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High Definition Optical Disc Media in the News
We'll keep you up-to-date here with links to the most recent news articles that relate to High Definition optical disc formats.
Blu-ray: The Resentment Factor, TV Predictions, 5/5/08
Blu-ray Set-Top Player Sales Decreased Since January, VB, 4/30/08
Blu-ray Momentum Slows, Consumers Wait For Lower Prices and Better Feature, VB, 4/2/08
Blu-ray Movie Viewing on PS3 On the Rise, Gamasutra, 5/1/08
Blu-ray Gets Not Victory Parade, NYT, 5/1/08
Sony, Samsung Launch New Blu-ray Disc Products, IT World, 4/29/08
Blu-ray's Market Dominance Will Be Delayed, ABI Research, 4/29/08
Blockbuster Launches $499 PS3/Blu-ray Bundle, TVPredictions, 4/28/08
Sony Adds 'GPS Tracker" to Blu-ray Movie, TVPredictions, 4/28/08
Studios Vary Pricing for Blu-ray Releases, VB, 4/25/08
Blu-ray: Do Consumers Care?, NYT, 4/24/08
Blu-ray Players in 25% of Homes By 2011, TVPredictions, 4/23/08
Warner Home Video Chief Touts High Def Boom, Hollywood Reporter, 4/17/08
Universal Joining Blu-ray Bandwagon in Summer, Reuters, 4/17/08
No-name Blu-ray Players Available in September, Current, 4/16/08
Blu Capabilities Still Up in the Air, HMM, 4/11/08
Blockbuster Will Triple Stores With Blu-ray, VB, 4/10/08
Sony to Launch Blu-ray LCD Televisions, Pocket Lint, 4/7/08
Blu-ray Awareness on Rise. Hollywood Reporter, 4/2/08
FYE Prices Blu-ray Releases Low, VB, 3/28/08
After Format War, Number of Blu-ray Ads Drop, VB, 3/28/08
Blu-ray Software Sales Spike. HMR, 3/27/08
Replicators Are Experiencing Growing Pains Going Blu, HMR, 3/27/08
29M Blu-ray Homes Worldwide in 2008, TV Predictions, 3/26/08
Fox Debuts Lossless Audio Track for Original Batman, HMM, 3/25/08
Digital Playground: Consumers Accepting Blu-ray Faster Than DVD. TGDaily, 3/24/08
New Features Coming for Blu-ray DVD Format, USA Today, 3/19/08
Best Buy's Cure for HD DVD Blues. Forbes, 3/19/08
Sly Soft Claims Total Crack of Blu-ray Discs, PC Magazine, 3/19/08
NPD Group: Consumer Interest to Buy Blu-ray Grows, VB, 3/16/08
Best Buy Builds Bigger Space For Blu-ray, VB, 3/14/08
Expected Blu-ray Surge to Test Disc Supply, VB, 3/13/08
Microsoft Not Discussing Blu-ray on XBox 360, Information Week, 3/13/08
Divx Now Showing on Blu-ray DVD Players, Business Wire, 3/12/08
Warner Plans Ten Blu-ray "Book" Releases for 2008, High Def Digest, 3/11/08
HD VMD: Better Red Than Dead, Content Agenda, 3/10/08
Microsoft: We Will Support Blu-ray, Digital Spy, 3/10/08
Sony Talks $200 Blu-ray Player Next Year, S-Times, 3/7/08
Circuit City Extends HD DVD Return Time, NYT, 3/6/08
SPHE Tests D-Box Hi Def Blu-ray Disc Title of The Sixth Day, CNW Group, 3/4/08
Blu-ray Revs Up Its Marketing, VB, 2/29/08
Sony to Introduce Its First Internet-Enabled Blu-ray Disc Player This Summer, Boston Herald, 2/26/08
Microsoft Pulls Plug on HD DVD Players, Yahoo! News, 2/24/08
Report: Sony Paid Warners $400 million for Blu-ray, Dealerscope, 2/22/08
All Hollywood Studios Now Lined Up Behind Blu-ray, Hollywood Reporter, 2/21/08
Blu and You, Los Angeles Times, 2/20/08
Next Up: Amazon Sides With Blu-ray, Cnet, 2/20/08
LG Refuses to Give on on HD DVD, Continues With Combo Players, Mobile Magazine, 2/19/08
Toshiba Will Drop HD DVD, VB, 2/19/08
Toshiba Pulls Plug on HD DVD, TWICE, 2/19/08
Toshiba Sees Money in HD DVD Defeat to Sony's Blu-ray, Information Week, 2/18/08
Blu-ray Xbox 360 Planned by Microsoft, SmartHouse, 2/18/08
Toshiba to Give Up On HD DVD, End Format War, Yahoo! News, 2/16/08
Taps for HD DVD as Wal-Mart Backs Blu-ray, NYT, 2/16/08
High Def Discs Lag Standard, But Gaining Momentum, VB, 2/15/08
Is the Tug of War Over High Def DVD Formats Over?, USA Today, 2/14/08
Pricegrabber.com Study Reveals Online Shoppers Hold Off On Purchasing Next Gen Players, PR Newswire, 2/14/08
Samsung Sued Over Blu-ray Players That Won't Play All Discs, AV Rev Forum, 2/13/08
All-Star LED Team Quietly Working On Blu-ray Successors, C/Net News, 2/12/08
Best Buy to Push Blu-ray Over HD DVD in Store, TWICE, 2/11/08
Netflix Sides with Blu-ray Format In The Hi Def DVD Battle, CNN Money, 2/11/08
Blu-ray's Lead Narrows, TWICE, 2/8/08
NPD: Intent to Buy Blu-ray Grows, VB, 2/8/08
Microsoft Faces Nightmare on XBox HD DVD Marketing Street, Media Post, 2/8/08
NME Launches HD VMD Effor, VB, 2/7/08t
Netflix: Higher Prices for High Def a Possibility, VB, 2/6/08
Kaleidescape Adds Support for Blu-ray Playback, Maybe Ripping, CEPro, 2/6/08
