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Another Distributor Dumps HD DVD, And Perhaps Sonic Too?

Another distributor has dumped HD DVD in favor of Blu-ray exclusivity, and this time it is Finnish distributor FS Film. They handle Finnish distribution for several studios, but seem to focus mainly on titles from Fox. Via Blu-ray.com. Additionally, Blu-ray.com … Continue reading

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Blu-ray Holds On To Player Sales Lead Over HD DVD While Toshiba Struggles

Despite Toshiba’s massive player price cuts, which took effect on January 13th, HD DVD was unable to undo the sales advantage of Blu-ray in standalone player sales for the week ending January 19th. Not surprisingly, Blu-ray did lose market share … Continue reading

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Woolworths Drops HD DVD, Gartner Calls Blu-ray Win, Toshiba Blows $2.7 Million On Super Bowl Ad

Major UK retailer Woolworths (not to be confused with defunct US retailer F. W. Woolworth Company aka Woolworth’s) has decided to drop HD DVD from their stores after Blu-ray bested the format 10-to-1 during the holiday shopping season, according to … Continue reading

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Save Up To 53% On Warner High-Def Titles At Amazon

Amazon seems to love high-def sales, it seems they have at least one a week. Now they’re having a sale on Warner Bros. high-def titles, with up to 53% off 27 Blu-ray titles and 26 HD DVD titles. Picked up … Continue reading

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The Hits Keep Coming For HD DVD, Blu-ray Pulls Away

Things aren’t looking much better for HD DVD with the new figures out from Nielsen VideoScan. While up slightly from the 85/15 split for the week ending 1/13, it is indeed only very slight. The numbers for the week ending … Continue reading

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