dies
HD DVD was declared dead a long time ago, and the last film to be released to the US on the format will hit (roughly…
State of The Infinite Format War: Get Ready for Five Long Years of Set-Top Battle Royale
One year ago, we predicted that the infinite format war would rise from the ashes of the HD DVD/Blu-ray format war-that…
Toshiba Making Upconverting DVD Players Because HD DVD Loss Still Stings
Poor Toshiba's still not quite over the HD DVD defeat earlier this year, as evidenced by its president saying that they…
LG Kills Blu-ray/HD DVD Hybrid Player
LG will stop swinging both ways with HD formats this fall, when it ceases production on its Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player.…
HD DVD's Death Hasn't Helped Blu-ray Sales, Which Are So Bad NPD Won't Talk About 'Em
You guys have apparently been listening to our warnings about not jumping into the Blu pool just yet. NPD says that…
Xbox 360 HD DVD Player Now $29.99
Some day these Microsoft Xbox 360 HD DVD players might be worth something to someone. We can't really imagine who—maybe…