Blu-ray Winning Studio War, But Needs to Sway Consumers, USA Today, 2/4/08
Sonic Drops HD DVD on Authoring Products, VB, 1/30/08
HD DVD Price Cuts Only Prolong Agony, Washington Post, 1/28/08
Woolworths (UK) Delivers New Blow to HD DVD, Personal Computer World, 1/28/08
Sony Shrinks Blu-ray Laser, Register Hardware, 1/25/08
High Def DVD Grows at Faster Pace Than Standard, VB, 1/25/08
NPD Confirms Huge Blu-ray Share Jump, TWICE, 1/24/08
Hitman Blu-ray to Include Digital Copy, Hi Def Digest, 1/24/08
Universal's Ken Graffeo Speaks Out About HD DVD, Movieweb, 1/22/08
HD DVD Players Take Huge Hit, Movieweb, 1/22/08
Blu-ray Crushing HD DVD in Japan. PocketLint, 1/21/08
Retailers Adjust High Def Space, VB, 1/18/08
Pornography Film Industry Still Firmly Behind HD DVD, Daily Tech, 1/17/08
Toshiba Takes HD DVD on Offensive, TWICE, 1/14/08
Blu-ray Growth Forecast Healthy. VB, 1/8/08
Blu-ray Shifts Promo Plans Post-Warner, TWICE, 1/8/08
Blu-ray Group Touts Interactivity, HMM, 1/7/08
New Line Falls in Line With Blu-ray, Hollywood Reporter, 1/10/08
Retailers See Hi Def DVD Format War Dragging On, Yahoo! News, 1/9/08
Web Extras Coming to Blu-ray, Content Agenda, 1/7/08
High Definition Movies Without the Format War, NYT, 1/7/08
Toshiba Vows to Back HD DVD Without Warner, Content Agenda, 1/6/08
HD DVD Rallies Consumer Audience in 2007, Rueters, 1/7/08
Warner Sides With Blue Ray in High Def Disc Battle, Hollywood Repoter, 1/5/08
HD DVD Promo Group Statement on WHV Decision to Back Blu-ray, Rueters, 1/4/08
Blu-ray's Hi Def Knockout, Business Week, 1/4/08
Retailers Expand Merchandising of Blu-ray, HD DVD, VB, 1/4/08
XBox 360 Gets HD DVD Inside?, Game Daily, 1/3/08
In the DVD War Over High Definition, Most Buyers Are Sitting It Out, New York Times, 12/31/07
Ultra-thin Blu-ray Drive Released, Information Week, 12/27/07
Adult Movie Industry's a Bit Partner in High Def, Investor's Business Daily, 12/24/07
Toshiba Qosimo G40 With World's First HD DVD-RW Drive, Engadget HD, 12/17/07
Best Buy Goes BOGO HD DVD, Blu-ray, High Def Digest, 12/16/07
High Def Player Sales Still Just 10% of Standard DVD, VB, 12/7/07
Next-Gen DVDs - Advantage Sony, Business Week, 12/6/07
Hi Def 2.0 Conference Focuses on Establishing Hi Def Media, All Things Hi Def, 12/6/07
Blu-ray or HD DVD? Studios Say Slow and Steady Wins Race, All Things Hi Def, 12/6/07
Lionsgate, Sony to Bow 1st BD-Live Titles in January, VB, 12/5/07
Samsung Says Dual Player Still on Track for December, Dealersope, 12/5/07
Paramount, Uni Tout High Usage of HD DVD Web Features, VB, 12/4/07
BDA Touts 2.7 Million Blu-ray Disc Players in Homes, The Man Room, 12/4/07
Analysts: High Def Formats Will Remain at Parity, VB, 12/4/07
HD DVD Group Reveals Web Connected Use Statistics, VB, 12/4/07
Hi Def Hardware Sales Jump With Black Friday Discounts, VB, 11/30/07
Blu-ray (Disc Sales) Overpowers HD DVD Three-To-One In Black Friday Sales, TGDaily, 11/30/07
WalMart Now Selling $199 Venturer HD DVD Player, TV Predictions, 11/28/07
HD DVD Player Sales Reach 750,000 Units, VB, 11/27/07
Thomson Builds Better Authoring For Blu-ray Java Titles , VB 11/26/07
Jupiter Research Finds HD DVD and Blu-ray in a Futile Format War, Hidden Wires, 11/26/07
Macrovision to Buy Blu-ray Technology Assets from Cryptography Research, CNN Money, 11/19/07
Enlarged Triple Layer HD DVD Finally Gets Approved, XBit Laboratories, 11/18/07
Connectivity, Dual Publishing Key to Format Stalemate, HMR, 11/15/07
New Free Blu-ray Offer From Sony, High Def Digest, 11/14/07
New Two-for-One Blu-ray Deals at Amazon, High Def Digest 11/11/07
Stringer: Format War at Stalemate, Twice, 11/9/07
HD DVD Set Top Player $99 Sale Moves Units, VB, 11/6/07
Toshiba Taking $500 Hit On Every Cut-Price HD DVD Player?, Pocket-lint, 11/6/07
K-Mart Denies Snubbing Blu-ray, SlashGear, 11/5/07
Universal Confirms No Plans to Support Blu-ray, Pocket-lint, 1/5/07
Microsoft Targets Gamers With HD DVD Promotion, VB, 11/2/07
Wal Mart Expands Hi Def Position, VB, 11/1/07
Rogers Explanding HD DVD and Blu-ray Movie Rentals, Digital Home, 10/30/07
Fox Promises Expanded Blu-ray Support in 2008, High Def Digest, 10/30/07
Indie Distributors Influence Format War, Variety, 10/29/07
Wal-Mart Stocks Sub-$200 HD DVD Player, High Def Digest, 10/26/07
Weinstein Co Reassesses HD DVD Only Stance, Pocketlint, 10/26/07
Microsoft, Toshiba Both Deny XBox HD DVD Rumor, Dealerscope, 10/26/07
