Archive for January, 2008

Does the format war between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD matter?

unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe current format war between Blue-Ray (BR) and HD-DVD (HD) has been fought for some time and it seems as if BR is going to get the trophy. But does it matter? At the time of the VHS and Betamax war, no alternative was available, […]

Blu-Ray no X-Box 360

admin wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptSaiu no eurogamer que a Microsoft está verificando a possibilidade de uma parceria para usar o Blu-Ray no X-Box 360!!!
Pelo que se vê, provávelmente o HD-DVD não vai vingar…. Isso eu já esperava desde o início. Afinal, que vantagens tem o HD-DVD? Alguns estúdios de […]

I am Legend ab März auf Blu-ray und HD DVD (in den USA)

Darren Murph wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptAm 8. April erscheint I am Legend mit Will Smith auf HD DVD, allerdings vorerst nur in den USA.
Etwa 3 Wochen früher, am 18. März, erscheint der Film bereits auf Blu-ray, dank der tollen Strategie von Warner Bros.
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Best Buy Buy One, Get One Free HD DVD Sale

Widge wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI think I missed this earlier. This sale started on Sunday, January 27th and runs through Friday, February 8th. Buy one of 14 HD DVDs from Best Buy, get a second HD DVD from the list free. Limit one per order.
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3xDVD (HD DVD on DVD5/9)

IcEWoLF wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptAnybody have seen replicated 3xDVD with HD content in the market?
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HD DVD Group hits back as Woolworths pick Blu-ray

Ben Drawbaugh wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt“While we are disappointed by Woolworths’ decision, it is extremely early to spot which format will eventually win,” said Olivier Van Wynendaele, European assistant general manager at HD-DVD backer Toshiba. …
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What is HD-DVD trying to accomplish ?

Bango wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI see HD-DVD is preparing a Superbowl Ad and pushing clearance sales. Are they trying to get people to adopt a format that only has 30% of the major studios in Hollywood ? What are they trying to do ? …
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Win Beowulf: Director's Cut on HD-DVD!

chrisl wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptYou know, the only problem with running two contests, one for the DVD version and now this one for the HD-DVD version, is that I used all the obvious Beowulf jokes in the one that ran first. And I’m tired. So if you want the […]

xa2 fw 2.7 or 2.8

poppypundit wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI have been reading alot about the fw update and have seen pros and cons about update to 2.8. I have a new xa2 comming today and i am going to use it for sd upconverting only. Should i install 2.7 or 2.8? My tv […]

Interesting Wording of Toshiba Player in Best Buy Ad

elwaylite wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIt says “1080i Upconvert and HD DVD Player”. I found it interesting that they advertise it as an upconvert player first, and a HD DVD player second. It is also clear on the ad that you get “The Bourne Identity” and “300″ in the box […]