Category Archives: Formats

Blu-ray / HD DVD war ravages Europe!

Posted on Monday, June 25, 2007 by MegaZone

OK, maybe ‘ravages’ is a bit strong. ‘Mildly inconveniences’ is probably more like it. Variety has an article on the format war in Europe. Things are a bit different there than in the US. In the US, approximately 33% of … Continue reading →

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BD+ now available for Blu-ray – and BD leads HD DVD 5:1

Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 by MegaZone

Love it or hate it (I hate it, for the record), DRM is a factor in the content market. Studios have been reluctant to release their content without some form of DRM. That armor is starting to show some cracks, … Continue reading →

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Not a good month for HD DVD

Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 by MegaZone

Things seem to be piling up against HD DVD. A couple of things today. Starz Home Entertainment, formerly known as Anchor Bay Entertainment, announced that they’re going with Blu-ray Disc. SHE has a great catalogue of titles, including classics like … Continue reading →

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Blockbuster embraces Blu-ray

Posted on Monday, June 18, 2007 by MegaZone

I read about this last night, but I was pre-occupied with some server issues at work so I’m just getting to post this. Blockbuster has decided to expand Blu-ray rentals to 1,700 corporate-owned Blockbuster stores by mid-July. They’ve been test … Continue reading →

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Mixed HD DVD & Blu-ray Disc news

Posted on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 by MegaZone

A handful of articles appeared today, on CNET, TWICE, and Bloomberg.com. CNET is reporting that Toshiba has lowered their sales target for HD DVD players, not projecting a total of 1 million Toshiba HD DVD decks in North America by … Continue reading →

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