Consumers Ready to Embrace HD If Its Cheaper and a Single Format, HMM, 10/24/07
Samsung Narrows Blu-ray Line, Twice, 10/23/07
Best Buy Offers HD DVD Deal to XBox 360 Owners, Punch Jump, 10/24/07
Blu-ray Outsells HD DVD in US in First Nine Months, CNet, 10/23/07
Transformers HD DVD Sets New Hi Def Sales Records, Engadget, 10/22/07
Sony Sets $399 PS3 Price, Twice, 10/18/07
Blu-ray vs HD DVD - a Solution Abroad, Wall Street Journal, 10/18/07
Price Drop: Sub $200 HD DVD Player From Toshiba?, PC World, 10/17/07
False Starts in Race to Future of DVDs, Cnet, 10/15/07
Sub-$200 PC Blu-ray Reader Coming From Sony, Smarthouse, 10/11/07
Warner: 300 Blu-ray, HD DVD Sales Now Top 400K, High Def Digest, 10/11/07
Panel: HD Discs Here to Stay, TWICE, 10/11/07
51GB HD DVD Still Testing; Paramount to Up HD DVD in '08, HMM, 10/10/07
Samsung Releases Blu-ray Firmware Upgrade, VB, 10/10/07
Blu-ray vs HD DVD - War Without End, C/Net News, 10/10/07
DVD Tactic Keeps Some In Dark, Wall Street Journal, 10/10/07
HD DVD Claims Lead in Player Sales, TV Predictions, 10/10/07
SNL Kagan Study Projects Huge Sales of Hi Def DVD Over Next Decade, PR Web, 10/9/07
Last Gasp of the Physical Format, Forbes, 10/8/07
MPEG LA Works On HD DVD License Pool, TWICE, 10/5/07
Sony Blu-ray Player $418, TV Predictions, 10/5/07
Best Buy Named Leading High Definition Retailer, VB, 10/5/07
HD DVD Getting More Looks ON Netflix Site Than Blu-ray, Contact Music, 10/4/07
DVD Forum Closer to Approving 51GB HD DVD, VB, 10/4/07
Microsoft and Toshiba Team to Advance HD DVD Navigation, Yahoo! News, 10/4/07
Panasonic Execs Bullish on Blu-ray, Twice, 10/3/07
Samsung Dual Hi Def Player Delayed, Electronic House, 10/3/07
Target Sells "Low Cost" HD DVD Player, TV Predictions, 10/3/07
BDA Renews "Five Free Blu-ray Discs" Offer, High Def Digest, 10/3/07
300 Sales Show Blu-ray Ahead, But Still A Long Way To Go, Pocket Lint, 10/3/07
Hitachi Showcases 100GB Blu-ray Disc, PC Pro, 10/3/07
HD DVD Promo Group Launches $25,000 "High Def Your Home" Sweepstakes, High Def Digest, 10/3/07
HD DVD to Launch Online Shopping Feature, MSNBC, 10/3/07
Acer Launches 1st Dual HD DVD Blu-ray PC, Smart House, 10/2/07
Advanced Blu-ray Recorders From Matsushita, MSNBC, 10/2/07
Sony DADC Produces 10 Millionth 50GB Blu-ray Disc, PR Newswire, 10/2/07
Only 300 Thousand Hi Def Players Sold in US, Xbit, 10/1/07
Samsung Cancels BDP-2400 Blu-ray Player and Delays Dual Format Player, High Def Digest, 10/01/07
Revenue Sharing Helps Blu-ray Get Better Rental Presence, Afterdawn, 9/30/07
No High Def Tipping Point, VB, 9/28/07
Sharp's Blu-ray Recorder to Reach 1TB, CNET, 9/26/07
Format War is Blu-ray's to Lose, High Def Digest, 9/25/07
Home Theater Group Backs Blu-ray, High Def Digest, 9/25/07
Blu-ray, HD DVD War to Run Another Eighteen Months, Washington Post, 9/24/07
Blu-ray, HD DVD Porn Slow to Build Steam, High Def Digest, 9/24/07
Critical Time for HDTV DVDs, Engadget, 9/22/07
Critical Look at DVD/HD DVD Combo Discs, TV Predictions, 9/21/07
Smaller Suppliers Wrestle With High Def, VB, 9/21/07
HD DVD Players to Carry HDi Logo, Twice, 9/20/07
Sony Shines Blu-ray On PS3 Sales Campaign, Financial Times, 9/20/07
Wal-Mart Will Not Carry Venturer HD DVD Player, Dealerscope, 9/20/07
Samsung Blu-ray Player $399, TV Predictions, 9/20/07
HD Owners Yawning at HDTV DVD Players, TV Predictions, 9/19/07
Industry Must Do More To Motivate Consumers, But Opportunity For Growth is Abound, ZCoustics, 9/19/07
Hi Def Disc Trends, PC World, 9/19/07
Murdock, Iger Hail Sony's Blu-ray, Variety, 9/18/07
Target Doubles Shelf Space For Blu-ray, HD DVD Left Unchanged, Hi Def Digest, 9/14/07
Warner Tables Dual Format Discs, PC World, 9/17/07
Studios Losing Revenue in HD War, TV Predictions, 9/17/07
Toshiba 51GB Triple Layer HD DVD Standard Not Final Version, DigiTimes, 9/17/07
Blu-ray, HD DVD Will Co-exist, Variety, 9/17/07
Target Shelves in Favor of Blu-ray in Stores, VB, 9/14/07
Blu-ray Camp Responds to 51GB HD DVD Claim, Tech.co.uk, 9/14/07
Sony Drops DVD for Blu-ray in Video Recorders in Japan, Yahoo!News, 9/13/07
New Line Primps for Hi Def With Hairspray, Hollywood Reporter, 9/12/07
Sony Unveils Blu-ray Recorders to Fight HD DVD in Japan, ZDnet, 9/12/07
Warner: We're Staying With HD DVD and Blu-ray, TVPredictions, 9/12/07
China Adopts New HD DVD Disc Standard, HD DVD Reaches 51GB, EfluxMedia, 9/10/07
A High Definition Fight Scene in Slow Motion, L.A. Times, 9/10/07
