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Blank Blu-ray discs start shipping

April 10, 2006 Next-generation optical discs are headed to retailers, but the players aren't here yet. TAGS: Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray, consumer electronics, format, retailer, DVD, PC

Warner joins Blu-ray DVD camp

October 21, 2005 With Sony and its Blu-ray technology ahead in the DVD-format war, a second studio says HD DVD is just not enough. TAGS: HD-DVD, Blu-ray, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., DVD, format, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp.

LG to sell first Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player

January 7, 2007 Electronics maker unveils the Super Multi Blue, the first player that can play discs from the competing Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats. TAGS: HD-DVD, Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray, LG Electronics Inc., Consumer Electronics Show, electronics company, DVD, format, electronics, video

LG: No go on combo of Blu-ray, HD DVD

September 20, 2006 Will the competing next-generation optical disc standards ever meet in the same device? Not for now, it seems. TAGS: HD-DVD, Blu-ray, Steve Baker, LG Electronics Inc., electronics company, PC company, standard, standards, DVD, format, Sony Corp.

False starts in race to future of DVDs

October 15, 2007 The number of Blu-ray and HD DVD players and discs remains stubbornly miniscule. Should consumers pay any attention at all? TAGS: DisplaySearch, HD-DVD, Blu-ray, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., NPD Group Inc., 1080p, DVD, format, copy, HDTV, TV, movie, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Cost questions dog Blu-ray DVD's lead

November 28, 2005 By all accounts, Sony's high-definition discs are being tapped as the successor to standard DVD. But serious production questions remain. TAGS: Blu-ray, HD-DVD, manufacturing, Blu-ray disc, lead, DVD, Sony Corp., format, movie, CD

Advisory group includes HD DVD, Blu-ray supporters

April 19, 2006 Companies representing warring disc technologies unite in effort to ensure smooth rollout of next generation of movie discs. TAGS: Sonic Solutions, HD-DVD, Blu-ray, Sony Betamax, Hollywood, DVD, movie, format

HP backs both rivals in DVD horse race

December 16, 2005 In a switch, Hewlett-Packard says it will support HD DVD as well as Blu-ray, its longtime favorite for next-generation discs. TAGS: Blu-ray, HD-DVD, Blu-ray disc, DVD, computer company, format, HP, movie, Intel, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

FAQ: What's next in HD video fracas?

February 5, 2008 HD DVD isn't dead, at least not quite. That leaves many options and potentially expensive mistakes for consumers. TAGS: HD-DVD, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Blu-ray, backer, NPD Group Inc., HD-DVD player, video player, DVD, announcement, format, Toshiba, Sony Corp., video

Disney to support Blu-ray Disc

December 9, 2004 Heating up battle for studio content among consumer-electronics firms, Disney announces support for next-generation DVD format. TAGS: Blu-ray disc, Disney Corp., Blu-ray, The Walt Disney Co., consumer electronics, HD-DVD, format, studio, home video, home entertainment, movies, entertainment, DVD, Sony Corp., HP

Designers hanker for next-generation DVDs

August 9, 2006 HD DVD and Blu-ray formats will bring about a revolution in DVD special features. TAGS: HD-DVD, designer, Blu-ray, video stream, DVD, viewer, movie, format, video

Panasonic plays DVD maker to push next-gen format

May 3, 2005 Temporary plan is meant to reassure Hollywood that the current format battle will be resolved and that Blu-ray is the future. TAGS: Blu-ray, Blu-ray disc, Panasonic, electronics company, consumer electronics, generation, Hollywood, manufacturing, format, electronics, DVD, CD

Next-generation DVD formats rally support

January 7, 2005 Groups supporting competing formats push their chosen technologies at the Consumer Electronics Show. TAGS: HD-DVD, Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray, Consumer Electronics Show, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., home entertainment, game company, entertainment, DVD, recorder, laser, format, electronics, Toshiba, Dell, TV

A shotgun marriage for Blu-ray and HD DVD?

January 5, 2007 More than any other factor, slow sales for movie players may help the two sides overcome irreconcilable differences. TAGS: HD-DVD, Blu-ray, HD-DVD player, factor, standards, DVD, format, LG Electronics Inc., Sony Corp., movie

Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: Knocking each other out?

November 22, 2006 perspective High-definition TVs should be hot sellers this holiday season, but consumers may have a tough time sorting out the next-gen video discs and the players that go with them. Knowledge@Wharton TAGS: HD-DVD, gigabyte, Blu-ray, Universal Pictures, professor, consumer electronics, format, studio, electronics company, DVD, corner, laser, situation, DVD player, movie, Intel

Next-gen DVD war could be messy--or not

August 16, 2006 Conference attendees have different theories as to how the format competition between HD DVD and Blu-ray will play out. TAGS: DisplaySearch, HD-DVD, Sonic Solutions, Blu-ray, adoption, DVD, format, theory, conference, movie, TV, video

Intel, Microsoft endorse HD DVD

September 27, 2005 Companies join forces with Toshiba, NEC and others to face off against Sony, Dell, Apple, et al in war over a standard to succeed DVD. TAGS: HD-DVD, camp, Blu-ray, Blu-ray disc, DVD, standard, video game, Toshiba, movies, Intel, movie, format, Dell, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., video

DVD dispute burns at PC makers

September 29, 2005 Dell, Hewlett-Packard assail Intel, Microsoft, which have lined up in the opposite next-generation format camp. TAGS: HD-DVD, Blu-ray, PC company, home entertainment, DVD, Dell, laser, codec, entertainment, media, Intel, Microsoft Corp., format, HP, PC, Microsoft Windows

Studio bridges next-gen DVD divide

October 4, 2005 First moviemaker hedges its bets in format war. Will other studios follow suit? Photos: HD DVD and Blu-ray battle in Tokyo TAGS: truce, studio, Universal Pictures, Blu-ray, HD-DVD, Sony Betamax, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., media company, home entertainment, DVD, copy protection, Hollywood, format, movies

Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: War without end

October 10, 2007 Which side will win remains unclear, but the camps seem to agree that both formats are mere rest stops on the journey to instant digital downloads. TAGS: NPD Group Inc., HD-DVD, Blu-ray, war, DVD, decision, HDTV, format, movie
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