In the US the first Sub-$200 HD DVD player has been announced. The Venturer HD DVD player is expected to retail over there for below US$199. I’d guess we could expect it to be around $400 Australian.
Match a cheap player with big HD DVD only titles like “Transformers” and it will definitely give Blu-ray […]

With Paramount and Dreamworks now exclusively on HD-DVD, can Blu-ray still win the format battle?  Blu-ray may be selling in higher quantitiies but it is more expensive than HD-DVD, both to the consumer and the movie studios. Up until now I’d have said that Blu-ray had a clear advantage but with less studio support and […]

The New York Times has published an article confirming that Paramount were offered US$150 million in cash and advertising incentives in exchange for their HD DVD only move. They also noted that the exclusivity deal only lasts for 18 months.
Read the complete article here.

Rumor has it that JB Hi-Fi may stock some HD DVD titles in the wake of Paramount’s announcement.  They have always offered HD DVD online but not in stores, however the idea of missing out on what are sure to be high selling titles like “Transformers” might be a bit much for them.
I guess we’ll […]

I’m not sure you’d call this news but in the wake of Paramount’s announcement about HD DVD, 20th Century Fox and MGM have issued a press release saying that they will be more aggressively marketing their Blu-ray only releases in the coming months.

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In a surprise move, Paramount have decided to drop support for Blu-ray and will now be releasing exclusively on HD DVD.  So that’s titles like Shrek The Third and Transformers that we won’t be seeing on Blu-ray. Can’t say I saw that one coming…