Toshiba/Sony Each Claim Hi Def Ownership, VB, 9/7/07
Format War Invades CEDIA: Blu-ray, HD DVD, and Hybrid Players Announced, CEPro, 9/6/07
A Blu-ray/HD DVD Update, ZDnet, 9/6/07
Toshiba Pushing Freebies to Lure HD DVD Buyers PC Magazine, 9/6/07
Above the Format War, A Player for HD DVD and Blu-ray, NYT, 9/6/07
HD VMD Debuts in U.S., CNN Money
HD VMD Faces Stiff Competition with US Blu-ray and HD DVD Formats, All Things Hi Def, 9/4/07
Division Over Next Gen DVD Deepening, Yahoo! News, 9/3/07
Philips Expands Hi Def Home Entertainment Range, EMedia, 8/31/07
1.25 Million Blu-ray Discs Sold in Europe and NA by Sony, Digital Home, 8/30/07
Samsung Unveils Blu-ray/HD DVD Player, PC World, 8/30/07
HD VMD Now Available in Europe, CNN Money, 8/30/07
Blu-ray Matches HD DVD Offer at Amazon.com, HMM, 8/30/07
Sub $150 HD DVD on the Horizon, Audioholics, 8/29/07
Universal Launches New HD DVD Website, Hi Def Digest, 8/29/07
Toshiba HD DVD: Amazon's #1 Best Seller in Electronics, TVPredictions, 8/29/07
Low Cost HD DVD Player Announced, But Would You Buy It?, PC World, 8/29/07
Phillips Chief Says Hi Def Video Catching On 'Somewhat Slower' Than Expected, International Herald Tribune, 8/29/07
Microsoft: We Didn't Pay Paramount for HD DVD, TV Predictions, 8/29/07
Hi Def Formats Duel Over Price, New Films, USA Today, 8/29/07
Sonic Patent Included in Portfolio of Patents for HD DVD Technology, Yahoo! Finance, 8/27/07
FVD and EVD Players Suffer Stagnant Sales, Digitimes Systems, 8/27/07
Sony Adds Blu-ray to All-in-One PC, PC Magazine, 8/27/07
Research Firm Still Predicts Blu-ray Hi Def Winner, VB, 8/23/07
Michael Bay in Blu-ray Fray, Variety, 8/22/07
Paramount's CIO On Why His Studio is Dumping Blu-ray, 8/21/07, PCWorld
Spielberg Films Not Beholden to Paramount HD DVD Deal, 8/21/07, SpielbergFilms.com
Paramount to Offer HD DVD Format Only, Hollywood Reporter, 8/20/07
Fox, MGM Ready Blu-ray Payload, VB, 8/20/07
State of High Def: Who's Winning the Studio Support War?, Gizmodo, 8/20/07
Desperate Move of Cash Grab?, Deadline Hollywood, 8/20/07
Playstation 3 Kills HD DVD, TG Daily, 8/17/07
Disney to Release BD-Live Titles in 2008, VB, 8/17/07
Sony Electronics Starts $100M Hi Def Ad Push, Rueters, 8/16/07
Who Cares About Blu-ray and HD DVD, Extreme Tech, 8/15/07
HD DVD & Blu-ray: Counterpoint, Extreme Tech, 8/15/07
Amazon Sweetens HD DVD Movie Deal, HMM, 8/15/07
First Indie Blu-ray Plant Opens, Hollywood Today, 8/15/07
Hybrid Player Price War Brewing?, Hi Def Digest, 8/14/07
Blu-ray Outpaces HD DVD in US, Yahoo! News, 8/14/07
40% of American PS3 Owners: This Thing Has Blu-ray?, Game Dog, 8/10/07
Onkyo Extends HD DVD Beyond Toshiba, Digi Times, 8/13/07
Sony: Blu-ray is Growing In Developing Markets, VB, 8/13/07
Holiday Shoppers Could Deliver Knockout Blow in Hi Def DVD Fight, York Dispatch, 8/13/07
Blu-ray Meets Tiny PC, Reg Hardware, 8/13/07
Blu-ray Players Outpacing Supply, VB, 8/10/07
300 Outlines HD DVD, Blu-ray Disc Differences, Daily Tech, 8/3/07
Toshiba Sets October for 3rd Generation HD DVD Players, VB. 8/2/07
HD DVD: Format War Ain't Over 'Til Its Over, Yahoo! News, 7/30/07
Fry's Lowers Hi Def Prices to $11.99, VB, 7/27/07
Japanese Porm Industry Embraces Blu-ray Discs, PC World, 7/30/07
HD DVD Camp Scoffs at Blu-ray, Target Deal, DailyTech.com, 7/30/07
BJ's Wholesale Club Stores to Carry Blu-ray Discs Exclusively, VB, 7/26/07
Microsoft Cuts Price of HD DVD Xbox Add-on, USA Today, 7/26/07
Target to Promote Blu-ray DVD Format, Forbes, 7/25/07
Denon Announces Flagship Blu-ray Player, High Def Digest, 7/24/07
Futurists: Both Formats Will Grow, VB 7/18/07
Sony to Revenue-Share Blu-ray Thru Rentrak, VB, 7/17/07
Philips and Lite-on Slashes Blu-ray Price, Vnunet.com, 7/20/07
Blu-ray vs HD DVD, Both Can Win, TV Predictions, 7/19/07
Disney & Panasonic Take to the Road, Marketing Daily, 7/18/07
HD DVD Shows Sales Growth TWICE, 7/18/07
New Line to Launch Blu-ray, HD DVD Support With Hairspray, High Def Digest, 7/18/07
DEG - 52 Million HDTV Homes In US By 2008, Hollywood Reporter, 7/18/07
HDScape Adds Blu-ray to Its High Def Menu, High Def Digest, 7/17/07
New Blu-ray Bundle From WalMart, Dealerscope, 7/17/07
Blu-ray Disc Broadens Horizons, Hollywood Reporter, 7/17/07
Lionsgate Sees Boom In High Def DVD, Hollywood Reporter, 7/17/07
Starz Blu-ray Disc Release Dates Revealed, The Man Room, 7/16/07
More Details in for Samsung's 3rd-Gen Blu-ray Players, High-Def Digest, 7/12/07
