Category Archives: Blu-ray/HD DVD

Panasonic said Tuesday that it will start selling a Blu-ray high-definition disc player in September for under $1,500 and expects up to 5 million of these new DVD players to be sold industry wide in their first year.

Sony’s U.S. unit plans to push marketing spending to record levels this year to fuel sales of high-definition electronics such as televisions, camcorders and DVD players, a senior executive told Reuters.

Toshiba’s U.S. unit may delay the launch of its next-generation DVD player for several weeks to coincide with the April debut of movies that play in the new HD DVD format, the company said on Thursday. HD-DVD’s once vaunted 6 … Continue reading →

When the first HD DVD players arrive in stores this month, there won’t be any movies to watch for at least another three weeks.