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11/10/15

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…

Chris Mills

PublishedNovember 10, 2015

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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…

Kat Hannaford

PublishedSeptember 23, 2010

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12/1/09

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…

matt buchanan

PublishedDecember 1, 2009

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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.…

matt buchanan

PublishedSeptember 17, 2009

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9/3/09

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…

Mark Wilson

PublishedSeptember 3, 2009

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8/10/09

Toshiba Bites the Blu-ray Bullet: Applies to BDA, Says Players, Laptops Coming Soon

After killing off HD DVD and suggesting it'll possibly, probably, do something with Blu-ray, Toshiba has finally…

Danny Allen

PublishedAugust 10, 2009

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7/18/09

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…

Dan Nosowitz

PublishedJuly 18, 2009

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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…

Adam Frucci

PublishedApril 22, 2009

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12/31/08

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…

Sean Fallon

PublishedDecember 31, 2008

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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…

Dan Nosowitz

PublishedDecember 6, 2008

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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…

matt buchanan

PublishedNovember 20, 2008

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9/29/08

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,…

Mark Wilson

PublishedSeptember 29, 2008

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9/3/08

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…

John Mahoney

PublishedSeptember 3, 2008

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7/23/08

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,…

matt buchanan

PublishedJuly 23, 2008

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6/23/08

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…

John Herrman

PublishedJune 23, 2008

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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-th…

matt buchanan

PublishedJune 13, 2008

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6/2/08

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…

Jason Chen

PublishedJune 2, 2008

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5/13/08

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…

matt buchanan

PublishedMay 13, 2008

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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…

matt buchanan

PublishedApril 30, 2008

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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…

Jason Chen

PublishedApril 29, 2008

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Sony Only Just Got Round to Killing Betamax

Microsoft: "Blu-ray is Going To Be Passed By As a Format"

Oh Gee, Blu-ray and DVD Flipper Discs Seems Like Fantabulous Idea

Giz Explains: Microsoft, Standards and Damned Standards

Toshiba Shacks Up With BDX2000 Blu-ray Following HD DVD's Death

Toshiba Bites the Blu-ray Bullet: Applies to BDA, Says Players, Laptops Coming Soon

Toshiba Even More Officially Gives Up the War, Will Launch Blu-Ray Player

Warner Offering Up Blu-rays in Exchange for HD-DVDs with Red2Blu Program

Blockbuster's $8 HD DVD Firesale Is On Now

Make a Blue Laser Gun Out of the Corpse of an HD-DVD Drive

Giz Explains: Every Video Format You Need to Know

Toshiba HD DVD Players Get Firmware Update

Sony Just Can't Stop Kicking a Dead, Dead Horse

Giz Explains: Dolby, DTS and Home Theater Audio Codec Confusion

Cillian Murphy Will Be The Last Thing HD DVD Sees Before It Dies

State of The Infinite Format War: Get Ready for Five Long Years of Set-Top Battle Royale

Toshiba Making Upconverting DVD Players Because HD DVD Loss Still Stings

LG Kills Blu-ray/HD DVD Hybrid Player

HD DVD's Death Hasn't Helped Blu-ray Sales, Which Are So Bad NPD Won't Talk About 'Em

Xbox 360 HD DVD Player Now $29.99