Toshiba HD DVD Players Have 71% Retail Market Share in Europe, Bloomberg.com, 7/12/07
Format Backers Launch Blu-ray Web Site, VB, 7/11/07
Samsung to Launch 2nd Dual Format Blu-ray Disc Player in 4Q07, Digi Times Systems, 7/10/07
Sharp Speeding Fast-Play Blu-ray Disc Player to Market, Reg Hardware, 7/10/07
Hollywood Quietly Rolls Out Key Revocation Hi Def DVD Anti-Piracy Tactic, AHN, 7/6/07
Sony Cuts PS3 Price as Many Xboxes Fail, NYT, 7/8/07
Retailers Try Mainstream Promotion of High Def, VB, 7/6/07
New Samsung Blu-ray Player Has Ethernet, VB 7/6/07
Blu-ray and HD DVD to Get Audio Watermarks, DVD-Recordable, 7/6/07
Europe Steps Up Probe of New DVD Formats, Wall Street Journal, 7/3/07
Amazon to Sell Indie Films on HD DVD, USA Today, 7/2/07
Blu-ray Association Announces Summer Promotion, Dealerscope, 7/2/07
HD DVD Fights Back With New Features, Forbes, 6/29/07
Memo to the Studios: Ten Easy Ways to Improve Hi Def Discs, High-Def Digest, 6/29/07
Toshiba and Microsoft Remind Us What HD DVD Can Do, Gizmodo, 6/29/07
Combo Blu-ray, HD DVD Discs Delayed 'Til Next Year, About Electronics, 6/29/07
Will China Produce Cheap HD DVD Players?, TV Predictions, 6/29/07
BD+ Technologies Launches Content Protection Licensing Program, Business Wire, 6/28/07
Blu-ray Lures Customers With Free Movies, Beta News, 6/28/07
CEA: 36% of US Will Have HD by 2008, TV Predictions, 6/26/07
Columbia House to Begin Offering Hi Def DVDs, ContactMusic, 6/26/07
In DVD War, Body Blows to Toshiba, Yahoo! News, 6/26/07
Format War? Who Cares?, PC Magazine, 6/26/07
Yet Another Hi Def DVD Format Arrives, Yahoo! Tech, 6/25/07
Blu-ray Beefs Up Copy Protection, Personal Computer World, 6/22/07
HD Shrugs Off Blockbuster Move, Bit-Tech.net, 6/21/07
Warner Plans First Ever Line of Direct-to-Disc Movies for Blu-ray and HD DVD, Afterdawn, 6/20/07
Blu-ray: 5 to 1 Edge over HD DVD Players, TV Predictions, 6/20/07
Blu-ray vs HD DVD for Enterprise Solution, Newsfactor, 6/19/07
No Matter Who Wins in the Format War, HD Will Reign Supreme, Movieweb, 6/19/07
Blockbuster to Favor Blu-ray Hi Def Discs Over Rival HD DVD Format, KSBY, 6/18/07
Studios Market to Both Genders as Hi Def Catches On With Larger Audience, VB, 6/15/07
Toshiba Drops Sales Targets for HD DVD Players, CNet, 6/12/07
Consumers Drive Record Sales of HD DVD Players, Broadcast News, 6/11/07
Sony Offers "Third Disc Free" Blu-ray Promotion, High Def Digest, 6/7/07
Toshiba to Bundle HD DVD in pc's, PC Retail, 6/6/07
HD VMD Format Scores Icon Movie Apocalypto and Others in Australia, VB, 6/6/07
Sony Cuts Price on New Blu-ray Player, USA Today, 6/6/07
Toshiba to Show HD DVD-RW Drive for Laptop, PC Advisor, 6/4/07
Stanley Kubrick Coming to HDTV DVD, TV Predictions, 6/1/07
Panasonic Lab Grows w/Blu-ray, VB, 6/1/07
Pirates Beats Matrix in Hi Def Duel, Rueters, 6/1/07
Universal's Gamble: Will Consumers Win?, Philly.com, 5/30/07
Price Drops Lift HD DVD Player Sales, VB, 5/29/07
Patent Suit Filed Against Sony for Blu-ray, VB, 5/29/07
Toshiba HD Player $242 at Amazon, TV Predictions, 5/29/07
Blac Ray in Blu Ray Box Shown by Pioneer, Smarthouse, 5/29/07
More Hi Def Sales, No Breakout Titles, VB, 5/25/07
Blu-ray, HD DVD Managed Copy Nearing Reality, PC World, 5/24/07
Warner Home Video First to Break 100K Sold Mark in Hi Def Titels with The Departed, Business Wire, 5/24/07
PS3 Gives Blu-ray Disc Sales a Boost, Pocket-lint, 5/21/07
Maxell Also Develops 200GB Blu-ray Disc, I4U News, 5/18/07
Microsoft Has Absolutely No Plans For Blu-ray, XBox Addict, 5/17/07
Format War Benefitted Hi Def Rollout, VB. 5/17/07
Toshiba Offers HD DVD Rebate, TWICE, 5/16/07
Sony DADC Ramps Up Blu-ray Replication, VB, 5/16/07
Panasonic Offers $600 Blu-ray Player, VB, 5/15/07
HD DVD Promotional Group Launches National Marketing and Retail Campaign, PR Inside, 5/16/07
Toshiba Says "Happy Fathers Day" With New HD DVD Promotion, Sys.com Media, 5/16/07
Hi Def Format War - One Year and Counting, DVD Talk, 5/14/07
1000 GB Blu-ray Recorder Announced by Hitachi, Smarthouse News, 5/10/07
Pioneer Elite BDP-94HD Blu-ray Disc Player Announced, PR Database, 5/10/07
Sony Delivers Lightweight Hi-Performance Blu-ray Notebook, PR Newswire, 5/09/07
US Based Anthem Films to Release to Release HD Titles on HD VMD Format, I4U News, 5/08/07
Pioneer Introduces $299 Blu-ray Drive, BitTechNet, 5/03/07
Universal Responds to HD DVD Playback Issues, The Man Room, 5/01/07
Samsung Electronics to Release Duo HD Player, AME Info, 5/01/07
