Category Archives: Formats

Reuters is reporting new data from Home Media Research that, for the first half of 2007, Blu-ray outsold HD DVD by better than 2-to-1. From January 1 through July 1, Blu-ray sold 1.6 million discs, while HD DVD sold just … Continue reading →

Yeah, I know, I’m a ‘Blu-ray fanboy’. *shrug* Anyway, to date Toshiba has been the only vendor selling standalone HD DVD players. Microsoft has their HD DVD add-on for the Xbox 360, and LG has a combo player with pseudo-HD … Continue reading →

Video Business is reporting on Blu-ray’s growth in developing markets worldwide. Blu-ray sales in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Eastern Europe, South Africa and the Middle East now account for 10% of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s business, with a 21% rise … Continue reading →

One of the things the HD DVD camp has touted in the past is that standalone HD DVD players were outselling standalone BD players, due mostly to the lower price of the HD DVD players. (Standalone as opposed to the … Continue reading →

Well, this isn’t really a surprise to anyone who has been watching their behavior, but it is official – Universal is deliberately sticking with HD DVD to prolong the format war. In an interview with Scott Hettrick of HollywoodInHiDef.com, Universal’s … Continue reading →