Before You Buy, Get the Skinny on Hi Def DVD, USA Today, 4/26/07
Blu-ray Burning Its Hi Def DVD Rival, Hollywood Reporter, 4/23/07
One Million and Counting for Blu-ray Discs, Digital Systems, 4/23/07
Wal Mart Orders 2 Million HD DVD Players, VB, 4/20/07
Two Better Than One (editorial), VB, 4/20/07
Blu-ray Sells Stronger Than HD DVD in March, VB, 4/19/07
European HDTV Ownership to Reach 70% by 2012, Digital Media Wire, 4/18/07
HD DVD First to Reach 100K CE Players Sold in US, Broadcast News, 4/17/07
Third Next-Gen HD Disc Format Gains Support in Europe, Personal Computer World, 4/17/07
Who is Drawing Out the High Def DVD Stalemate?, InternetNews, 4/12/07
Toshiba Ships Low Cost 1080p HD DVD Player, Beta News, 4/11/07
AACS LA Pulls Trigger; Revocation System Under Way, Beta News, 4/10/07
More Cracks Appear in AACS Hi Def Armor, Digital Trends, 4/10/07
New Blu-ray Title Stream On Tap, Broadcast News, 4/9/07
BDA Clears Up October 31 Deadline, HDTV UK, 4/07
Sonic Releases White Papers on High Definition Format Production, Yahoo! Finance, 4/9/07
HD DVD Beating Blu-ray in Europe, TV Productions, 4/9/07
Sony Reports First Look at Absolute Blu-ray and HD DVD Sales Figures, High Def Digest, 4/9/07
Adult Film Industry May Determine Victory in Hi Def DVD Format War, Yahoo! Finance, 4/9/07
Retailers Report Missed Street Dates for HD DVD and Blu-ray Discs, High Def Digest, 4/9/07
Blu-ray and HD DVD Experience Interesting Growth Pains, Movie Web, 4/6/07
Blu-ray vs HD DVD Price Matters, Business Week, 4/6/07
Hi Def Delivery Delays Due to Replication, Video Business, 4/5/07
Toshiba Preps for Online Interactivity, High Def Digest, 4/4/07
Europe Will Be Strong Market for HDTV Discs, Electronics Weekly, 4/3/07
Sony's Secret Weapon Against HD DVD: 20 GB, Daily Tech, 4/3/07
Hi Def Laptops: Blu-ray and HD DVD Drives, CNet, 4/2/07
Dragon's Lair to be First BD-J Blu-ray Disc Release, The Student Operated Press, 4/1/07
HD DVD Promises 70 New Titles, DVD-Recordable.org, 3/30/07
Hi Def Battle of Words, VB, 3/30/07
BDA Mandates Players Must Offer PIP Video, MovieWeb, 3/28/07
HD DVD and Blu-ray Account for 1% of Netflix Shipments, EngadgetHD, 3/28/07
Sony Commits to BD-50; Says No Da Vinci 'til 2008, High-Def Digest, 3/27/07
Casino Royale Blu-ray Title First at 100K Shipment Mark, Twice, 3/27/07
Blu-ray Players Could Become Obsolete, Personal Computing World, 3/26/07
It's Official: Toshiba Cuts HD DVD Pricing, Twice, 3/23/07
Next Blu-ray Players Promise More Options, VB, 3/23/07
If Blu-ray Wins, Microsoft Will Support, Game Daily, 3/22/07
Blu-ray Promoter Predicts Victory in DVD Format Wars, Newsfactor, 3/16/07
Blu-ray, HD DVD Joust at CeBIT, Digital Trends, 3/15/07
ArcSoft Demonstrates HD DVD Solutions at CeBIT, Yahoo! Finance, 3/15/07
Lionsgate Working on Double-Feature Blu-ray Disc, TG Daily, 3/14/07
HD Movie Cracks Top 10 List, ContactMusic.com, 3/14/07
Blu-ray Sales Bigger in February, VB, 3/9/07
Price War, VB, 3/9/07
Blu-ray Backer Debuts HD DVD Laptop, VB, 3/9/07
Blu-ray HD DVD Hardware Sales Continue to Rise, High Def Digest, 3/9/07
Panelists: No End to Hi Def War, VB, 3/8/07
Europeans Love HD DVD over Blu-ray For Now, ITWire, 3/8/07
Nielsen: Blu-ray Outselling HD DVD, Digital Trends, 3/7/07
Dreamworks Enters HD DVD/Blu-ray Arena With Dreamgirls, The Man Room, 3/6/07
Toshiba Says 51GB HD DVD Still Under Development, Info Week, 3/01/07
The Pressure Is On For HD DVD, Wired, 2/28/07
Retailer to Sell Third Hi-Def Format, VB, 2/26/07
Sony Announces Cheaper Blu-ray Player, USA Today, 2/26/07
HD DVD Outsells Blu-ray in UK, HDTVorg, 2/24/07
New HD DVD and Blu-ray Players Improve Greatly On First Gen, Journal News, 2/24/07
HD DVD Plugs Into Circuit City, VB, 2/23/07
LG Downplays Lack of Interactivity in Dual-Format Player, HMM, 2/22/07
2 Disc Format Player, But At a Price, USA Today, 2/21/07
Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean Booty to Include 2 Discs, BD Java Features, High Def Digest, 2/20/07
Could Make HD DVDs Cheaper?, Best Graduate School Guide, 2/20/07
Sony DADC Announces Production Technology Initiative For Blu-ray Dual Layer, News Release, 2/16/07
Hack By Popular Demand, VB, 2/16/07
Funai Plans to Enter Next Gen DVD Market, TechWorld, 2/16/07
Sharp Develops Technology for Cheaper Blu-ray Recorders, TG Daily, 2/15/07
Crack in Blu-ray and HD DVD Encryption Gets Wider, ArsTechnica, 2/13/07
PowerDVD Woes Plagued By High Definition Issues, HDTV UK, 2/07
Fox Reshuffles March/April Blu-ray Lineup, High Def Digest, 2/12/07
NME Signs Agreement With Datarius to Test HD VMD, Prime Newswire, 2/12/07
Sony's New Blu-ray Marketing, High-Def Digest, 2/10/07
Number of HDTV Homes to Treble by 2011, Reuters, 2/09/07
HD DVD Premature With Spielberg Announcement, HMM, 2/7/07
LG's Hybrid Player Now Available in US Stores, TG Daily, 2/6/07
HD DVD vs Blu-ray Sales, Yahoo! Finance, 2/5/07
Blu-ray Sales Surpass HD DVD Nearly Threefold, Daily Tech, 2/5/07
Is LG's Hybrid Player Delaying the Format War?, HDTV UK, 2/-/07,
Samsung Blu-ray BD-P1000 Disc Player Reviewed, ITWire, 2/4/07
Copy Protection Worries Plague Vista Along With HD DVD and Blu-ray, Audio Video Revolution, 2/1/07
NME Releases HD VMD Media Format, Yahoo! Finance, 1/30/07
HDTV Sales Could Reach 2.5 Million by Superbowl, Broadcast Engineering, 1/29/07
Pioneer Ships Blu-ray Combo Drive, DVD-Recordable, 1/29/07
First Dual Format Hi Def Player Arrives, VB, 1/26/07
AACS Confirms Hacks in Hi Def Players, Yahoo! News, 1/26/07
Research Sees Blu-ray Victory, HMM, 1/25/07
Universal Plans 100 New HD DVD Titles in 2007, High Def Digest, 1/25/07
Interview With Muslix64, Developer of BackupHDDVD, Slyck, 1/24/07
Dual Format Hi Def Players to be the Norm, DigiTimes, 1/24/07
Blu-ray Encryption Defeated, Overclockers Club, 1/23/07
How the Piracy Problem Could Hamper HDTVs, LA Times, 1/21/07
The Key to the Hi Def Format War is Volume of Titles, Audio Video Revolution, 1/17/07
HD DVD Players Below $500 in H2 '07, TG Daily, 1/19/07
HD DVD or Blu-ray? Even the Porn Industry Won't Touch It, PC Mag, 1/19/07
DVD Empire Compares Blu-ray and HD DVD Sales, VB. 1/17/07
BD Java Problematic on Blu-ray Descent, VB, 1/16/07
DVD Security Group Investigating Report of Hacker Attack, USA Today, 1/18/07
HD DVD Heads to the Superbowl, HMR, 1/17/07
Hackers Break HD DVD Copy Protection, Yahoo! News, 1/17/07
Controversy Erupts Over LG's 'Dual" DVD Player, Korea Herald, 1/17/07
Blu-ray: We Like Porn, Too, TV Predictions, 1/17/07
Toshiba Plans HD DVD-R Laptop for Vista, PC Advisor, 1/16/07
National Geographic Dives Into Blu-ray and HD DVD, High Def Digest, 1/16/07
First HD DVD Files on BitTorrent, DVD Recordable, 1/15/07
HD DVD Capacity Blows Out to 150GB?, IDM, 1/15/07
XBox 360 HD DVD add-on Sells Nearly 100,000 Units in US, Absolute Gadget, 1/15/07
LG Dual Format Player Vindicated in CES Awards, BizTech, 1/12/07
HD DVD vs Blu-ray - The Porn Industry Says HD DVD, TG Daily, 1/11/07
BDA: Playstation 4 Blu-ray Is A Hit, S-Times, 1/11/07
Adult Studio Switches to HD DVD, TV Predictions, 1/11/07
Warner Stages "Total Hi Def" Disc Kickoff, Twice, 1/10/07
The AACS Hack - An Assessment, DRM Watch, 1/10/07
Portable Movie Copies on Blu-ray, Next Generation, 1/10/07
Toshiba Unveils Worlds First Desktop HD DVD Writer, PCB007, 1/10/07
LG To Sell Dual Format Hi Def DVD Player For $1,199, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1/10/07
HD DVD Group Projects 1.8 Million Player Sales, Broadcast Newsroom, 1/09/07
A High Definition Yawner, Motley Fool, 1/09/07
HD DVD Press Conference, Tech Digest, 1/09/07
TDK's 200GB Blu-ray Disc, IGN, 1/09/07
Blu-ray and HD DVD Unfurl Battle Plans at CES, HMR, 1/08/07
BV Expands 2007 Blu-ray Slate, HMR, 1/08/07
Consumers Will Have To Choose, VB, 1/08/07
Cheap HD DVD Players Coming From China, VB, 1/07/07
New Disc May Sway DVD Wars, New York Times, 1/04/07
LG to Show Dual HD DVD/Blu-ray Player, ComputerWorld, 1/4/07
1080p Resolution Displays to Boom in 2007, HMR, 1/3/07
HD DVD Ahead Slightly in Hi Def Race in Europe, HMR, 1/3/07
Studios' DVDs Face a Crack in Security, NYT, 12/31/06
Hacker Claims to Have Cracked Next Gen DRM Standard, TechNewsWorld, 12/29/06
Studios Take Claims of Crack of AACS Seriously, BetaNews, 12/29/06
HD DVD Encryption is Cracked?, TG Daily, 12/28/06
Price of Samsung's Blu-ray Player Dips, HMR, 12/28/06
Toshiba Offers Pricey HD DVD Players in UK. HMR, 12/21/06
BVHE Quietly Goes VC-1 With Flightplan Blu-ray, HMR, 12/19/06
Sharp Aims to Cut Prices on Hi Def DVD Players, TV Predictions, 12/19/06
Paramount Announces New HD DVD and Blu-ray Titles, The Man Room, 12/19/06
Philips BDP9000 Blu-ray Player Reviewed, Cnet, 12/18/06
Holographic Storage: Will It Top Blu-ray, HD DVD?, CE Prog, 12/15/06
Why Blu-ray Will Win, GearLog, 12/15/06
First PS3, XBox Add-On Sales, Hi Def Digest, 12/14/06
Blu-ray Leads HD DVD Sales, Variety, 12/14/06
Sonic Collaborates With Toshiba In Support of European HD DVD Launch, Business Wire, 12/14/06
New Hi Def DVDs in a Tube Tussle, 12/13/06
Sony Blue-ray Player Finally Arrives, HMR, 12/12/06
Dell Introduces Its First Blu-Ray Enabled Notebook, Mobile Tech, 12/12/06
An Overdue Look at Blu-ray, Washington Post, 12/11/06
First Generation Blu-ray Players Interactivity Crippled?, Ultimate AV, 12/10/06
Waiting for the Winner of a Hi Def High Noon, Washington Post, 12/10/06
Sony Blu-ray Getting Cool Reception, EE Times, 12/8/06
Live Interactivity Still a No-Show For Blu-ray, VB, 12/8/06
Study: A Blue Christmas for Blu-ray, HMR, 12/6/06
Optical HD Battle May Be Over, Digital Trends, 12/6/06
Advanced Media Introduces Blu-ray Optical Discs, Broadcast News, 12/5/06
Warner Home Video Starts New Year With Three New Titles, Broadcast News, 12/5/06
Bollywood Goes Hi Def on HD VMD, Prime Newswire, 12/4/06
The Name is Ray - Blu-ray, TV Predictions, 12/3/06
Sony Ships Its First Blu-ray Disc Player, Mobile Tech Review, 12/1/06
Interview with HD DVD Evangelist From Microsoft, SoCal Tech, 12/1/06
Samsung Blu-ray Girls Invade NYC, Twice, 11/30/06
Global Shortage of Blu-ray Disc Pick-up Heads Expected to Ease in 2007, DigiTimes Systems, 11/30/06
HD DVD and Blu-ray Transforming Media Markets, Yahoo! Finance, 11/29/06
HDTV: Just for DVD and Video Games?, Market News Daily, 11/28/06
Hollywood Fare to Bow in 3rd Format, HMR, 11/27/06
DVD-Player Shoppers Choosing Not to Decide, Chron.com, 11/27/06
HP Unveils Its First HD DVD Drive, About Electronics, 11/27/06
Demystifying Blu-ray Duplicators, WebPro News, 11/27/06
Custom Installers, Retailers Seeing Little Interest in Blu-ray, HD DVD, CE Pro, 11/26/06
HD Backers Step Up Promos, HMR, 11/22/06
Blu-ray vs HD DVD - Knocking Each Other Out, CNet, 11/21/06
Rumor Mill Says Blu-ray Macs in February, ARS Technica, 11/22/06
Confusion Over Hi Def TV Dampens Enthusiasm, USA Today, 11/22/06
An HDTV For Any Income, Mercury News, 11/20/06
Sharp Enters Blue Laser Diode Market, EE Times, 11/20/06
Blu-ray Launches Salvo in HD DVD War, Ad Week, 11/20/06
Welcome to the Revolution, DVD Talk, 11/20/06
Sony Cranks Up 50GB Blu-ray Disc Production, The Inquirer, 11/20/06
PS3 - The Blu-ray Movie Experience, PCWorld, 11/17/06
Best Buy Cools on Hi Def Discs, HMR, 11/17/06
Toshiba HD DVD Player Delayed, TWICE, 11/16/06
New DVDs? Not So Fast, New York Times, 11/16/06
Toshiba to Roll Out New HD DVD Players in December in Japan, Japan Today, 11/16/06
Sopranos on HD Disc Dec 19, HMR, 11/14/06
BV Reveals Initial 2007 50 GB Slate, HMR, 11/14/06
EVD Backers Try to Reignite Interest, EE Times, 11/09/06
High Def DVDs Have Space to Sell, CNet, 11/06/06
Blockbuster Testing Hi Def DVD Rentals, TVPredictions.com, 11/03/06
Freebies Aid Hi Def Formats, VB, 11/03/06
Next Gen DVD War Pre-Empted, EE Times, 11/03/06
LG Breaks Into Blu Movies, T3, 11/03/06
Fox to Unleash Blu-ray Assault in Early 2007, High Def Digest, 11/02/06
Universal Studios Claims to Have the First True HD Movie on HD DVD, TG Daily, 11/02/06
Rumor Mill: Blockbuster to Stock HD DVD & Blu-ray?, High Def Digest, 11/01/06
Tech Enthusiasts Skeptical About HD DVD and Blu-ray, Ecoustics, 10/30/06
Pioneer BDP-HD1 Blu-ray Player Pushed to December, EH Products,
Hi Def DVD Player Sales Disappoint, Computer Active, 10/30/06
Toshiba to Offer HD DVD Players in Australia, InfoWorld, 10/30/06
Blu-ray and HD DVD Camps Offer Freebies, CEPro, 10/30/06
Vivid to Bring 1st Title to Blu-ray and HD DVD, High Def Diget, 10/30/06
HD Ready*, Boston Globe, 10/29/06
Retail Gives Hi Def More Presence, VB, 10/27/06
Universal Going MPEG-4, High Def Digest, 10/26/06
Just In - Spec's For Fox's Second Blu-ray Wave, High Def Digest, 10/25/06
Philips Blu-ray Player $898 at WalMart, TVpredictions.com, 10/25/06
Deluxe Digital Ships Blu-ray With Full Copy Protection, Broadcast News, 10/25/06
HDTV Sales Strong Among Wealthier, USA Today, 10/24/06
Sonic Patent to be Included in Formation of Blu-ray Disc Portfolio License, Business Wire, 10/25/06
Fox to Release More Blu-ray Disc Titles by December For Holiday Sales, Business Wire, 10/25/06
High Definition Backers Tout Competing Formats at Digital Hollywood, HMR, 10/24/06
Blu-ray and HD DVD Encoder Sharpens Image, TechWeb, 10/23/06
Sony Delays Blu-ray Player in Favor of PS3, Yahoo! News, 10/23/06
BV Unveils First Day-and-Date and 50 GB Titles, Yahoo!Finance, 10/23/06
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